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Birthday countdown

I owe a whopping thanks to Big Day Chains for getting me to my daughter’s 5th birthday (today!) without completely losing my mind. Because if there’s anything more annoying than the “Are we there yet?” question, it’s “How many days...

Birthday cakes so awesome you’ll be jealous of the candles

by Cool Mom Staff | Food + Recipes, Party Ideas

Magnolia Bakery may still be hot on the Sex and the City tour of NYC, but for native New Yorkers, the hottest things happening in caloric confections come from Brooklyn’s Baked. Straight outta Red Hook, Baked makes the cakes and cupcakes that put every other...

A kinder, gentler gift wrap

by Betsy | Party Ideas

I’ve admitted here before that I’m a terrible gift wrapper, but as long as there are children aging in the world, there will be presents to wrap. Which is why I’m so happy to have found the Eco Deco line of green gift wrapping from Olive Paper. Yes,...

The End of Cooties As We Know It

by Cool Mom Staff | Party Ideas

As anyone who’s ever thrown a party knows, you need about six times as many cups as guests. Mainly because half of them get wasted when the guests get…well, wasted…and forget which half-full cup was theirs after they put it down. Or worse, instead of...

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