8 ideas for hosting an awesome Gilmore Girls watch party that even Lorelai and Rory would want to come to.

by Kate Etue | Party Ideas, Entertainment + Media

You may have heard Gilmore Girls fans across the globe collectively freaking out when Netflix launched Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life a few years back. We will, of course, be watching while Rory continues to figure out her life and career, Lorelai struggles to...

6 cool digital election night party invitations to precede the pizza, booze, and Pepto Bismol

by Kate Etue | Party Ideas, Cards + Stationery

The last time I hosted an election night viewing party with friends was back in 2000 when our friends resignedly left around midnight, with no winner decided. (It’s a good thing or they might have been camped out on our living room floor for a week.) I...

Cool custom temporary tattoos from Love and Lion that we want for our special events. (Or, heck, just any event.)

by Kate Etue | Party Ideas

We’ve seen plenty of tutorials from crafty bloggers on how to DIY temporary tattoos, but they’ve never turned out quite right. I recently discovered the insanely creative indie temporary tattoo company Love & Lion out of my hometown Nashville (whoo,...

Celebrate Everything by Darcy Miller: The party planning guidebook so inspiring it will make you celebrate…oh heck. Tuesdays.

by Kate Etue | Party Ideas, Books for Adults, DIY

The holidays are fast approaching, which means it’s party season! I’m thinking all about Halloween this week, but before you know it we’ll be planning New Year’s parties. Not to mention the, oh… 1,285 family birthdays that my family seems...

9 easy Halloween games for kids that will make your party the best on the block

by Kate Etue | Party Ideas

I’m barely getting to the store before all the good candy is gone, so I’m definitely not looking for over-the-top complicated crafts and activities that are going to impress my friends at our annual Halloween party. And when I’m charged with bringing...

The coolest free printable Halloween paper dolls with costumes from sweet to steampunk to Star Wars

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

Some of my favorite posts here come from the things my kids ask me to find — in this case, printable Halloween paper dolls. They loved some incredibly adorable paper dolls we’d featured here years back, but now they’ve gotten older and so have their...

A fabulous resource for cool Halloween printables, from coloring pages to banners to party games

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

It’s officially that time when my kids beg to decorate our door for Halloween and here come our friends from Caravan Shoppe to the rescue! Mom and graphic artist Alma Loveland — make of the Ollieblocks we can’t get enough of — has just come out...

Sexy Halloween costumes that make you say, just..no. | Spawned 55: The Halloween episode

by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast, Party Ideas

This week on Spawned, we are laughing so hard (truly, like, mascara-running laughing) discussing the craziest sexy costumes we’ve seen. Plus, more Halloween fun. Click right here to hear Kristen ranking these best of the worst ideas for “sexy”...

16 seriously creative no-carve pumpkin decorating ideas for all of the fun, none of the pumpkin guts!

by Caroline Siegrist | DIY, Party Ideas

Welcome to the no-stress portion of our Halloween coverage, as we track down some of the coolest, most creative no-carve pumpkin decorating ideas that are perfect for kids. After all, for me, Halloween’s swarming bats, cackling witches, and stumbling zombies...

We want candy! Candy temporary tattoos, that is.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Kid Style

Oh my yum — we were so happy to find this new line of candy temporary tattoos. Colorful, cute, lightly scented, and utterly free of calories and cavities. The Arm Candy pack from our pals at Tattly are sure to be a favorite with your little candy gobblers....