I was just talking to Sharon Chase, otherwise known as Princess Sharon.  Sharon throws high-end princess, fairy, rockstar, and spa parties for girls, teens, and adults in the Boston area. What got me interested in Sharon is how one-of-a-kind her parties are.  In fact, I’ve never seen anything like it. For her Musical Princess Tea [...]

So here’s an interesting idea.  You go to Paper & Cake, buy some inexpensive, but cool party themed design files, download them, print them (or take them to your local Kinkos or Staples and have them print them for you), cut them out, tape them together, and voila! and you’ve got professional-looking partyware at a [...]

I think I’m in a nostalgic mood.  Today, my two-year-old daughter, pretending to be a doctor, gave me a shot, then offered me a pretend lollipop to make me feel better.  Remember when all it took to make you feel better was a lollipop? Well, I found this cool site called the Sweet Lollipop Shop [...]

Last weekend was my daughter’s second birthday party.  We were going to do something mellow — a picnic at the park with friends and family, no cooking, just takeout.   But it didn’t end up exactly as mellow as I planned. There was the issue of the picnic tables.  My nanny and I staked them [...]