One of Lainey’s friends brought rocket balloons to her party and they were such a huge hit, I had to write about them. Rocket balloons are really simple.  They’re just colorful long balloons and a hand pump. You use the pump to blow up the balloons.  Then you let the balloons go and they fly [...]

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 [...]

I was just speaking to Keaton Koechli, VP of Operations at a company called Hoopnotica, which sells hula hoops and hula hoop related products for exercise, dance, and fun. Keaton told me that for her wedding, she had her company make custom hula hoops in her wedding colors, then put them out for her friends [...]