Dear Eric: My good friend Helen and I both have 16-year-old daughters. Last year, my daughter made a small, beautifully decorated cake for Helen’s daughter’s birthday. My daughter decided to gift ...

I am not a crafty mom. I do not own, nor do I ever plan to own, a glue gun. If I bring something "homemade" to the bake sale, that means I actually took it out of the grocery store packaging and put ...

From sheet cake to sandwich parties, a case for celebrating at home ...

There’s a VHS that my mom used to pop into the VCR when she was feeling nostalgic. The video contained wobbly footage of my second birthday party, where I—a blonde, curly-haired, chubby-cheeked ...

If the celebrations your kids attend are anything like the ones mine get invited to, the common themes are kid interests like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prostock-Studio/ iStock via Getty Images Birthdays aren't meant to be serious, and neither are birthday cake messages. Stand out ...

You're getting older, baby! A birthday is mama's opportunity to celebrate her little one and get creative with her party-planning ideas, and the birthday cake may be the biggest detail on mama's party ...

When it comes to planning your favorite girl's birthday, there are a few focal points that every hostess with the mostess puts her time and energy into. There are the invitations, the activities, ...

I'll be honest with you guys: I have zero clue what it means to "eat cake by the ocean." Given the less-than-clean origins of many bizarre colloquialisms, maybe it's better that I don't. Instead, when ...