Tips for a St. Patrick’s Day Party at Home

There is nothing like St. Patty’s Day in Chicago…except when EVERYTHING gets cancelled. So, what are you and your little leprechauns to do? Throw a party at home! I promise that it’s easy, fun, and you can order just about everything from Target’s Drive Up or Delivery service so you can use the luck of […]

How to Throw a Galentine’s Day Party

You know how they say it takes a village to raise a child? Well, it takes a squad to support a mom. And what better way to celebrate your support system than with a Galentine’s Day Celebration? It’s a great excuse to dress up, unwind, and treat your fellow mamas like the queens they are […]

How to Host a Chili Cookoff

I don’t mean to brag or anything, but I make a darn good chili. Not too spicy, not too sweet…the perfect amount of beans, meat and veggies…my mouth is watering just writing about it. Don’t believe me? Well, I’m not the only one who thinks it is amazing, my friends do, too. And I have […]

How to Throw a Birthday Party on a Budget

I have a love/hate relationship with Pinterest. With all of the great inspiration it gives me, it also leaves me feeling very overwhelmed and inadequate. I mean, do you really need to go all out for EVERY single holiday?  No. Hell no. When does Pinterest make me feel my worst?  When planning my kids’ birthday […]

Party Planning 101

Remember when a preschool birthday party meant gathering in someone’s home to bat around a few balloons, streaking through the hallways like sugared-up cheetahs, and pausing just long enough to enjoy home-baked cake? We still think this sounds like a wonderfully age-appropriate celebration. Unfortunately, many city families just don’t have the space, and many of […]

Chicagoland Birthday Party Venues

Thanks to social media, parents now have a major challenge that rears its head every year…throwing a creative, unique, and “Pinterest Perfect” birthday party for their kiddo.  If you are able to avoid the pressure of making the day absolutely perfect with every small detail thought through and planned in advance, congratulations.  You are much, […]

Chicagoland 1st Birthday Party Guide

Congrats, mom and dad, you made it almost a full year! You have figured out when to freak out and call the pediatrician at 3 a.m., when to simply relax and pour yourself a glass of wine, how to get your little one to sleep through the night (hopefully), and have memorized oh so many […]