This is the follow-up post on how to throw a kick-but Harry Potter birthday party (we did this when my daughter, Elfie, turned nine). Part One describes all the prep work. It's really not as scary as it sounds... So this post is meant to walk you through the actual execution of the party. Basically [...]

Thanks to my lack of organizational skills, we left my daughter Elfie's 9th birthday party planning until the very last minute. Not a big deal if my husband and I weren't insane. Unfortunately, we've set a precedent of throwing wildly fantastical theme parties for her birthday, complete with treasure hunts that involve multiple adult actors [...]

So every year for I don't know how many years (I'd have to look it up) we've had a Chinese New Year party. It's something my husband, Tenzin, and I always wanted to do before we had kids but never managed to pull together. Then we tried to do it after kids and could never [...]

So you'll all be relieved to know that the children are still alive. And not locked in a closet. After last week's bad behavior episode that led up to the birthday extravaganza, Newt and Elfie seem to have "come down" from their royal delusions and are back to being regular old commoners like the rest [...]