Birthday party ideas

Cowabunga: How to throw a Ninja Turtles party

Birthday parties

Cowabunga: How to throw a Ninja Turtles party

DIY turtle shells and masks to customized cupcakes and kid-friendly weapons, this is one Ninja Turtles party you don't want to miss!

Elizabeth Wong Pagnotta

Our best DIY birthday cake ideas

Our best DIY birthday cake ideas

From fairy or alien cake toppers to easy-yet-impressive designs for the whole cake (Pirate ship! Rainbow! Burger!) our birthday cake ideas have you covered.

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Time to say goodbye to loot bags

Time to say goodbye to loot bags

Kids' birthday parties are all about the theme and other party essentials. But are a few junky loot bags really worth the fuss?

Emma Waverman

Kids' birthday cake ideas: Cookie stamps

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Kids' birthday cake ideas: Cookie stamps

Great for topping cupcakes or cakes, these edible cookie stamp decorations are easy to make, and one of our favourite birthday cake ideas.

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Kids' birthday cake ideas: Burger

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Kids' birthday cake ideas: Burger

Follow our easy instructions—complete with how-to pictures—for making a burger birthday cake kids will love, then check out our other birthday cake ideas.

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10 amazing loot bag ideas

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10 amazing loot bag ideas

These ten awesome and easy DIY loot bag and party favour ideas will ensure your kid's next birthday party is a spectacular success.

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5 buffet party menus: Go-to guide for kid-friendly entertaining

5 buffet party menus: Go-to guide for kid-friendly entertaining

This go-to guide for kid-friendly entertaining will please everyone—even the pickiest little eaters—with a table full of options.

Blake Eligh

Buffet party menu No. 5: Pulled pork

Buffet party menu No. 5: Pulled pork

This buffet party idea makes pulled pork the centrepiece, but we promise that the sides, drinks and desserts are just as enticing (and easy to make).

Blake Eligh

Buffet party menu No. 3: Meatball magic

Buffet party menu No. 3: Meatball magic

Love meatballs? We've got you covered. These six internationally-inspired meatball menus will make your next buffet party a hit.

Blake Eligh

Buffet party menu No. 2: Chili theme

Buffet party menu No. 2: Chili theme

From the main dish and toppings to drinks and desserts, here's everything you need to host a chili-themed buffet party.

Blake Eligh

Birthday party ideas: Fairy theme

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Birthday party ideas: Fairy theme

Flutter your way over to a magical fête, and enjoy treats amid the flowers.

Emily Piccinin

Kids' birthday cake ideas: Fairy cake pops

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Kids' birthday cake ideas: Fairy cake pops

Cake pops are all the rage, so why not add these fairy-inspired cake pops to your list of birthday cake ideas? Kids will love making and eating them.

Irene Ngo

Birthday party ideas: Tie-and-moustache party theme

Birthday party ideas: Tie-and-moustache party theme

Check out Bluebird Kisses blogger Ana-Maria Klizs' tie-and-moustache birthday party ideas—from cookie moustaches to a fun printable, it's all here.

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Tie-and-moustache party printable: Moustache

Tie-and-moustache party printable: Moustache

This Moustache printable makes for a dashing take-home souvenir from a tie-and-moustache birthday party.

Emily Piccinin

A birthday letter for Anna

A birthday letter for Anna

As Anna turns eight, Tracy reflects on the milestone.

Tracy Chappell

Kids' birthday cake ideas: Sheriff badges

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Kids' birthday cake ideas: Sheriff badges

Having a cowboy-themed party? Then you'll need birthday cake ideas for your western hoedown. These sheriff badge cookies make perfect themed cake toppers.

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Can we just do away with loot bags?

Can we just do away with loot bags?

Tracy Chappell weighs the pros and cons of giving in to her daughter's request for birthday party loot bags.

Tracy Chappell

Kids' birthday cake ideas: Rainbow stripes

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Kids' birthday cake ideas: Rainbow stripes

Looking for easy yet stunning birthday cake ideas? This striped cake can be made to order in your kid's favourite colours—right in your own kitchen.

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Birthday party ideas: Western theme

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Birthday party ideas: Western theme

Saddle up and ride off into the fun with this good ol' down-home shindig.

Laura Grande

Celebrity kid birthday parties: Food, themes, star guests

Celebrity kid birthday parties: Food, themes, star guests

Celebrity kid birthday parties! From ordinary to outrageous, check out the birthday parties celebrities have thrown for their kidlets.

Haley Overland