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Children's Birthday Parties - Extravagant or Fabulous?

by Sabrina Weill, Posted Feb 6th 2009 6:01PM

Many of us are trimming our budgets, even when it comes to our kids' birthdays. Sigh. But not everyone. In certain circles of the super-rich and well-to-do, they're still "Puttin' on the Ritz" when it comes to their little darlings' parties. ...
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DailyDish - Create a Thank You List

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Dec 22nd 2008 6:01AM

Make a thank you list to ensure you write a thank you for every present you (or your children) receive. ...
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The Ten Best Stocking Stuffers

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Dec 8th 2008 4:00PM

Buying presents for some people can be a very difficult task, especially when you buy presents for them year after year. When you add the concept of then having to get stocking stuffers on top of that the whole holiday season can seem daunting ...
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Homemade Gift Wrap

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Dec 6th 2008 1:00PM

If you've got kids, chances are you know that "butcher paper" -- the rolls of paper that butchers use to wrap your meat -- is good for more than packing up steaks. You might even have a roll for your kids to draw and paint on. You can get smaller, ...
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Should Presents Be a Surprise?

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Dec 1st 2008 3:03PM

Whilst trapped in traffic the other day I overheard a debate over whether or not holiday presents should be a surprise. On one side, the argument was that Christmas, for example, is all about the surprise and the thought that counts in getting ...
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Best and worst gifts?

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Nov 11th 2008 3:00PM

What's the best gift your kids have ever gotten? What's the worst? There have been quite a few gifts, over the years, that our children have received that they absolutely hated -- or that we, as parents, hated. Some were contrary to our values, some ...
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A garbage truck for Christmas

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Dec 23rd 2007 12:29PM

When Jared was younger, one of the things Old McDonald had on his farm was a fall-down-garbage-truck, complete with raised arm and the sound of the hydraulic lifters, followed by the whole thing tumbling down. Today, still, if he's up early on the ...
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Gift Guide by the Ages: 1-year-old

by Rachel Mosteller, Posted Jun 26th 2007 5:03PM

Birthdays. Everybody has one. They also have holidays and all sorts of special occasions where it seems a gift is needed. If you're anything like me, it is easy to get overwhelmed and just want to run out and get a gift card. While I certainly like ...
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