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Face Painting for Beginners

KidPartiesNYC.com — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:58:30 -0700

For a kid's birthday party, you can paint faces yourself for fun – whether just a small flower or spider web on the cheek or a full face tiger mask. Older kids can also use face paint themselves or try paint pencils on each other. Always use water-based paints which clean off easily with mild soap and water. Get paints that display an FDA approval for cosmetics. According to the FDA's website, the law says that color additives have to be approved by FDA for use in cosmetics, including color additives in face paints and theatrical makeup. If an ingredient is in question, look up the color on the FDA's website. Lots of kids have sensitive skin so try your best to get non-toxic product and apply them gently.

Historic Richmond Town

liz — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:08:15 -0700

Have a Party at Home

KidPartiesNYC.com — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:34:42 -0700

Want to save money on your next birthday party? To have a party at home for young children, you will should plan to limit the number of kids to how many will fit comfortably in your space with one or both of their parents. Even if you have a huge space, fifteen three year olds can become a boisterous group.

Gifts that Keep on Giving: The Present-Free Party

KidPartiesNYC.com — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:05:14 -0700

With the wealth of toys, branded junk foods and advertisements flooding the market, kids are inundated with the message that more is better, and plenty is not enough. Birthday parties are ripe for celebrations of consumer goods, but if you dread competitive gift-giving or just too many toys on the living room floor, consider a present-free birthday party. Instead of gifts, party guests bring money or goods, which are then donated to a charity of the birthday child’s choosing. This cuts down on the spending and the sense of being inundated by a tide of unnecessary junk, and will let you focus on other important birthday issues, like just how much sugar your child is ingesting.

That’s Crafty: Making Stickers

KidPartiesNYC.com — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:38:50 -0700

Making stickers is a great party activity, combining art with minimum of mess. As Jill Jolton writes at Parenthood.com, this do-it-yourself art project is fun for kids — and inexpensive for adults. But if you won't have time for sticker making, you (or the guest of honor) can create the stickers prior to the party and include the results in the guests' goody bags.

Battery Park City Parks Conservancy

KidPartiesNYC.com — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:02:54 -0800

The Old Stone House

KidPartiesNYC.com — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:02:48 -0800

Lefferts Historic House in Prospect Park

KidPartiesNYC.com — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:02:47 -0800

Hot Potato

KidPartiesNYC.com — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:02:46 -0800

Pin the Tail on the Donkey

KidPartiesNYC.com — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:02:46 -0800