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Contact Paper Collage

September 4, 2019 by Barbara Rucci 6 Comments

Children stick collage material to contact paper to make colorful and playful wall art.

If you have never used sticky paper with your kids, let me tell you that it is a sure thing. This contact paper collage art invitation is a favorite that we go back to again and again. They never tire of these materials and this prompt because it’s completely open-ended which kicks their imaginations into…

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A Backyard Birthday

June 27, 2013 by Barbara Rucci 8 Comments

To some, the thought of a backyard birthday party is terrifying. I will agree that it is so much easier taking your child’s party to Pump it Up or Chuck-e-Cheese! If my kids would ask for one of those parties, I would be more than happy to oblige. However, except for the movie theatre party…

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A Birthday Party that Celebrates Giving

May 31, 2013 by Barbara Rucci 4 Comments

Echoage - throwing a birthday party that celebrates giving

Oh, the birthday parties! You plan and work hard to make the day unforgettable, and usually things go really well. Then everyone goes home and you are left with a pile of presents to open. This is the part that causes me angst. We have so much already! My house is filled to the brim…

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Recycled Postcard Banner

May 15, 2012 by Barbara Rucci 1 Comment

Birthday banner made from leftover cards

My sweet neighbor, Georgy, turned 103 last week. Yep! She was born in 1909. We visited her in her house that she built with her husband in 1939. She lives alone, but is loved and taken care of by many. She still cleans her own house and takes walks up the street on nice days….

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An ECHOage Birthday

May 4, 2012 by Barbara Rucci Leave a Comment

ECHOage birthday parties are all about giving

To continue with my birthday theme this past week (streamers are still up), I wanted to share with you our secret to a happy birthday party. For the past three years, we have celebrated the kids’ birthdays with ECHOage, an online birthday party service whereby your child choses a charity to donate to in lieu…

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Best Flubber Recipe

April 30, 2012 by Barbara Rucci 50 Comments

This past weekend was my son’s birthday. He turned six! We broke our own rules of 1) having birthday parties at home and 2) inviting no more than 10 guests. This year he wanted to invite all of the kids in Kindergarten (oy!), no one was to be left out. With so many invitees, we…

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