But when Zwicky began planning her son Wyatt's third birthday party, she found herself engaging in the same kind of one-upmanship. "I was going to do gift bags, but I was going to do them right ...

I know I’m not the first mom blogger to echo the ‘down with loot bags’ sentiment. I googled it, I know there are others out there who agree. Alas, I still think it’… ...

My son is about to turn 4, and we're planning the festivities. I've ranted about absurd kids' birthday parties before, so we'll be keeping this party low-key: a few of his little buddies, some ...

Loot bags at children's birthday parties are a waste of time and money, and they tell our kids that they should be rewarded for everything they do, says the woman behind My So Called Mommy Life ...

If you go to 15 birthday parties a year and come home with goody bags 15 times, of course you are going to assume that “birthday party = goody bag.” The problem here is that my kids now ...

Dear everyone who interacts with my children anywhere at all: Please stop feeding my kids sugar. No more juice boxes after soccer practices and ix-nay on the candy-filled birthday party loot bags ...

They provide a birthday party in a bag to give to children who otherwise wouldn’t be able to celebrate. Terri Maucher joined First News Saturday for more on how she brings parties to people.

If you go to 15 birthday parties a year and come home with goody bags 15 times, of course you are going to assume that “birthday party = goody bag.” The problem here is that my kids now ...