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It never ceases to surprise me when a fellow mom admits that she is challenged when forced to come up with kids' birthday party ideas. As a mom myself that is busy juggling a few too many balls, I know that it's challenging to lose yourself in "pretendland." In fact, it seems self-indulgent to let the imaginative juices flow, especially when your to-do list continues to grow. But my kids... Wow! I just watch them for 30 minutes or an hour and experience the power of "make believe." Inevitably, after we watch a movie or read a book, one of them will say, "Let's play that! You be 'Peeta,' and I'll be Wendy!" In a moment, their room is transformed into Neverland, complete with tree houses for lost boys and water that must be avoided for fear of the crocodile.

I see parents spending a fortune on extravagant birthday bashes; hiring clowns, magicians, ponies, and all manner of other entertainment. Not that there is anything wrong with that, if it's within your means. But a birthday that will live forever in a child's memory does not require you to empty your pocketbooks. If they can make Neverland come alive with nothing, just think about what their imaginations can do with a few props! We had a great party where all we provided was a room full of moving boxes and markers for 5-year olds. The kids spent an hour transforming them into an entire neighborhood. Each box was a house, complete with doors and windows. Some even had flower boxes attached. Some had furniture and art drawn on the insides. Then, cake was delivered to everyone's doorstep!

When I was 12, my family planned a party for me at the local water park but as the day approached, it was clear that the weather wasn't going to cooperate. In fact, a category 3 hurricane was scheduled to hit the Texas gulf that very weekend. But my girlfriends and I didn't let the gloomy weather ruin our fun. We put on our swim suits and turned my bedroom into a "pretend" water park, floating down the lazy river wearing sunglasses and hats... on bean bags! When the winds died down a bit, we actually had some water fun by running outside and playing in the rain! The cool thing was that we were so involved in our "pretend play" (yes, even at 12) that it seemed perfectly real. When I got the pictures back, I actually drew in big waves in the background. Remembering that party makes me smile. It wasn't just one of my best birthdays but one of my happiest memories from childhood.

Just today as we were leaving the tennis court, my best friend says, "Molly wants a rock and roll party. What the heck does that mean?" C'mon, Dee. Think Hannah Montana or Cheetah Girls."

"Okay, but what do you do at a rock and roll party?"

"You pretend you're a rock star! You know... spandex, leopard print, dark glasses, boas... you put on some loud music, dance and scream. Doesn't that sound like F-U-N?"

Coming up with kids' birthday party ideas is easy... just pretend you're a kid!

Ria Sharon is a mom of two very imaginative kids who remind her how much fun it is to be one. She shares more advise on her website, Kids Birthday Party Ideas

kids leopard costume Questions

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Question:

Swimming pool inrritations?

1. 'Leopard Seal' men (sometimes women) who bomb really fast in the medium/slower lanes and crash into other people.
2. Seahorses (older women) who swim slowly in the medium lanes and cause an aqua tailback!
3. Kids messing about in gala pools. Especially when they have their own fun pools on the complex.
4. Dozy chav lifeguards!
5. Women who wear football shorts over their one peice costumes and still think everyone is perving over them (believe me love, theyre not!)
6. Women who wear bikinis/thongs and get funny about being looked at.
7. Dirty changing rooms (eg poo in changing cubicles eeewww).
8. the anti-Speedo brigade (theyre more comfortable-so what!)

Answer:

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