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Birthday 70th birthday ideas

Seventy is not just another birthday. A 70th birthday is a (hopefully) retired hoot. A celebration and continuation o...

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Birthday 18th birthday ideas

Voting! Graduating! Tattoos without parental consent! 😈 There are so many things on your to-do list when you turn 18,...

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Birthday 13th birthday ideas

Everything feels big when you’re twelve, but a 13th birthday feels HUGE. It’s the gateway to teenager-dom! 👑 Because ...

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Halloween The history of Halloween: Why we celebrate and fun traditions to try

Scary stories, costume parties, fall chills, haunting thrills, and SO MUCH candy…there’s a lot to love about Hallowee...

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Parties & Entertaining How to host a virtual watch party

When an in-person watch party isn’t an option, a virtual watch party is a great way to close the distance.

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Christmas Undecking the Halls: When to take down Christmas decorations and how to make it less of a bummer

Whether you’re just dreading the task of cleaning innumerable loose tree needles or genuinely sad about the end of th...

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Fall 50+ fall bucket list ideas you can come back to year after year

Fall is the season of anticipation. When it starts, so many holidays are on the horizon and, whether they’re celebrat...

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Christmas Christmas and Kwanzaa: Keeping family holiday traditions and finding your own

Whether you’re single or starting a family, religious or agnostic, someone who celebrates Christmas and Kwanzaa or ju...

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Hanukkah What Is Hanukkah?: Sharing in the spirit of a joyous Jewish holiday

Hanukkah is a time for celebrations that thrive in food, family, friends and faith. But with Jewish culture being so ...

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Pets Pet Party Ideas for All the Party Animals

Pets are family. Cute, often-fuzzy, sometimes-maniacal family—and there are SO MANY reasons to celebrate them. We’ve ...

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Quinceañera What to Write in a Quinceañera Card

If you feel like you don’t know enough about quinceañeras and you want the right words to tell the guest of honor you...

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Graduation Grad to grad: Graduation gift ideas for every kind of friendship

Planning graduation gifts for friends can feel a little overwhelming. There are oodles of friends graduating with ...