The Mom Next Door
Planning a No-Gift Birthday Party
Some local parents ask for donations to local charities in lieu of birthday gifts. Here are a few tips on how to incorporate this into your party planning.
My daughter has been to a lot of birthday parties since she was in preschool. One that's always stood out in my mind is the birthday of one of her second-grade classmates. The celebration itself was a lot of fun. It was at Georgia Nut Company (which just changed locations from Glenview to Skokie Oct. 1). The kids learned how to make chocolate pizzas and other confections and got to bring all of their creations home. What was different about this party was the note on the invitation: Please bring a grocery bag of food donations in lieu of a gift. I'd never seen anything like it before, but I thought it was a wonderful idea. Now more than ever, with widespread reports of the languishing and sometimes worsening economy, a gift to a nonprofit…
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