I firmly believe that if Einstein had studied the passage of time at kids’ birthday parties, he would have solved the mystery of the time-space continuum, because time never passes more slowly than at your kids’ birthday parties. You think you’ve assembled a nice mix of games and activities to pass the time, the young guests arrive, and fifteen minutes into the party you realize they’re on the last game and there’s another hour and a half to fill until […]
Special drinks always give a party a little extra festivity, whether your guests are adults or children. Here are some delicious non-alcoholic drinks that would be tasty additions to either kind of summer party. The ginger-orange juice is not only colorful and peppy, it’s the best thing to drink if you have a summer cold. (Ginger is such an efficacious food; you can almost feel it sliding down the gullet and immediately putting things right.) A mango lassi is more […]
Not every child’s birthday is awash in parties, gangs of friends, and breathless excitement. Sometimes circumstances call for a quieter celebration, and for this, a giant birthday cupcake is the perfect solution. Remember the old Baskin-Robbins ice cream cakes? The top of this cupcake is made of ice cream, then frosted: an ice cream sundae built on a piece of chocolate cake. The only thing needed to make this cake was the cupcake pan, which I found on Amazon. You […]
Serves: 2 Prep time: 5 minutes
Serves: 1 Prep time: 5 minutes
