North State Parent magazine

A MAGAZINE SERVING FAMILIES IN BUTTE, GLENN, SHASTA, SISKIYOU & TEHAMA COUNTIES SINCE 1993

Birthdays

Child with birthday cake, candles and family to celebrate with smile, fun and love together in home. Happiness, gift and congratulations, mom and grandparents at kids party with excited children

Creating Birthday Magic Without the Pressure

Planning your child’s birthday can be exhausting. Pinterest boards, picture-perfect parties and birthday themes are everywhere you look. It’s easy to feel like every year must be bigger, brighter, more expensive […]

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A Blastoff Birthday Bash

Children love birthday parties that cater to their special interests and parents often have a lot of fun planning a themed bash. This year, while homing in on a birthday […]

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How To Throw an Eco-Friendly Birthday Party Your Kids Will Love

Children are learning at an early age how important it is to protect our environment. Whether they hear about climate change, plastic pollution, animal extinction or other critical environmental issues […]

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Create a Birthday Box to Save Time & Money

When you have young children, attending birthday parties can become a weekly event. In the preschool and elementary age set, kids tend to invite their whole class to their parties, […]

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Ten Places To Host an Outdoor Birthday Party this Season

Every year we have the opportunity to celebrate our family members with a birthday party, but often the who, what, when, where and how of those parties can cause a […]

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7 Secrets to Throwing an Epic Birthday Party

Cardboard, Creativity, and a Little Planning Ahead When I received the invite to my nephew’s pirate party, I was worried. The event was taking place at his house during the […]

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Silly, Healthy Birthday Breakfast

Birthdays mean cake and ice cream, right? And maybe a piñata full of candy? Sometimes birthdays can mean one big sugar rush. To get the next birthday in your house […]

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Ten Ideas For Hosting A Birthday Party For The Pre-Teen And Teenager

Sitting on the front porch of her new house, a little girl turning 3 began inviting all the children passing by to her birthday party. Overhearing, her startled mother quickly […]