Our 2009 Updated Party Guide

Here's a list of companies and organizations that provide services, entertainment, supplies, food and more, to help you plan your best kids' party ever.

Animals, Petting Farms & Ranches | Arts & Crafts | Attractions & Museums | Bounce Houses | Bowling | Cakes | Caricatures & Portraits | Catering & Food | Characters | Clowns, Face Painters & Balloon Artists | Cooking | Entertainers & DJs | Games & Arcades | Gymnastics & Dance | Invitations, Favors & Decorations | Magicians | Makeovers & Dress Up | Martial Arts | Movies | Musical Parties | Party Places | Party Services | Photographers | Preschool Play | Puppets | Science | Skating | Sports | Tea Parties | Theater | Theme Parties | Water Fun

Tips for a Cheaper Birthday Party
Throwing a kids' party doesn't have to break the bank. A party can be fabulous without all the frills. Here are some ideas to help you stay within your means this year.

Birthday Party Politics
Between deciding who's invited -- or who isn't -- where to have it and how elaborate, birthday parties can turn into a sticky affair

Cost that Counts
How to throw a big-kids' bash without breaking the bank
Moms and dads love to spoil their kids, and birthdays are the prime time to do just that. Yet, when it comes to celebrating the birthdays of tweens and teens, that celebration can bite parents in the wallet. Too often, after the pizza has been polished off and the birthday kid has blown out the candles, parents open the purse and realize just how badly they've blown the budget.

Celebrating 1
How to plan you child’s first-ever birthday celebration
It's hard to imagine that the little bundle of joy who just came home from the hospital will soon be turning 1, but as that day approaches, many parents fret over how to celebrate.

Marking Milestones
Fun ideas for celebrating 1st, 5th, 10th, 13th, 15th & 16th birthdays