How to Host an Affordable Birthday Party When it's Cold Outside
by Meghan Moravcik Walbert on Offspring, shared by Me from Lifehacker on (#4SPN6)

It can seem like kids' expectations around birthday parties are getting out of hand. (Sorry, little Johnny, a backyard circus with pony rides isn't in the budget this year!) But it's possible that we're projecting our own insecurities onto our kids. Just because seven of Johnny's classmates have had birthday parties"