My son turned 12 this summer and when we were in the planning stages of his birthday party, he mentioned he wanted 6 of his buddies to spend the night. Immediately I imagined 7 tween boys running loose in my house and started to shutter. But then the idea hit me – a tent!

I suggested that they make the theme of the party a camp out and we get a tent, cook smores by the camp fire and make it an outdoor party. My son thought that was a great idea. We live on 4 acres in a quiet neighborhood …read more

One of my closest friends has two tweens who both have birthdays in the next month. We were talking about what she should do for them this year – a simple sleepover party with just a few kids or something out side of the home. Since this is Thursday, I am sharing our tween birthday party ideas with you as part of my Thursday Thirteen post (it’s the last one for the official site). Depending on where you live and what season it is, some ideas will make more sense than others.
All of the following are destination party …read more