A birthday party without presents? Here's how one mom pulled it off. (Photo illustration: Liliana Penagos for Yahoo) I thought designing the invitation for my daughter’s first birthday would be easy.

Is it wrong to ban gifts at your child's birthday party? One mother who posed the question regarding her kid's birthday bash has left users on Mumsnet divided, with several saying it's a "mean" move ...

A Sydney, Australia mom has copped backlash over her plan to ask guests for cash instead of presents for her four-year-old’s birthday party. Taking to the Sydney Moms Facebook Group, the anonymous ...

The kids don't need more stuff, and their parents don't need more clutter. So why do some of us moms and dads insist on schlepping presents to other children's birthday parties when the invitations ...

We've put together a list of birthday gifts with near-universal appeal so you'll be the most-wanted guest at every party. Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may earn a ...

Children’s birthday parties are a fun-for-all for the kids. For the parents, not so much. Even if they are not the ones hosting the party, or sending out the invite list, it is stressful for the ...

For her daughter’s first birthday party at a bright indoor playspace, Melanie Okadigwe asked guests to pass on the piles of presents. “We just have a lot of stuff,” says the school learning specialist ...

After four kids and a decade of motherhood, birthday party invitations rarely surprise me. But I received one recently that did. A friend was throwing a party for her daughter’s special day and at the ...