A party should really be a collaboration between the birthday child and the parent. While the parents may need to set limits, it's important to listen to you child and understand what they really want out of the party. "We start with whatever the birthday girl is loving at the moment," Darcy explains. "When my daughter Pippa was turning 3, she loved the color purple. It was one of my other daughter’s ideas to have 'Pippa’s Purple Party' where everything from the cake to the play dough was purple."
It's the planning process that can help build memories, too. "I always say that though we might not DIY everything, we always D.I.T. — Do-It-Together," she continues. "I remember making my birthday invitations with my mom and now it’s something that my mom and I do with my kids. It’s the doing it together (planning to crafting) and starting traditions in doing that that I love."
