Plus, the birthday party tradition you can stop doing right now.
Let's talk birthday parties! From gifts to games to the cake (or no cake! you have options!), we've got you covered. –Cambria, managing editor of Cubby | | | Giving gifts to your own children is delightful, but giving gifts to your children's friends or your nieces, nephews, grandchildren, etc. is its own kind of reward! Especially as birthday parties resume, buying birthday gifts for others becomes one of those (joyful) tasks to pencil in on the calendar. But it's too easy to get caught in that pre-party scramble surrounding the questions of What does so-and-so like? What should we get for so-and-so? and the somewhat awkward texts with parents about what their child is into these days. To stymie the birthday gift-giving chaos and confusion, I've begun keeping a mental list, and sometimes a small physical inventory, of go-to-gifts for the children in our lives that we love to shower with love on their birthdays. Here are my current go-to gifts for elementary school children… | | | cubby finds: tiny table lamps | | | | | My daughter is really working on me to get a small, inflatable pool for the yard this summer, but I don't want to buy something that is ugly and will break. Got any really good recs? –Alison | | | | | Dear Alison, With the heatwave that hit lately and deeply understanding wanting to keep kids out of the house and active this summer, I got your back. I've never had high regard for plastic inflatable pools because they DO often seem ugly and cheaply made, but lately I've been noticing a number of more stylish solutions. One caveat, however, is that by and large these pools get some really heavy usage and aren't bulletproof, so don't expect any of them to last for many years. But, hey, if they give your child a summer of joy and then a stick goes through the side by accident at the end of August, maybe it's had a good life. Nevertheless, I'd shy away from those that are really cheap and tend to be made of thinner material. On to the list! | Maxwell Ryan is a father and was an elementary school teacher in NYC before founding Apartment Therapy. He'd love to answer your question: askmaxwell@cubbyathome.com | | | |
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