Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Backyard birthday parties save money and are still a lot of fun for my kids. The kids play and do a craft, and we keep the food ...

In my family, birthdays arrive in a cheerful pileup. From August through November, we move from my mom’s to mine to my siblings’, with only a brief intermission before my dad’s rolls around in April.

Boomers entertainment center on Sisk Road in Modesto, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Andy Alfaro aalfaro@modbee.com Planning a child’s birthday can be a stressful affair. The onslaught of ...