Piñatas are an important part of children’s birthday parties here, but this ancient custom has become common only in the past 20 years or so. When Juan Andrés Herrera celebrated his 4th birthday ...

This past Saturday Microsoft threw a Viva Piñata party at the Santa Monica pier. Before 11AM kids and their parents lined up to watch the ribbon cutting ceremony. Once inside there were craft stations ...

Piñatas are many things to many people, but the mass population probably wouldn’t characterize them as “cool.” Enter Paper House Piñatas. With punchy, papier-mâché cacti, unicorns, or speech bubbles ...

Pati throws a neighborhood bash and cooks up Mexican-themed party dishes. What better way to end the season than with a big party? Pati throws a neighborhood bash and cooks up the easiest and best ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...