Want a unique holiday to host a party for the month of March? Take a step back and look at what fun holidays are coming up in March. There are truly some unique ones out there that you may not even know about. One day that stands out is Pi Day, which is on March 14th of course. This is a fun little day that you can use to your advantage, which is helping your children learn a little math lesson. So, Wedding and Party Network has some fun party tips to make Pi Day a success.

Party Decorations

Of course, think about circles and pie pieces. Have a variety of circles cut out that feature different sizes and colors. Even have the children help with making the circles by teaching them about the circumference, volume, radius and percentage. They'll be helping with the decor while learning fun details about circles.

Pi Food

On this day, what type of food would you even think about serving? Well, go with the theme of the day and think pies. If you're doing this at school, daycare or just something throughout the day, think about creating individual pies for the kids. Creating miniature pies is a wonderful idea, the kids will definitely enjoy having their own little pie. You can even have the supplies ready for everyone to make their own. Let them pick their own fillings and create fun designs on their pie crust. However, if baking isn't your thing, you can always contact your local caterer and they will create delicious pies for the occasion. Also, you can create other fun treats and put the Pi symbol on it or 3.14 and anything that represents a circle like pizza.

Pi Day Activities

There are many activities to do on this day that are fun and a great learning experience. Make paper chains representing each digit, beaded necklaces, make pi plates, watch the movie "Pi" or hold a contest who can memorize the most digits of pi. There are many different activities that children of all ages will enjoy doing.

This day is just a fun day to have a great learning event for children. They can learn math in such fun ways on this day. You just have to get creative with Pi Day!

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St. Patrick's Day Party Tips & Ideas

This holiday is a wonderful time to celebrate all the "lucky" things you have in your life. Plus, there are so many great ideas to make your party a true hit. There are so many directions in which you can take your party. From the colors of the rainbow to different shades of green, party food to the decorations; there are such fun ideas for a St. Patrick's Day party theme. So, Wedding and Party Network has picked some of our favorite ideas that will make your party stand out.

Party Decoration Ideas

• Rainbow party lanterns that represent the rainbow
• Gold
• Shamrocks
• Top Hats
• Green & Yellow floral arrangements for centerpieces
• Leprechaun trap – Set up a trap with a box, stick, pot of gold and some gold coins to attract a leprechaun

Party Food Ideas

• Rainbow cupcakes
• Ireland inspired food
• Chocolate gold coins
• Lime green rice krispy treats
• Green lollipops and assorted rainbow-colored candy
• Rainbow ice cubes paired with green punch
• Leprechaun or four-leaf clover party cake
• "Luck" trail mix

Lucky Party Favors

• Gold colds
• Lucky charms
• Colored Twizzlers with coins at the bottom of the clear bag to represent a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow
• Adorable pot of gold filled with candy and a candied rainbow taped on top

There are so many different ideas for this holiday. You can go with an all green themed, go with an eco-friendly party theme, rainbow party or a luck themed party. Just get creative and have a great time!

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"Luck Be With Ye" Treasure Hunt
St. Patrick's Day is approaching and green, clovers and gold will be coming along with it. Think green, luck, rainbows, leprechaun, four leaf clovers and gold. All the traditional items you think about when St. Patrick's Day rolls around. Well, incorporate these items into a party theme that provides something unique this year for your party, and host a treasure hunt.  Read more about A Treasure Hunt

It's A Potluck Party
When it comes to hosting a party at your house, there is a lot of work that is involved. You have to get the invitations, party supplies, decorate and worry about the food. However, why don't you take some of the stress off you and host a potluck party? Read more About A Potluck Party

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With St. Patrick's Day coming up, now is the time to start planning a party. However, it doesn't have to be all about green and rainbows. Think about putting a fun twist on your theme party with a good luck theme. Wedding and Party Network has a few tips on making this party fun for everyone.

What You'll Need:

• Prizes
• Red Envelope Party Invitations
• Piggy Banks
• Good Luck Charms
• Party Decor
• Deck Of Cards
• Food & Beverages
• Pennies
• Printed Instructions for Party Games

First things first, set a date and send out the invitations. Send your party invitations that contain all the party details in small red envelopes, which is a sign of good luck in Asian culture. Within the invitation, explain the theme of the party and ask them to bring a few lucky coins and charms.

Next, you're going to be decorating for your party. Think about decorating with items that represent luck, like a pot of gold, rainbows, horse shoe, rabbit's foot four-leaf clover and other items. Your party decorations don't have to be over the top, just think about setting out fun floral arrangements that feature different lucky items.

Plan out the party food. You can definitely carry the luck theme throughout your food and beverages. Think about what you may eat on New Year's Day and carry it throughout your food. Make appetizers that feature black eye peas, cabbage, noodles, lentils, grapes, legumes, pork, fish, cakes or pomegranate. All these foods represent good luck in different cultures.

Of course, with this party, there has to be party activities. One idea is that whenever guests order drinks, pull out a deck of cards, let them choose one face down to use as a coaster and whoever has the highest card at the end of the night wins a prize, which can be a lucky charm or a mini piggy bank.

You can also do a flip of pennies. Guests can pair up and whoever guesses the correct way the coin lands, either on heads or tails, wins. Another game is to place lucky charms into a basket and have guests draw one out and explain why that item is lucky, they can either tell the truth or bluff and guests can call them out on it if it's not the truth or if they do believe them.

Now, for the fun part of the party. Place two piggy banks close to the front door and let guests know that one is for charity and the other is a prize that one of them will get to take home. Fill it with pennies and have your guests place their coins in there as well that you asked them to bring. You can either have people guess how many coins are in one and they're the winner or you can make it a prize for one of the other party games. Either way, it's a great prize and one goes to a good cause.

You'll find lots of ideas out there for your lucky themed party and many charms that represent luck. This party is a neat way to learn about different cultures and just to spend a great evening in together and enjoying laughs.

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When it comes to hosting a party, do you get tired of throwing the same old dinner parties? Are you running out of party themes and tired of doing the same things over and over? Well, Wedding and Party Network has a great party theme that your guests will absolutely love! Everyone has a great time and it's something that can be enjoyed each year. So, what type of part is this? Well, it's a murder mystery dinner party!

Party Theme – First off, pick a theme of your murder mystery party. This is for your party decorations and defines how everyone will dress up for your party. You can go with a 40's theme, 50's theme or some off the wall theme. Whatever party theme, you choose it will define how everyone dresses and the party decorations. Once you have the theme, you can start buying party decorations based on it. Remember, you may want to find a space big enough to host this party and decorate each room according to the theme. Also, pass out the party invitations at least 6 weeks in advance so your guests have time to prepare their costumes.

Party Supplies – With this party, you will need to make out character cards. It's definitely like the game Clue. Write out character descriptions for your guests, so they know how to get into character. You can get ideas from movie characters or people from history when filling out these character cards. Give a true description of their personality, hobbies, likes, dislikes, what they look like and their past. This helps your guests get completely into character.

Also, don't forget to set up different rooms in your house or party venue that will serve as the library, kitchen, living room and so on. Don't forget the candlestick, revolver and rope too for the weapons.

The Guest List – This can be as big or small of a party as you would like. However, invite people who will actually participate in this party. Everyone should play their parts pretty enthusiastically. Of course, this doesn't mean that they have to be award-winning actors, just be someone else for a few hours.

Authoritative Figure – Don't forget, that as a host, you are the authoritative figure in this game and you help it keep on track. People may get sidetracked and forget about the game for a moment. Therefore, keep the game going and moving in the right direction.

Dinner Party Script – Don't forget, this party needs a script for your guests to go by. You can either write your own or they do have those murder mystery kits. Make sure you read over it a few times that way, you can make sure everyone is going with the flow of the game.

Not Too Hard, Not Too Easy -You don't want your guests to immediately figure out who the killer is or make it so hard that they never figure it out. Make it somewhat hard. You may want to ask for an outside opinion too. Don't forget that there are always several suspects, however, there can only be one villain.

Secrets – Tell your guests to keep their characters a secret. It's fun for everyone and a great start to the party if no one knows who everyone is and they're being introduced to their characters at the beginning.

Catering – Since you will be busy setting up the party, getting all the party supplies together and getting into costume, you don't won't to worry about the food. Therefore, a great option is to have your meal catered. Also, a buffet style dinner is ideal so you can get the game started sooner. Plus, if you're sitting around the table, most of your guests will focus on the food and visiting with each other and not focusing on the game.

This game is such a great time for everyone. You still pick a great party theme, except you add a fun twist to the party. This will definitely become a yearly event that you and your guests will look forward to each year.

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When it comes to hosting a party at your house, there is a lot of work that is involved. You have to get the invitations, party supplies, decorate and worry about the food. However, why don't you take some of the stress off you and host a potluck party? This is a great way to try out new recipes and save you time in the kitchen. So, Wedding and Party Network has a few tips in making this party a success.

Party Invitations

If you're afraid that you'll end up with a random assortment of food with your potluck, make it a theme to your potluck dinner. You can choose Mexican, Chinese or Italian. Pick a theme that you know everyone will enjoy. So, once you pick a theme for your potluck, be sure to include the theme on the party invitations.

The Setup 

The party setup is simple. Set up a designated table for the food. It could be your dining room table or you can set up a buffet table. Create or call your local florist for a beautiful table centerpiece and place flower arrangements and candles throughout your home.

Don't forget to dig out the extra serving platters, dishes, baskets, utensils and have your oven ready. Not everyone will bring their food prepared, so have the oven ready and by having all your dishes out, you won't be digging around your kitchen trying to find everything they need.

Food Suggestions

Along like any party, an actionable plan needs to be in place for you to be on time and not running around last-minute trying to get everything together.

• All food should be prepared beforehand.
• Nobody should be in the kitchen for longer than 5 minutes. This 5 minutes should be spent to pop a casserole into the oven to reheat it.
• The serving size doesn't need to equal the amount of guests you are having over. Each person should just take a small sample of each dish since there will be variety.
• Traditional potlucks include, casseroles, soups, chili, salads and breads.
• Food doesn't have to be something fancy, try out recipes that have been handed down from generation to generation.
• If you have a new recipe that you've been wanting to try out, this is the perfect time to try one out and get feedback.

Potluck parties are great for everyone. It can even become a monthly event where you pick a theme and try out new recipes that you've been wanting to try for a while. Even if you aren't a fan of cooking, there's always the option of hiring a caterer, which is a good excuse for all your friends to get together, have a good time and have a great food experience.

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There are many holidays that are celebrated each and everyday. Now, they may not be as big of a deal as some, however, you can still celebrate them. Holidays, such as, National Cupcake Day or National Chocolate Day are both great holidays to celebrate. So, why not celebrate National Gumdrop Day, which is today! Wedding and Party Network has the details on hosting a gumdrop party that everyone will enjoy!

A Little Background On Gumdrops

Gumdrops are a tasty, chewy and flavorful candy. They normally are cone-shaped and come in brightly, fun colors and are coated in granulated sugar. They also come in a variety of flavors like grape, lemon, orange and cherry. The history surrounding this candy is uncertain, though some people believe that a man named Percy Trusdale invented this candy. This candy is truly enjoyed by everyone and is a sweet treat to be enjoyed.

How To Celebrate

To celebrate, you can go low-key or even have a little celebration at dinner. Starting off the day with the gumdrop theme is great. Strand gumdrops on string and hang them over the dining room table. Just a hint of gumdrops to start your money is great. Also, don't forget to incorporate the flower of the day, lavender, into this day. You can use this flower into your centerpiece or hide it in your child's lunch.

For breakfast, create gumdrop bread, which is basically you taking your favorite bread recipe and adding gumdrops to it. Next up, pack up the lunches and fill them with their normal, everyday lunch and add a sweet treat like gumdrop popcorn balls, squares or gumdrop pops to add a bit of surprise to their lunch. It's always nice to receive a sweet treat in your lunch when it's not expected. Don't forget to place the flower of the day into their lunch box or backpack.

To finish off the day, create a great dinner and a fun gumdrop inspired dessert. You can go with gumdrop cookies, gumdrop cakes or gumdrop party cakes. There are great desserts out there for National Gumdrop Day and the desserts are a sweet treat to end the day with.

When it comes to celebrating National Gumdrop Day, incorporate these sweet candies into everything. Fun decor and tasty treats will help you celebrate this fun holiday!

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When it comes to celebrating a birthday party, make sure the theme of the party matches the child's personality. You want them to look back and be happy that they had a great birthday party. No one wants to look back and wonder why their parents ever thought that theme was appropriate for one of their birthday parties. So, when it comes to planning a birthday party, you want to have as many option as you can to pick from. How about a roaring dinosaur birthday party for your little one? This party is sure to please and is absolutely adorable!

Party Invitations – Of course, your party invitations immediately show off the theme of the party. So, if it's a dinosaur party, create a dinosaur, dino egg or even a dinosaur footprint with all the party's details. If you're creative, you can design your own. However, if that's not your thing, you can always visit your local party store and you'll find a variety of party invitations to choose from.

Dinosaur Party Decor – Of course, think about dinosaurs for your party decor. You don't have to go all out if you're throwing this for a little girl, however, if it's for a boy, dinosaurs around the party are a must. If it's for a little girl, choose colors like pink or purple and green for the party colors.

Blow up balloons and use colored twine and dip it in ModPodge, wrap around the balloon, let dry and then pop it. The result looks like a dinosaur egg, which you can place around the party. You can even make those tissue balls and hang them from the ceiling. Use tulle or mesh and balloons for decor.

For the boys, you can do the same decorations and then add dinosaur footprints everywhere, dino blowups, posters or create a jungle setting. These party decorations combined together makes the perfect setting for this theme.

How Dinosaurs Eat – When it comes to the food, you can keep it simple. However, put a fun twist on it and use dinosaur cookie cutters and cut your food out with those, like sandwiches, burgers and your cookies. Other than that, keep it simple with vegetables and fruits. For the birthday cake, you can either do cupcakes or a party cake that goes with the dinosaur theme. You can even create a dino cake for the birthday boy or girl and create cupcakes that feature eggs for the guests.

Party Activities -There are cute party activities that go along with this party theme. First off, start with an egg hunt. You can either do this indoors or outside and place candy filled eggs throughout the entire house. You can even make a scavenger hunt out of this if the kids are older. Next up, get a sandbox or even smaller containers and hide dino bones or plastic dinosaurs in them, give the children paint brushes and some shovels and let them go to work on their dinosaur dig. All the kids will truly enjoy this!

Say Thanks – To say thank you for coming to my party, create dinosaur tails for them. How cute is that? You can make one for the boys and girls and even hand out a dinosaur egg with candy.

This party can go either way for a boy or girl. Plus, it's absolutely adorable and the theme has some great party decorations and activities to go with it. Your little one will remember this and love the fact that they had a dinosaur themed birthday party.

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Running behind on finding the perfect Valentine's Day gift? Need some last-minute ideas? Wedding and Party Network has our top picks for last-minute Valentine's Day Gifts that are sure to please no mater who is on the receiving end.

Candy, Flowers & Jewelry – You never can go wrong with these items. These are all still popular gifts that you can find almost anywhere you go. They offer tons of unique chocolate, like spicy chocolate or organic chocolate. So, skip the box of chocolates and go with something unique and flavorful that they'll enjoy. This goes for the same for flowers and jewelry. Find something that matches their personality, instead of the regular roses and tennis bracelet.

Wine, Dinner & A Movie – Get a bottle of nice wine, make dinner from scratch or order your favorite take out and rent a movie. It's a great, low-key night in and is nice since you won't have to fight the crowds out at the restaurants or try to find a last-minute dinner reservation. It's much more special and intimate.

Photos – Finding the perfect picture for a gift is always a great way to go. You can create a scrapbook of your most memorable times together or have your favorite picture blown up into a canvas or placed into a frame. Photos are always a wonderful gift and they never fail at making that recipient smile.

Make A Day Trip – If you share a special location that you both enjoy to go to, plan a little trip. It's a great time to get away and can easily be planned last-minute. It could be your favorite park, mountain top or even amusement park, just pack a little lunch and head out for the day,just the two of you.

There are lots of great ideas out there for Valentine's Day, even if it is a last-minute gift. You just have to get creative and think outside-the-box. Make sure to match the gift with their personality and style and they're sure to love it!

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Flowers & Quotes – A Great Combination For Valentine's Day
Not a clue on what to do for Valentine's Day? It can be a stressful time trying to come up with the perfect gift for your sweetheart. However, it doesn't have to be so stressful. Wedding and Party Network has came up with the perfect combination for Valentine's Day. Read more about Flowers & Quotes

Rockin' Valentine's Day Party
The holidays are over, so what's next? Time for a breather or you can go ahead and start planning a rockin' Valentine's Day party! Planning a Valentine's Day party is stressful. You may be unsure on what direction to take with your party, such as, you may want to get away from all the love and romance and just make it fun. Read more About A Rockin' Valentine's Day

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Is your birthday coming up or someone you know? However, are you not keen on celebrating it or making it focused on your age? Well, an Un-Birthday celebration is great! Yes, it's a play off Alice in Wonderland and it's a fun party theme that absolutely everyone will enjoy! Also, remember, this party can be thrown on any day of the year. Just like in the movie, the un-birthday tea party wasn't on the Mad Hatter's birthday. Wedding and Party Network has a few party tips to make this un-birthday bash a huge celebration.

Party Invitations – Your party invitations definitely need a Wonderland-esque theme. Make sure to have a riddle or poem for the wording on the invitation. It can be in the shape of a funky hat, cards, smoke or find inspiration from the Queen of Hearts.

Un-Birthday Decorations – Again, find inspiration through this fun Disney movie. Make tea cups and teapots the center of attention at this party. Use bright and vibrant colors for the table cloths, flower arrangements, which can be made into teapots or made in, fun vases, playing cards strung together, lanterns and mix and match patterns. Don't forget the signs that point all different ways, and even have them customized for the location. This is the party you can definitely go all out with.

Wonderland Food – Little tea cakes, a tea bar, tiny biscuits, cookies that say "eat me", fun cupcakes and whatever other appetizers you would like to have at your party. Your food should be whatever you want, except for the little details like the tea cakes and tea bar that goes a long with the theme. The key is how you display your food. Use little tags that say "eat me" or "drink me". Display the food in varying heights and in different colored platters. Don't forget to offer a tea bar that features a variety of teas and to tie little tags that say "drink me" on the cups.

Party Activities – For adults and the children, a photo booth is super fun for all. You can get photo booth props such as, big smiles like the Cheshire cat, crazy hats or big sunglasses. You can even make little photo cut outs for your guests to poke their heads through and take a picture.

Dress Code – Of course, you must have a dress code for your party. Include this in your party invitations. This can include fun and crazy hats and even find inspiration through the Alice in Wonderland characters.

Your party will truly be a huge success. With the vibrant colors, unique party accents and tasty food, everyone will truly have a great time, especially in the dress code. 

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What major events do you have coming up this year? Anything special? Well, a first birthday does sound like a big milestone for anyone! However, what will you do to make your child's first birthday special? There are many, many ideas out there that can make it special. However, you have to find one that fits their personality and stands out from the rest. Well, Wedding and Party Network has our top picks for 1st birthday party themes.

For The Boys…

Monkey Around - Boys are all over the place, especially at the age of one. Therefore, a monkey themed birthday party is perfect! Think all things monkeys. Create trees, place monkeys around and use bananas. Refer to all things monkey. Also, for the food, fix banana pudding, monkey bread and banana cupcakes. However, not everyone enjoys bananas. Therefore, create whatever you enjoy and just use printables that feature monkeys and cute names like monkeying around or monkey crunch.

Hole In One -An adorable theme is a hole in one party, which focuses on golf. Create a blue and green theme and use this color scheme throughout everything. Plant grass in a square vase or just use paper grass and place donut holes on a stick and place them in the vase for a unique food display. Place golf balls out as party decorations, have golf cart rides, golf inspired cupcakes, "club" sandwiches and the party favors can be those plastic golf clubs.

Rock Star -A rocking birthday bash is a great theme for the little ones. You can definitely get creative with this one, using guitars and the color schemed red and black. You can have the little one rock a biker jacket for attire. How cute does that sound? Just place little guitars, drumsticks or music notes on everything. A great party favor is a plastic microphone filled with candy. This is definitely a great 1st birthday party for the little guy.

Barnyard Bash -Who doesn't enjoy animals? There are tons of ideas for this cute birthday party theme. Think of all the barnyard animals and what you can find in or around the barn. Create a fun barnyard cake complete with all the animals.

For The Girls…

Butterfly Ball - A party full of butterflies, fairies and a vintage feel, what little girl wouldn't love looking back on this party? Your main focus should be butterflies. You can find them in various colors, patterns and designs almost in any store, even home accent stores. Just plan this party ahead so you have plenty of time to look for unique butterflies. Hang butterflies from fishing line throughout the party, attach wings to the chairs, decorate the tables with tulle and place butterflies throughout the food table.

Little Miss Sunshine - You know, the ever popular girly shirts that feature, Little Miss Sunshine, Little Miss Rain or Little Miss Naughty. Well, base the party around Little Miss Sunshine (you can replace the word sunshine with the birthday girl's name). Think all things yellow for this party. Mix and match fun pastels with the yellow, but keep that the main color of your party. You can create whatever appetizers you may like, feature a fun yellow cake and a candy bar. This 1st birthday party is ideal for the bright and cheery little girl.

Pink Lemonade - A fun little pink lemonade birthday party is great! Think all things pink. Keep this party pretty simple and serve adorable lemonade in bottles or mason jars and keep the food light, like tea sandwiches, miniature cupcakes, vegetable platters and fruit trays. For the decorations, think pink streamers, balloons and even a pink lemonade stand. This party is simple yet perfect for a first birthday party.

1 Upon A Time - Make once upon a time and turn it into a 1 upon a time party. How cute is that? Of course, dress her up in a little tutu with a crown and make the party all things princess themed. You can choose whatever color you like or center it around a certain Disney princess. Take ideas for your favorite princess movies and incorporate that into the decorations, food and party games.

Pinwheels & Pearls -Pinwheels and pearls is a cute little theme that looks great on the invitation and so adorable within the party decorations. Serve up cute little pinwheel food, like sausage pinwheels, turkey pinwheels or jelly rolls. Anything that is related to pinwheels. Even pinwheel cookies and place them on a stick. Think pastels, pinwheels and pearls to place out for party decorations. This party is too cute!

Whenever planning a 1st birthday party, keep the child in mind and try to match the party theme to their adorable personality. What do they love most or what do they remind you of most? This is a very special occasion that needs to be remembered and truly celebrated in fashion.

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