With four children, I throw a lot of birthday parties, and I’m always excited to hear what theme my kids have in mind for their upcoming celebrations. One of my middle children most recently selected Moana as her birthday party theme. Below, I’ll share our Moana decorations, party activities, favor bags, and more. I try to stay within a small budget for birthday parties and avoid creating a lot of waste.

Our daughter’s birthday happened right when COVID-19 started affecting our lives. For several days, my husband and I wavered over whether to throw the party or not. When we understood that a stay-at-home order was going to be placed soon it was an easy decision to cancel. We were still able to give our daughter a special day by having her Lion King birthday party just without any of the guests. I think she had a great time!

My daughter is obsessed with gems and has been for a long time. This year she requested to have a birthday party at home with some friends with a gemstones theme. Below you’ll find gem birthday party inspiration for invitations, activities, cake, favors, and more.

I think there are basically two types of people when it comes to photos. Those who display pictures in their homes and make photobooks and those who don’t do anything with the pictures they take. No matter what group you fall into you can still participate in this week’s declutter challenge category of photos and home videos. I’ll explain the easy decluttering steps below.