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Many moons ago, when I was a child, kid's birthday parties were more or less only celebrated on the milestone birthdays: the first, fifth and tenth and in most instances, did not break the bank, as they sometimes do today.
A little cupcake offering, on the other less impressive birthdays, was usually the offering of choice to the child's classmates; while a small homemade cake was offered at home with the family.
Traditionally back in the day, a girl's sixteenth birthday was a time for a more grown up party and a bigger celebration.
Nowadays, children have a party pretty much every year and the parties become a little more elaborate as they go along; or at the very least, keep up with the reputation of the party the year before.
It's hard to believe that children's parties have reputations, but kids do talk and believe it or not, so do their parents.
A simplistic party just doesn't cut it anymore with the younger crowd or with their parents for that matter.
Lunchroom talk determines if the party was a hit or a miss.
Like it or not, it's a very competitive world we live in.
One can only speculate when the changeover took place, probably sometime around the time when baby dolls began to talk, walk, grow hair and go potty and electric speed racers and transformers (that can change from one form to another) came on to the scene.
The more elaborate the toys it seems, the more elaborate the celebrations.
Face it folks, it's a remarkable time we live in; we are the computer age generation after all.
Heck, we don't even have to sing Happy Birthday if we don't care to, we can buy a birthday card or ballooon that can do it for us.
Theme parties are big and can be customized from start to finish.
Customized plates, cups, napkins and wall decorations in various party themes can easily be found in neighborhood party stores or right at your fingertips on the World Wide Web.
In as much as things change, some things remain the same and little girls still love princess parties and little boys still love superhero parties.
Customized parties from start to finish especially in princess themes are a real hit with little girls and their little friends.
In more affluent neighborhoods, some children are asked to dress in princess costumes and the once dime store loot bags are often replaced with higher priced gifts for young party guests.
In fact, a dime store loot bag would probably be frowned upon in the upscale neighborhoods and some less affluent ones too.
Children's parties change from decade to decade, but the one thing that remains constant is parties are always great fun when you celebrate with the people you love.
So whether you go the traditional route and have something simple or go all out and have an extravagant affair, you are sure to have a great time!
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