Feb.
1
2013
Valentine's Day classroom party

Although I know this removes the whole romantic aspect of the holiday, in this party planner’s mind, Valentine’s Day sticks out to me as a school-based holiday. In my entire 18-year history of party planning, the only Valentine’s Day parties I’ve thrown (or attended!) have been school functions. I don’t know if that’s something other people experience as well, or if it’s just me. I know this holiday is supposed to be about couples and love, but what I think about are classrooms decorated in paper hearts, mailboxes for valentines at each desk, and kids munching on conversation hearts. So with that in mind, here are some fun and simple classroom Valentine’s Day party ideas -- especially for you poor hassled room parents and overworked teachers!

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Jan.
30
2013
Valentine's Day Decor

Valentine’s day is just around the corner, and so, in the spirit of that little winged cherub with love on his mind, I give you a few ideas for adding a sweet touch to that heart-filled day. Whether it’s for the office or classroom, or maybe a full-out party, it’s simple to add a bit of flair to the day dedicated to pink and red!

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Jan.
25
2013
Family Saint Candles

I don’t know exactly when it entered the Maletsky family lexicon, but the phrase “We’re lighting the candles for you,” has become an integral part of my life for at least the past 20 years. It may have started when my husband Scott and I moved from New York to San Francisco 19 years ago, or maybe it was when my sister Freda hit the troubled years of high school... but somewhere along the line, my mother began lighting candles along with her prayers in homage to the trials and tribulations her kids managed to attract.

Whenever there is craziness at work, or an incredibly hard Bar or Bat Mitzvah, you can count on my mom, Sue, reaching for the overly-long wooden matches. I remember one time in particular when she said to me, “Things are not good -- we’re down to our last candle stub, we’ve got to make a trip to the Dollar Store!”

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Jan.
23
2013
Listen to your party planner!

I know that as a party planner, I sometimes do things differently than other planners, and that my way is not always the only way something can be done. But I'm about to enter my 18th year in the business, so for the most part I can say that I know what I'm doing! I only want the best for my clients and their events, but sometimes it's frustrating when they don't trust my knowledge and experience in making their event the best that it can be. Case in point is an event we do every year around Christmas time.


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Jan.
22
2013
Ask Sophie: Do you sell your crafts? (Yes - on Etsy!)

If you’ve ever checked out our YouTube page, you’ll notice that we do a lot of craft demos, and most of those demos feature multiple products that we’ve made as examples. I can’t honestly take the credit for many of those examples; it’s usually my sister Freda who does those. She’ll spend countless hours making different versions of a craft so that we can give folks visuals of where they can go with our ideas. She is amazing! This brings up a question that appears on a regularly in our Youtube comments: “What do you do with the examples when you are done with them?”

It’s a really good question!

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