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Colorful Modern Fox Kids' Birthday Party
Food and Fun

A Bold Geometric Fox Party For Zoe's Third Birthday

What is it about Australians that makes them so amazing at party planning?
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What is it about Australians that makes them so amazing at party planning? We've fallen for quite a few Aussie soirees, but this colorful, geometric shapes- and fox-inspired bash thrown by Little Sooti is one of our favorites. Modern, unique, and fun, 3-year-old Zoe's birthday party is truly one of a kind. From awesome handmade fox masks to a cool colorblocked fondant cake, the bold details are what make this party (photographed by Lee Bird) super foxy! Keep clicking to check them all out.

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Invitation Dessert Table Cake Geometric Fondant Cupcakes Mod Toy Decor One Foxy Table
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Fourth of July Birthday Party Ideas
summer

A Patriotic Birthday Bash With Lots of Fourth of July Inspiration!

For Susie Salinas, the Fourth of July is more than just a national holiday.
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For Susie Salinas, the Fourth of July is more than just a national holiday. It's also her daughter's birthday, and last year, it marked her husband's return from a six-month deployment with the Navy. Susie celebrated the trifecta of American awesomeness with tons of amazing red, white, and blue eats and decor, star-shaped sandwiches, patriotic pinwheels, cool Anders Ruff printables, and so much more. Keep clicking to check out all the details and get inspired for your own Fourth of July bash!

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Dessert Table Decor Happy Birthday! Eat! Fresh Fruit Sandwiches Cupcakes
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Pumpkin Mojito Recipe
Halloween

Happy Hour: Pumpkin Mojito

This October, pumpkin puree is the hottest seasonal ingredient to stir into cocktails.
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This October, pumpkin puree is the hottest seasonal ingredient to stir into cocktails. After noticing it in a recent recipe, I've seen it in countless other concoctions. One that caught my eye is this Fall-themed orange mojito. The combination of spiced rum, muddled mint, brown sugar, lime juice, and pumpkin puree is wonderfully balanced and quite refreshing. The pumpkin doesn't overpower the drink, instead it enhances the flavor of the rum. It's made like any other mojito, so you will need a muddler. Since rum is the only spirit, select a high-quality one like Cruzan's aged spiced rum. To give this cocktail a try — I promise you won't be disappointed — keep reading.

The Ultimate Holiday Entertaining Giveaway Has Ended
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The Ultimate Holiday Entertaining Giveaway Has Ended

Thanks to everyone who entered our Ultimate Holiday Entertaining Giveaway!
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Thanks to everyone who entered our Ultimate Holiday Entertaining Giveaway! The contest is now closed, but feel free to take the quiz and test your entertaining knowledge. Winners will be announced shortly. Be sure to check back for our future giveaways!

The holidays are right around the corner, and if you wish you had what it takes to be the ultimate entertainer, then you're in luck! We've teamed up with our pals at Hostess with the Mostess to come up with the Ultimate Holiday Entertaining Giveaway! Everything you need — more than $8000 in prizes — is up for grabs!

We're giving away three prize packages — including a grand prize with more than $5000 in goodies— featuring barstools from 2Modern, gold-banded dinnerware from west elm, Loop candelabras, Jonathan Adler teapots, notNeutral dinnerware, carafes, cheese boards, aprons, tea towels, table runners, and much, much more! To learn more about the packages, be sure to read the entire list of prizes.

To enter, YOU MUST LOG IN and take the entertaining quiz. (By the way, your eligibility is not based on getting the answers correct, just by taking the quiz once you are logged in.) The contest will end on Monday, Dec. 10, at 5:00 p.m. PST, and winners will be selected from among the quiz-takers. So, log in and take the quiz, and don't forget to e-mail this to all your friends and family so they can have a chance at it too!

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