No-Work Office Birthday Party
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Daniel's guests tried out his vintage typewriter, a hand-me-down from his great-grandmother.
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Hello, My Name Is
All the kids wore these classic name tags at the party.
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Desktop D?cor
Angela set the table with a Bubble Wrap runner, topiaries made with rubber bands, and clipboards, pencils, and pens at each place.
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Supply Closet
She filled her armoire with office products, a vintage globe, and Daniel's gifts wrapped in postal boxes and brown paper.
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Lightbulb Moment
The fixture was surrounded with red balloons and yellow, legal-paper airplanes hanging from paper clips.
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Paper Planes
In addition to "garbage-can basketball," the kids competed in a distance match with airplanes made from legal pads.
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Color Me Happy
The kids used a dry-erase board to doodle pictures for Daniel.
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Break Time
Daniel and his friends gathered at the watercooler for refreshment and some chitchat.
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Official Dessert
Angela made vanilla cupcakes with paper toppers held in place with paper clips.
Originally published in the December 2012 issue of Parents magazine.