I can remember when I was a child in elementary school. We had parties for almost every birthday and holiday (we had Christmas parties not winter ones. Sorry, just had to get that in.) Anyway, it was nothing fancy. Usually just a cupcake, kool aid, (we were allowed to have that back then) and perhaps some potato chips or cookies. We always would have them at the end of the day during the last 10 minutes or so. Calcoast's post sure made me glad I grew up when I did. I know parties are a lot of work, and if you are restricted to have them you can't but, to an aging forty six year old, they sure bring back a lot of fond memories and I feel bad for the children of today who will not have those memories to look back on.