The smartest idea came across my desk today: a tool to help give parents peace of mind when taking kids on vacation or packing them off to a field trip with supervising adults who may not be aware of allergies. These temporary tattos are a cheery little tool for making sure the right info stays with the right kid. 

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My children are no more or less picky than any children at the table, and we do our best to encourage them to at least try a little of everything, if only to be polite, even if they don't eat a huge serving. On vacation, in foreign surroundings and in the public eye, they're far more likely to taste new dishes without hesitation. Sometimes, a change of scenery is just the thing to expand the palate.

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Kids know how to party! Check out the latest festive celebrations from the Apartment Therapy's Family channel, which posts kids' parties every day. We'll be bringing you a roundup of these inspiring parties every week.

• Jenna's Hello Kitty Party
• Lauren & Miranda's Rainbow Party
• Dinah's Circus Party
• Annabelle's Sound of Music Party
• Julian's Cars Party

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How boring is it that I learned the secret to making perfect pasta in Italy? Yes, fresh made pasta is amazing, and no, that's not the technique I'm about to share with you. (Now that you know I'm not going to talk about fresh made pasta, are you a) disappointed, b) disgusted, or c) totally excited, because pasta should be easy?) My friend's Italian husband Peldi taught me the five steps to a perfect bowl of pasta:

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There aren't many childhood experiences you can recreate as an adult, but traveling and trying unfamiliar dishes gives you the chance to recapture one of them: the first taste of a brand-new food. This short video beautifully and hilariously captures the shock, uncertainty and occasional joy of tasting a food for the first time.

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Kids know how to party! Check out the latest festive celebrations from the Apartment Therapy's Family channel, which posts kids' parties every day. We'll be bringing you a roundup of these inspiring parties every week.

• Post School Rainbow Art Party
• Hudson's Curious George Party
• Dylan's Sesame Street Party
• Naomi's Princess Ballerina Party
• Sofia's Save the Bees Party

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A train station sandwich is positive proof that I've arrived in Europe. When the airplane touches down on the runway, I'm not there. As we wait for our luggage and stumble through customs, we aren't there. When I make my way through Rome, from the airport to the train station, with three children and a month's worth of luggage, the journey may be coming to an end, but the trip has not yet begun. I have to have the sandwich.

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Road trips are fun, especially when I don't have to take the kids. Just me, my iPod (filled with hip hop, R&B, rap and the show tunes nobody else wants to hear) and my favorite car snacks. Junk food for the road! I love a cold diet soda and a bag of spicy chips. Like Pavlov's dog, my mouth starts to water for that combination as soon as I pull into the first gas station. But when I was younger, we had fire balls.

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A pile of dirty dishes in the sink isn't what you're used to seeing on The Kitchn. And y'all know better than to stack dishes in the sink, even if the dishwasher is full, right? I have told my children over and over — and, let's be honest, my husband, too — that dish stacking in the sink can only lead to disaster. The other day, I was proven right, though it was a bittersweet victory, since I had to solve the resulting plumbing issue myself.

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Kids know how to party! Check out the latest festive celebrations from the Apartment Therapy's Family channel, which posts kids' parties every day. We'll be bringing you a roundup of these inspiring parties every week.

• Peighton's Milk & Cookies Party
• Thora's Rainbow & Pinwheels Party
• Crew & McKay's Superhero Party
• Mateus' Time Flies Party
• Grant's Monster Party

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