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.

• Addie's Pony Party
  
• Will & Ryan's Circus Elephant Party
  
• Jack's Nautical Party
  
• W's Balloons & Bubbles Party
  
• Stella's Ballerina Party

For most of my life, I took breakfast for granted. Heck, I took eating for granted—until I had a baby. He taught me that even a food writer could lose her kitchen footing in the relentless deluge of spit-up (his) and tears (mine). 

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.

• Ruby's Summer Rainbow Confetti Party
  
• An Ice Cream Picnic Party
  
• Max's Construction Party
  
• Nola & Kira's Artsy Heartsy Valentines Tea
  
• Yosef's Truck Party
  

I pride myself on making things from scratch, but with three children to feed, not to mention a decent sized crew of regular dinner guests, I don’t always live up to my own expectations. Like most of you, I’m a label reader, sometimes pleasantly surprised to find a pancake mix that saves me the trouble of mixing ingredients or a jar of marinara sauce that needs little more than a sprinkle of this or that to mimic the one I would create. Here are five prepared foods that I especially like and that have helped me get a homemade dinner on the table. Would love to hear your picks too! 

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.

• Charlotte's Pioneer Party 
  
• Arlo & Oliver's Valentines Day Party  
  
• Milo's Trucks, Cars & Power Rangers  
  
• Giacomo's Yellow and Gray Party 
  
• Daisy's Circus Party