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

• Tama's Mustache Party
• Oliver & Arlo's Halloween Party
• Milo's Cars, Construction & More Things 3-Year-Olds Love Party
• Finn's Halloween Party
• Norah's American Girl Halloween Party

New parents always appreciate the gift of homemade meals, but here's an idea for a gift that keeps on giving: a collection of your best slow cooker recipes and a new slow cooker, if you know your friends don't have one. More

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

• Lennon's Very Hungry Caterpillar Party
• Félix's Where the Wild Things Are Party
• Finn's Halloween Party
• Q's Mathilda and the Orange Balloon Party
• Simon's Very Hungry Caterpillar Party

I don't have kids. But I'm an aunt. And the other day, I decided to involve my twin niece and nephew in a tasting designed to gauge their openness to so-called grownup cheeses. Because while I can't blame my busy sister for feeding her kids quesadillas with pre-shredded cheese, I've always wondered if she doesn't give their palates enough credit.

Here, the results on how various cheeses fared, plus other ideas for gateway cheeses to feed the kiddies. More

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

• A Roundup of Book-Inspired Kids Parties
• Ramona's Airplane Party
• Lucia's If You Give a Dog a Donut Party
• Parker's Dots Party
• Stella's The Lorax Party

I love fizzy water something fierce. I'd take my Soda Stream on vacation with me if I could. I've dabbled with making my own soda syrups and played with adding fresh juice to my glass, but lately I've been looking for something to shake up my soda game. Which is why I'm pretty sure Artisan Soda Workshop was written just for me. Seventy different recipes! And all of them easy-peasy to make in minutes! This may have been written for me, but don't worry: I'll share. More

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

• Alisaa & Greta's Lalaloopsy Party
• Emma & Elliot's Woodland Fairy & Gnome Adventure
• Ben's Rock Music Party
• Clark's Tractor Party

We've shown you how to quickly cool your soup to make it mouth-ready in an instant. Here is another way, one that actually adds an extra bit of nutrition to your meal! More

Baking Out Loud by executive pastry chef Hedy Goldsmith promises fun, fun, and more fun. And by golly, it delivers! These recipes are over the top in the best possible way: sandwich cookies with about equal cookie to frosting ratios, cakes that value butter over presentation, and puddings that require alone time with a bowl and spoon. More

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

• Alliya's Dance Party
• José Luca Superheroes Party
• Emerson's Garden Party
• Miles' Pirate Party
• "V's" Summer Garden Party