Patriotic bike decorating guide: Decorate bicycle for Memorial Day parade - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

 Memorial Day and 4th of July meant one certain thing for us as children: decorating bikes and riding the parade. Here's a patriotic themed bike decorating guide. Decorate your bicycle easy and cheap with recycled items.  Patriotic bike decorating guide: Decorate bicycle for Memorial Day parade - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Graduation open house party cheap and easy: Festive budget graduation party

May and June are busy with graduation open houses. If you have a graduating child, here's a guide to plan a graduation open house party cheap and easy. This festive budget graduation party guide has tips on purchasing, preparation, serving and clean-up tips for a perfect open house that even a busy DIY parents can enjoy!   Graduation open house party cheap and easy: Festive budget graduation party - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Cheap Cinco de Mayo party activities, crafts, games for Mexican cultural festival - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Cinco de Mayo translates to "fifth of May" in Spanish. It celebrates the Mexican victory at the Battle of Pueblo. It's not the Mexican independence day though it sounds like the U.S. 4th of July. My Latino friends tell me Cinco de Mayo is bigger in the U.S. than in Mexico. And what do Americans do with a holiday? Throw a party! Or in this case, fiesta. Here's a kid-friendly Cinco de Mayo fiesta with games, crafts, lesson plans, cultural activities and food!Cinco de Mayo party activities, crafts, games for Mexican cultural festival - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com