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A child's birthday party doesn't have to be a hassle; it can be a basket of fun, according to Beth Anaclerio, an Evanston mother of two, ages 4 and 18 months．
孩子的生日聚会不一定是件麻烦事；据埃文斯顿两个孩子的母亲贝丝·阿纳克莱里奥说，这可能是一种乐趣。

“Having a party at home usually requires a lot of running around on the part of the parents, and often the birthday boy or girl gets lost in wild excitement．But it really doesn't have to be that way,” said Anaclerio. Last summer, Anaclerio and her friend Jill Carlisle, a Northbrook mother of a 2-year-old, founded a home party-planning business called “A Party in a Basket.” Their goal is to help parents and children share in the fun part of party planning, like choosing the subject or making a cake, while they take care of everything．
阿纳克莱里奥说：“在家里举行派对通常需要家长们四处奔波，过生日的男孩或女孩往往会沉浸在极度兴奋中，但真的不必如此。”去年夏天，阿纳克莱里奥和她的朋友吉尔·卡莱尔——诺斯布鲁克一个两岁孩子的母亲——成立了一家名为“篮子里的派对”的家庭派对策划公司。他们的目标是帮助父母和孩子体会派对策划的乐趣，比如选择主题或做蛋糕，而他们负责所有细节。

Drawing on their experiences as mothers, they have created 10 ready-to-use, home party packages．Everything a family needs to plan a party, except the cake and ice cream, is delivered to the home in a large basket．
根据他们作为母亲的经验，他们提供了10个现成的家庭派对套餐。家庭派对所需的一切，除了蛋糕和冰淇淋，都会装在一个大篮子里送到家里。

“Our parties are aimed for children 2 to 10,” Anaclerio said, “and they're very interactive and creative in that they build a sense of drama based on a subject．For example, at the Soda Shoppe party the guests become waiters and waitresses and build wonderful ice cream creations．”
阿纳克莱里奥说：“我们的派对的对象是2到10岁的孩子，他们互动性很强，也很有创意，他们根据主题营造出一种戏剧感。例如，在苏打水商店派对上，客人变成了服务员，制作美味的冰淇淋。”

The standard $ 200 package for eight children includes a basket filled with invitations, gifts, games and prizes, paper goods, a party planner and the like．For more information, call Anaclerio at 708-864-6584 or Carlisle at 708-205-9141．
为8个孩子提供的200美元标准套餐包括一个装满请柬、礼物、游戏和奖品、纸品、派对策划等的篮子。更多信息，请致电708-864-6584联系阿纳克莱里奥，或致电708-205-9141联系卡莱尔。