When Linda Bellofatto had a birthday party in East Patchogue in the 1960s, it entailed inviting half a dozenof the girls in the neighborhood to her house to share cake, ice cream and party hats. They’d dress up — girls had "party dresses — nobody was in pants," she says. Times have changed — Bellofatto, 71, says her granddaughter’s birthday parties have included orchestrated events at Laser Tag, Chuck E. Cheese and Dave & Buster's. And she invites boys to the party as well as girls, as children now often invite their whole class to celebrations. Read more in the link in bio. (Photo credit: Linda Bellofatto, Morgan Campbell, Angela Jones, and Danielle Conklin) . . . #longisland #birthdayparties #nostalgia #family