Birthday Parties: Best Party Tips & Ideas

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Summary: Have a great party!
Review: Birthdays are always a big to-do in oujr house. WE LOVE THEM! They are what my children remember. They are what ALL children remember. Here I've put together solid, basic information that you can turn to year after year for ages 1-8. It is not heavy on themes as parents often pick the fad of the day anyway but the 16 listed are a good place to start. As one parent told me, it is NOT the Martha Stewart of kids parties which is why she liked it. And that's how I wrote it. It's affordable and do-able.

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Summary: Preparations, Expectations & Recipes!
Review: I found Lansky's book to be a common-sense guideline for what young children might find enjoyable. It also, aptly, advises keeping parties for younger kids short and simple. I appreciated her inclusion of cake recipes for special dietary needs. The book is very helpful for young, busy parents who need to organize and stay focused to pull off an extra special event.

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Summary: There are better books out there to help you plan a party!
Review: I found the book to have basic common sense information, no real ideas! It was one of 3 books that I purchased and I ended up returning the book and keeping the other 2 books. But, if you need help with how to get organized, this is the book for you! The cover and title are misleading.

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Summary: it was very informative
Review: i loved the idea

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Summary: Good basic text for parties for younger children
Review: If you're new to party-giving, this book will be a wonderful way to have your hand held through your first event. It is filled with "learn from our mistakes" wisdom no new parent should be without. Many of the ideas are useful even in everyday life. I loan this book out a lot.

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Summary: Many years of use...
Review: My son just turned 9 and I have been using this book for ideas for most of those years. Every birthday I pull it out and I always seem to find a few new ideas in there that I didn't notice the previous year! It includes party activity ideas such as a no-cook play dough recipe, instructions for making pop-up puppets and "moon rocks", and fun ideas like cooking cupcakes in ice cream cones, and playing "spin the bottle" to choose which present to open next (eliminates favoritism in present-opening). The author also includes tips on the child psychology of birthdays (plan something after the party to prevent a big let down), as well as addresses and phone numbers of further party sources. Now my child is getting a little old for some of the tips (the cover states it is for ages 1-8) but some of the ideas work for all ages, so I will hold onto the book for the next birthday.

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Summary: Many years of use...
Review: My son just turned 9 and I have been using this book for ideas for most of those years. Every birthday I pull it out and I always seem to find a few new ideas in there that I didn't notice the previous year! It includes party activity ideas such as a no-cook play dough recipe, instructions for making pop-up puppets and "moon rocks", and fun ideas like cooking cupcakes in ice cream cones, and playing "spin the bottle" to choose which present to open next (eliminates favoritism in present-opening). The author also includes tips on the child psychology of birthdays (plan something after the party to prevent a big let down), as well as addresses and phone numbers of further party sources. Now my child is getting a little old for some of the tips (the cover states it is for ages 1-8) but some of the ideas work for all ages, so I will hold onto the book for the next birthday.

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Summary: Great Resource for Toddler Parties
Review: Of all the "Birthday" books I borrowed from the Library I found this one the best if you are planning a toddler birthday! I will definately be purchasing my own copy.

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Summary: Great Resource for Toddler Parties
Review: Of all the "Birthday" books I borrowed from the Library I found this one the best if you are planning a toddler birthday! I will definately be purchasing my own copy.

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Summary: Not a good value for the price.
Review: The title of this book is misleading and implies that you will find lots of ideas for party games for young children. But I did not find this book useful at all. There are much more better books you will find that are bigger in size and content wise, they give you lots more organized ideas for planning and conducting birthday party games. Most of the comments the author makes such as how to serve ice cream to children is common sense information to parents with toddlers and you don't need a book to tell you how to do that. This book is not a good value for what it costs.