FamilyFun Parties: 100 Complete Party Plans for Birthdays, Holidays, and Every Day

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Summary: Bring back the backyard parties!
Review: I love this book. I borrowed this book from a friend and did not want to give it back--so I had to buy my own. I used the barnyard bash and everyone there thought I was so creative. I am very limited in time, being a working mom, and I pulled this party off the night before. Great book, creative ideas, highly motivational pictures. Great book altogether--backyard parties are now new and different!!

Rating:
Summary: Bring back the backyard parties!
Review: I love this book. I borrowed this book from a friend and did not want to give it back--so I had to buy my own. I used the barnyard bash and everyone there thought I was so creative. I am very limited in time, being a working mom, and I pulled this party off the night before. Great book, creative ideas, highly motivational pictures. Great book altogether--backyard parties are now new and different!!

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Summary: Too Complicated!
Review: This is a beautiful book with lots of color photographs, but it made me uncomfortable. It is a little too professional and too slick, and not at all the kind of parties that I would throw for my kids. I found the ideas and suggestions way too complex for the average mom to pull off. My time is limited and I can't spend hours on end preparing for each component of a birthday party. Plus, there were lots of ideas for decorating and setting the stage, but I would have liked more ideas for games and activites.

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Summary: Great ideas for the younger set
Review: This is a great party book for folks with kids 10 and under. There are some games that can be adapted for older kids as well, but the crafts and themes would not work for most kids over the age of 11. Parent participation is a big part of making these partys work, so be plan your event accordingly. There are ideas here for block partys, olympics, and all kinds of holiday events.