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Summary: A Very Helpful, Comprehensive Guide for Parents
Review: I used this book, and it's follow up (The Penny Whistle Birthday Party Book) to plan my son's 3rd birthday party. Both books are excellant...and you just need one of them. They both start with a good overview of the party segments: arrivals, active games, wind-down/food, leaving. They also give good time lines for organizing and purchasing things (best to start 6 weeks in advance, but can be condensed to two if you put it off).All of the chapters have a different "theme", and include: how to make a cool invitation, decorations, fun party favors, thematic foods to serve, thematic games to play What I liked most was that they have a special section on parties for kids 4 and under...how they differ from older children. They also encourage you to take their party plans and adapt them for your own situation. My case: my son wanted a bug theme. There is not bug-theme party in either book. I took the basic principles for parties for toddlers, adapted games from some of the other parties (there is a dinosaur party, a teddy bear party) and added some things of my own invention. I read several of their party themes just to get my imagination rolling. I enjoyed them all thoroughly. In a nutshell: Easy to read, very well organized, the only book you need to plan children's parties!
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Summary: great book chock-full of ideas
Review: Outstanding book...something for everyone, and most items that need to be purchased can be had at the dollar store. Rock-Solid book full of well-thought out parties.
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Summary: great book chock-full of ideas
Review: Outstanding book...something for everyone, and most items that need to be purchased can be had at the dollar store. Rock-Solid book full of well-thought out parties.
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Summary: great resource
Review: This an excellent book with a number of party ideas for all ages. I especially like that this books gives suggestions for older kids parties. Packed with recipes, decoration, invitation, and favor ideas to go along with your theme. I will be using this for years to come.
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Summary: great resource
Review: This an excellent book with a number of party ideas for all ages. I especially like that this books gives suggestions for older kids parties. Packed with recipes, decoration, invitation, and favor ideas to go along with your theme. I will be using this for years to come.
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Summary: Great Resource Book!
Review: This book was easy to follow and had ideas in it which were easy to adapt to other themes. I loved the information about how much activity each different age group should be able to handle. My three-year-old's party went off without a hitch thanks to this book. It will get used many more times in years to come.
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Summary: Great Resource Book!
Review: This book was easy to follow and had ideas in it which were easy to adapt to other themes. I loved the information about how much activity each different age group should be able to handle. My three-year-old's party went off without a hitch thanks to this book. It will get used many more times in years to come.
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