Customer Reviews

The Halloween Book

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3 star:		(2)
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If you're looking for a Halloween craft book for kids, this may be what you want, but the crafts are very simple and the format suggests that it was intended for use by or with children. There are some cute ideas, like the window silhouettes and the paper mache treat bag, but the costumes and makeup techniques are strictly for beginners. If this was a book for children, the title or subtitle should have indicated it. If you're an adult looking for really clever crafts for Halloween, check out Halloween Decorating or Halloween: 101 Frightfully Fun Ideas (Better Homes & Gardens).

I've always been on the DK books for being a bit on the short side. I know they're aiming them for kids but a little more bang for your buck would be great. That said the book does come with some worthwhile and fairly inexpensive decorations and tasty receipes to make for kids parties. And I do say younger kids, and not quite the 9 - 12 age group that the listing says it's geared to. More like 3 - 7.

The Window silhouettes, while not new are well-done and they always make a good display if you have the proper lighting. There's tips on decorating your pumpkin and traditional games like Dangling Donuts. Most of it you may have seen before. Like all DK books it's bright and bold and the photography is first-rate. Not bad.

This is a fun book aimed at the younger set filled with a nice sprinkling of Halloween costumes, recipes, crafts, and party ideas. The ideas are by no means original, but as a mom and Halloween-freak , I found this book to be a good inspiration to cooking up your own ideas. (The monster sandwiches are priceless! )The photos are lovely, the printed varnished pages crisp and bright -- I can practically smell the pumpkin pie when I crack it open.

This really is a beautiful book with great pictures and easy to follow directions. Totally aimed for kids to be able to handle. I gave this book three stars because while it is nicely illustrated it is very short (48 pages) and not totally orignal. I suggest borrowing it from your local library. But before you write it off here are some good points: while the crafts are really simple (create your own stickers or window silhouette picture) when you actually give them a chance and do them you will be pleased with the results. I thought the sticker were lame but something easy for my toddler to do. I was surprised how cool they turned out. I will use them in group craft projects again for other seasons as well. I liked the idea of Dangling Doughnuts. If you have a toddler like me, bobbing for apples can be very difficult and this was a cute alternative. The drink ideas were great. The food ideas were easy to make but bewared the recipes are not writen in cups and tablespoon but in grams and ounces. Cookies are called biscuits and cup cakes are called fairy cakes. It also calls for plain and self rising flours and icing sugar. Not being an expirenced cook I had to find out what these were and what would happen if I used just all purpose flour. But if you know what they are, then there is no problem. The book is worth looking at, but buying...check the library first. It wasn`t a total waste of money but I wish there had been more to it.

This is a really fun book with great ideas for any Halloween parties. We pull this book out and get new ideas every year. We have had many great Halloween parties with ideas from this book.

This book is great for school crafts and kids' party ideas. I bought this book to use in a school setting and found it useful. The crafts are simple, but when you're working with 15 kids, that is what you want. Loved the lanterns, and they are a nice alternative/addition to carving pumpkins. They look good at adult parties too.

The party food was also doable. Easy to make and looks & tastes good. Kids/adults will actually eat it and laugh! Liked the mood and layout, spooky without being gory. It's fun to just look through!

Only wish that it was more extensive.

This book's a great way to get ur kids, and you by the way, into the halloween. Ever have those kids who think they aint scared of nothing well this book will change them! But it! Now!