Penny Whistle Birthday Party Book (Paperback)

by Meredith Brokaw (Author), Annie Gilbar (Author), Jill Weber (Illustrator) "Believe it or not, almost every child we've ever talked to claims his or her best birthday parties have been the ones held at home..." (more)
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Mundelheim Review Worth every cent...parties you and your children will remember with genuine happiness. -- Review

Product Description

OVER 30 ALL-NEW, SURE-TO-PLEASE PARTIES FOR KIDS OF ANY AGE!

Whether your two-year-old's passion is teddy bears, your eight-year-old can name every dinosaur in the museum, or your sweet-sixteen-yearold wants a sophisticated casino evening -- you can create the perfect party with The Penny Whistle™ Birthday Party Book.

Complete with suggestions for entertaining games and activities, instructions for making personalized invitations, decorations and party favors, and delicious recipes for refreshments (including the best birthday cakes ever!), this book shows you how to give:

* A Pig-Out Party (everyone gets to be a pig for the day)
* A Cloud-Nine Party (a heavenly time will be had by all)
* A Secret Agent Party (super sleuths get to find the birthday cake)
* A Stegosaurus and Friends Party (dress is prehistoric -- dinosaurs welcome)
* An Under-the-Big-Top Party (no more waiting for the circus to come to town)
* A Chocolate Factory Party (complete with a life-size candy cottage)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Fireside (July 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671737953
• ISBN-13: 978-0671737955
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #119,892 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you want a memorable party, this is the book for you., January 19, 1999

By A Customer

This book is an excellent resource for parents who want to give their child a creative and different party.For each party, the authors give interesting handmade card ideas, decorations, games and food. All parties are centered aroud a creative and fun theme. I have used this book for several years creating memorable parties for my daughter. I have done the parties straight from the book or I have modified them to suit my child's tastes and our situation.It is also easy to mix and match different activities, food, etc. and create your own party idea. An added bonus, many of the activities can be adapted to class parties for room moms who need some help!

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A busy mother's best friend!, January 1, 2000

By	Beth Smith (Kansas City) - See all my reviews

This book has a number of wonderfully creative ideas for birthday parties for children including not only party themes, but activities, party favor ideas and even party-throwing guidelines to follow! What a relief to know that as busy mothers and fathers, we won't have to "reinvent the wheel" to make our kids' parties a smashing success!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars If your family is on a budget, don't buy this book!, June 17, 2003

By	Cynthia M. Ulreich (Hamilton, OH United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is ridiculous. Nothing in here is affordable!

When I read the other reviews, I assumed that everyone here must have a fortune to spend on their children's birthday parties.

I'm on a tight budget and could never afford the lavish parties suggested in this book.

Don't waste your money on this book--check it out from the library. It has a few good game ideas, that's about it.