The Girlfriends' Guide to Parties and Playdates

by Vicki Iovine, Peg Rosen

This practical guide gives readers all the best Girlfriend-tested tricks-to make playtime and parties as easy as they are fun. Includes...

* The best ideas for angst-free at-home fetes and off-premises extravaganzas
* No fail game and craft ideas-for any theme
* Affordable alternatives to junk-filled goody bags
* Age-specific suggestions for can't-miss gifts
* Save-the-day stuff to stash in your cupboard for instant fun, any time
* Playdate success secrets
* S.O.S. strategies for when you're too tired to move

About the Author:
Vicki Iovine, mother of four, is also the author of The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy, The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy Daily Diary, The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood, The Girlfriends' Guide to Toddlers, and The Girlfriends' Guide to Getting Your Groove Back. Visit Vicki Iovine online at girlfriendsguide.com.

Peg Rosen, a former editor of Child magazine, writes about parenting and child safety issues for numerous national publications.

249 pages, Paperback

First published January 7, 2003

Reviews

[Jodi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book and did pick up a few tips but Iovine seems to have lost some of her "sparkle" that I loved about her earlier books. Perhaps it was the subject matter - playdates and parties are pretty much common sense and there really isn't any "secret" hidden thing that is only talked about among the girlfriends as there was with pregnancies and living with young children. My daughter's birthday is next week and I had forgotten all about the cake and the favors until reading about it in the book- I have only thrown 9 children's parties so far and can't believe these items didn't cross my mind this time. All of the previous parties for my children I have been on top of things! Well, I need to go order my daughter's birthday cake!

[DixieJo · Rating 3 out of 5]

useful book to have on hand with small kiddos