Parties with Pizzazz: A Complete Resource for Holiday Classroom Parties

Dozens of Halloween, Winter, and Valentine Day party themes. Crafts, games, and songs that kids will love. Yummy snacks to top off the fun. What more could a party planner want? Parties with Pizzazz has everything you need to create great classroom parties. However, I think a good deal of the crafts, games, and snacks are just as suitable on their own either in the classroom or for use at home. Each entry clearly states what you need so that you aren't running around looking for craft items or ingredients. Moreover, the directions (with lots of illustrations) are simply, to the point, and are easy to actually complete. Parties with Pizzazz was a finalist in ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award.

Do you get cold feet when your child's teacher asks you to help plan the next classroom party? Does the thought of creating a Valentine's Day game for a class of seven year olds leave you frozen in fear? Are you a party mom but lack the creativity to bring a craft idea to the classroom? Or are you just plain bored with doing the same old same old at every single class party? Marci Mohan, Jeanne Palmer, and Peggy Simenson have you covered. With their new classroom party resource guide, PARTIES WITH PIZZAZZ, they introduce dozens of unique and creative games, crafts, and snacks designed to get your classroom partying down! PARTIES WITH PIZZAZZ is split into parties revolving around traditional holiday themes - Halloween, Winter, and Valentines Day - and is split again into "Mixers" (large group activities designed to ramp up the party atmosphere), "Team Builders" (division of the large group into several smaller, more manageable ones), "Games," "Crafts," and "Treats." Mohan, Palmer, and Simenson work together to create unique party activities that are fun and inexpensive, such as: *Loop the Hoop (requiring two hula hoops and some crepe paper) *Counting confetti (requiring only snowflake confetti and plastic snack bags) *Graham cracker gifts (a fun and inexpensive treat the kids will love making) What's more, the authors provide you with templates, patterns, and samples in the back of the book for easy and convenient implementation of their ideas. All that is needed is a willing spirit and a few eager children. While the book seems to be geared specifically toward a classroom setting, it should be noted that most, if not all, of the activities within could be used for any gathering of children, from youth groups to slumber parties. In fact, one can only hope a "Birthday Parties with Pizzazz" book is already under construction. A valuable resource tool for any parent with small children who might be called upon to help with a holiday party, and an absolute must-have for any teacher worth her salt, PARTIES WITH PIZZAZZ delivers true celebratory spirit.

The collaborative effort of Marci Mohan, Jeanne Palmer, and Peggy Simenson, Parties With Pizzazz: A Complete Resource For Holiday Classroom Parties is an activity book filled with ideas for games, crafts, costumes, candies, gifts, and more centered around Halloween themes, wintertime themes, or Valentine's Day. Black-and-white photographs embellish the step-by-step instructions for easy-to-plan projects especially suitable for classrooms but also great for family fun at home. A festive, wholesome resource.