Discusses the history and lore of Halloween and includes instructions for making costumes, decorations, and invitations and planning games, activities, and menus for Halloween parties for different age groups.

Provides suggestions for turning any day into a holiday with a party, offering suggestions for invitations, decorations, activities, and recipes to celebrate such occasions as getting braces off, Earth Day, and the first snow of the season.

A collection of thirty new ideas for birthday celebrations offers such birthday themes as Mermaids, the Wizard of Oz, and a Doll Shower, and offfers party suggestions for hard-to-please teenagers