Williams-Sonoma Kids Parties - Tapa dura

With eye-catching photography that will entice all ages, an easy-to-use format, and lots of neat ideas, Kids Parties will inspire creative party giving throughout the year.

From a pretty pink cupcake party with a butterfly theme and an outdoor Easter gathering with a spirited egg hunt to a spooky Halloween get-together with punch the color of blood, Kids Parties is packed with a year’s worth of fun-filled birthday and holiday celebrations for kids from ages four to ten.

Seven distinctively themed parties are featured. Each one offers a work plan to help you budget your time; a menu and recipes; fresh, new ideas for invitations, decorations, and favors; and suggestions for games, crafts, and other party-time activities. Many of the recipes are geared toward getting the kids involved, from making pizza to decorating lollipops to frosting cupcakes. And every menu includes food ideas for partygoers of different ages and tastes.

Lisa Atwood has worked as a food writer for Sunset Books, an editor and publisher for Williams-Sonoma cookbooks, and a children’s cooking instructor. She lives in the wine country town of Sonoma with her husband and three kids.