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LONDON, NEW YORK, MUNICH,
MELBOURNE, and DELHI a picture guide to parties 4
For Florence
Design Mathewson Bull, Chloe Luxford
Editorial Sarah Davis, Marie Greenwood
Photography Dave King
party invitations 6
Home Economist Dolly Meers
Art Director Roger Priddy come to my party 8
Production Hitesh Patel, Pip Tinsley
DK Delhi
Design Manager Romi Chakraborty
Designer Mitun Banerjee
Editorial Manager Glenda Fernandes
Editor Pankhoori Sinha
DTP Coordinator Sunil Sharma
DTP Designers Dheeraj Arora, making decorations 10
Preetam Singh
dashing decorations 12
First published in the United States as
My First Party Book in 1991
This revised edition published in 2008 by
DK Publishing
375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014
Copyright © 1991, 2008 Dorling Kindersley Limited
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American Copyright Conventions. No part of this
publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
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otherwise, without the prior permission of the
copyright owner. Published in Great Britain by Dorling party “cocktails” 16
Kindersley Limited.
A catalog record for this book is available from the
Library of Congress.
ISBN 978-0-7566-4010-1
Color reproduction by Media Development Printing
Printed and bound by Leo Paper Products Ltd., China
Discover more at
www.dk.com
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picture straws 18 buttery cookies 32
sweet treats 34
party hats 36
making dips 20
fancy hats 38
funny-face dips 22
on parade 40
special chocolate cake 42
mystery masks 24
the birthday cake 44
festive faces 26
making sandwiches 28
chocolate medals 46
sandwich bonanza 30
medals for winners 48
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a picture guide to parties
First Party Activity Book shows you how to get ready for a party.
There are delicious things to cook and creative ideas for things to make.
Simple step-by-step instructions show you exactly what to do, and there are
life-size photographs of the finished projects. You’ll find decorative stickers
at the back of the book—use them to decorate your creations. Before you
get started, read the helpful pointers on these two pages.
How to use this book
Equipment The things you need Step by step
These illustrated checklists The materials for each Step-by-step photographs
show you which utensils and project are shown, to help and instructions show you
equipment you need to have you be sure you have what to do at each stage
before you start. everything you need. of the recipe or project.
making dips
For the chunky dip For the peanut butter dip
Dips are among the easiest and tastiest things to eat Half a red
at a party. Make a selection of dips, provide lots of pepper
things to dunk into them, and let your guests help
themselves. Here are the ingredients for a simple
basic dip, plus different things to add to it to vary
the flavor. On the next two pages you will find some
unusual ideas on how to decorate the dips and make
them a fun addition to any party table.
You will need For the basic dip Chives
3 tablespoons yogurt 1cup (175 g) can sweet corn 3 tablespoons peanut butter
equipment or mayonnaise Favoorc tahdeo dip For the tuna dip
2 bowls Cutting board
Knife Wooden spoon
Fork Spoon
8 oz (200 g) cream
cheese
or cottage cheese
Half a lemon 1 avocado
Basic dip Chunky dip Peanut butter dip Tuna dip Avocado dip 6 oz (175 g) can tuna fish
Put the cream cheese in a mixing Deseed the pepper and cut it into Add peanut butter to the Use mayonnaise rather than 1.Cut the avocado in half and 2.Squeeze the juice of the lemon
bowl. Mash it with a fork until it small chunks. Chop the chives basic dip mixture, a spoonful yogurt to make the basic dip. dig out the pit with a spoon.* into the bowl. Mash the avocado
is smooth and creamy, then stir finely.* Stir the chives, pepper, at a time, and stir everything Drain the tuna fish, mash it up, Scoop the insides of the avocado with a fork, then add the basic
in the yogurt or mayonnaise. and sweet corn into the basic dip. together well. and stir it into the dip mixture. into a bowl. dip mixture to it and stir well.
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Things to remember
• Wear oven mitts when picking up hot
• Do not cook anything unless there dishes, and when using the oven.
is an adult there to help you.
• Be careful with sharp knives and
• Read the instructions to make sure scissors. Do not use them unless
you have everything you need. an adult is there to help you.
• Wash your hands and put on an • Always turn the oven off after
apron or an old shirt before you start. cooking.
• Carefully measure all ingredients • Put everything away once you
you use before cooking. have finished.
Decoration The final results The oven mitt symbol
These pictures show the Pictures show you what the Whenever you see this symbol
ingredients and materials finished projects look like, by a picture or instruction,
you need to decorate the making it easy for you to it means that you should
things you have made. copy them. ask an adult for help.
funny-face dips TUNA CLOWN CHUNKY DIP
Cress hair Cucumber stick
You can decorate dips with any of the crunchy Tortilla chip Two-thirds of a Carrot stick
vegetables and chips shown below. They are all slice of cucmber Slice of red pepper
good for dunking into dips. Peel and slice the Strip of green pepper
vegetables carefully,* then arrange them
around the edges of the dips. You can also
use the vegetables to make some of the Slice of
funny-face characters shown below, or try apple
experimenting with your own ideas. Chips and pretzels
Sliced radishes
Cress Sliced celery
Strips of
red pepper
Chives AVOCADO Cherry tomatoes Chips for ears Small tomato Slice of red apple
CAT
PEANUTPIG Tortilla chips for ears
Sliced apple
Sliced pepper cut into strips
Carrots cut into sticks SStlirciepd o rfa cduicsuhmber whCishkievres Swmitahl lc rpeisesc see eodf coanr rtootp stick
Cucumber cut into strips Sliced celery mouth Green pepper nose Pretzel snout
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party
invitations
The first thing you will need to do is make
the party invitations. Homemade invitations
Thin
are much more fun than store-bought ones,
cardboard
and you can make them fit the theme of the
party. Here you will learn how to make three
different kinds of invitations. Turn the page
to see what they will look like when they are
finished and to find out what to write on them.
Small sequins
You will need
equipment
Glitter
Scissors
Ruler
A glue
Pencil stick
Colored
paper
Colored
ribbons
Colored
foil
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Cutout invitations X-mas tree invitation Easter egg invitation
Draw the shapes you want on Glue colored foil onto the tree’s Cut strips of colored paper.* Cut
the cardboard, or copy the Easter pot. Spread glue over the tree some strips into triangles. Copy
egg or Christmas tree on pages 8 and sprinkle green glitter on it. the picture on page 9 and glue
–9. Cut the shapes out.* Glue sequins onto the glitter. shapes to the egg cardboard.
Accordion invitation
1. Cut out paper 20 x 3½ in (50 x 2. Draw a figure of a person on 3. Open the paper. You will have
9 cm).* Make a fold 2½ in (7 cm) the top fold of paper. Its feet and a row of people. Make a folded
from one end; fold the paper every legs must go over the sides of the card. Glue the figure at the end
2½ in (7 cm), to pleat it. paper. Cut around the person. inside the card on the left side.
Animal invitation
1. Draw large dinosaurs or other 2. Carefully cut scales, claws, 3. Cut out the shapes. Fold each
animals on colored cardboard. and eyes out of colored paper.* in half (the head touching the
You can copy the crocodile and Glue them to the crocodile and tail), then in half again. There will
dinosaur on pages 8 and 9. dinosaur figures. be three folds down each card.
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*Ask an adult to help you. Turn the page to see how to add finishing touches to your party invitations.
come to my party
And here are the finished invitations! Write the
details of your party on the backs of the Christmas
tree, Easter egg, or dinosaur invitations, or on the
cards with the crocodile or the row of little people.
On each invitation write the name of the person you
are inviting, then your name, the date and time of
the party, and your address. If you want a reply to
the invitation, write R.S.V.P. * at the bottom of it.
GLITTERING TREE
Colored paper scales
Make a hole in the top of each
invitation and tie a narrow
ribbon through it, so that your
friends can hang them from
their Christmas tree at home
Small sequins
Colored paper claws
Green glitter
GREEN CROCODILE
Shiny red foil
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