Chances are that you want to make your child's birthday extra special but are lost for time and effort to plan a birthday party. Kids parties can be time consuming and expensive. But it need not be that way. The Ultimate Birthday Part Book is filled with easy, cost-effective ideas for throwing a spectacular birthday party your child will remember.

Susan Baltrus offers practical and useful tips for organizing a successful party. Her book has an informative Q &A section based on interviews with parents and over fifty party themes, complete with ideas for invitations, decorations, games, activities, food and favors. She advices on age appropriate party themes for children from two to twelve. This easy-to-use guide will prove to be an invaluable resource for busy parents.

Susan Baltrus is the author of Thinking Games for Pre-Schoolers, as well as several articles in trade magazines and journals. A teacher, researcher, author, and mother of three, Susan loves to share her creative ideas with other parents and has recently been in demand as a birthday party consultant. She holds B. S. degrees in communications, marketing, and quantitative methods and lives with her family in Massachusetts.

This book provides themes ranging from the "Outer Space Party", to the "Grand Slam Baseball Bash", to the "Dinosaur Party", each original and cleverly presented concept is provided with recommendations for ideas, invitation designs, kid-friendly games, decorations, cake styles, and party favors -- which of course can be mixed or matched to tailor the tastes.