Throwing an Oz Party

(This page is very much a work in progress right now. I'm experimenting with trying to set this page up in wiki format. If you want to see the current version of this information, and what I hope this page will become, take a look at http://thewizardofoz.info/ozparty.html.)

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Click on one of the icons below for Wizard of Oz party kits from Birthday Express:

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Other Wizard of Oz party items:

Invitations

Invitations

Personalized Emerald City Banner

Personalized Photo Banner

Party Favor Kit

Basket Favor Box

Blue Gingham Favor Box

"There's No Place Like Home" Rubber Bracelet

Silver Star Wand

Pink Bubble Wands

Ruby Slipper Lip Gloss Key Chain

Candy-Filled Ruby Slipper

Sticker Sheet

Sticker Sheet

Foil Balloon

Ruby Slipper Balloon

Cake Topper

Dinner Plates

Dinner Plates

Dessert Plate

Dessert Plates

Lunch Napkins

Napkins

Paper Cups

Paper Cups

Mini Rainbow Spiral Lollipops

Pastel SwirlLollipops

Thank You Notes

• Emerald City green glasses in bulk — [A] [B]

• Suggestions from this website's list of Frequently Asked Questions.

• You can find more ideas at BirthdayPartyIdeas.com and Amazing Moms.com.

• Make a Lion from a paper plate (add a red bow to make him look like the Cowardly Lion).

• E-How has all kinds of ideas for Oz parties and decoration — [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G]

• Wizard of Oz kids' birthday party guide.

• Wizard of Oz party ideas from Australia.

• Dave Barry has a cautionary tale about a Wizard of Oz-themed party (a classic Barry column, first published in 2004).

• For more birthday ideas, including crafts the kids can make, check out http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/cartoons/oz.html</a>.

• You can download some Oz coloring pages at http://www.cartooncritters.com/wizardofoz.htm.

• Chocolate Ruby Slippers from The Ruby Slippers Specialty Company.

• A cake of Tik-Tok from Return to Oz (1985).

• Looking for something particularly Ozzy to wear? Check out the selection of Oz costumes in our Oz costume shop (coming soon).

• The Costume Loft has Oz costumes and supplies for rent or sale.

• Simplicity's Oz costume patterns.

• Oz costumes for rent from Broadway Costumes.

• Oz costumes for rent from Magic Makers.

• Marylen's Storybook character costumes. (Guess what one of those books is?)

• Oz costumes at All Fancy Dress.com, a British costume shop.

• Custom Sparkles has custom-made replica ruby slippers.

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To help coordinate with Ozzy color schemes or themes:

Emerald Green	Light Yellow	Yellow	Red	Light Blue
Deep Blue	Purple	Pink	Poppies

Although these links will take you to a set of each color or design, you can also find individual items and accessories on the same pages.

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For something to do:

Rainbow Piñata

Piñata Blindfold

Piñata Buster

Piñata Fillers

Piñata Filler Favors

Two Pounds of Piñata Filler

Or, if you really want to go to town, you can purchase a custom-made Flying Monkey piñata.

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Decorations:

Crystal Ball

Dorothy and Toto Standup

Lion, Scarecrow, and Tin Man Standup

Melting Wicked Witch Standup

Dorthy and Witch Window Posters

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More suggestions for party favors These are extremely inexpensive Oz books published by Dover Publications, and available through this website from Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.co.uk, and ABE Books. Just click on the logos under the titles to go to the store of your choice.

• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Fun Kit. A collection of Oz-themed activity books, with stickers and a coloring poster.
  

• Wizard of Oz Paper Dolls by Ted Menten. Paper dolls of Dorothy and her friends, based on the book's original illustrations by W. W. Denslow.
  

• Wizard of Oz Sticker Picture by Cathy Beylon. An Oz panorama with twenty-seven reusable stickers.
  

• Wizard of Oz Coloring Book. W. W. Denslow's famous Wizard of Oz illustrations, all ready to color.
  

• Wizard of Oz Activity Book by David Schimmell. Mazes, puzzles, counting games, word puzzles, and other Ozzy ways to engage your brain.
  

• Wizard of Oz Stickers by Ted Menten. Sixteen stickers, based on W. W. Denslow's original illustrations for the book.
  

• Fun with Wizard of Oz Stencils by Paul E. Kennedy. With paint or markers, you can put Dorothy and her friends on any surface!
  

• Invisible Oz Magic Picture Book by Victoria Fremont and Pat L. Stewart. Rub a pencil over the pictures, and watch new Oz characters appear!
  

• Little Wizard of Oz Activity Book by Victoria Fremont and Pat L. Stewart. A small activity book of Oz stuff.
  

• My Oz Notebook by Pat L. Stewart. A small Ozzy notebook, of course. Blank inside.
  

• Oz Sticker Activity Book by Cathy Beylon. Reuseable stickers of all of your favorite Oz friends, and a panoramic scene to stick them on.
  

• Twelve Wizard of Oz Bookmarks by Pat L. Stewart. The title says it all!
  

• The Wizard of Oz and Friends Stickers by Pat Stewart. Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Lion, and Toto, too, all in stickers based on the original W. W. Denslow artwork.
  

• The Land of Oz Stained Glass Coloring Book by Marty Noble. Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Lion, and Toto, too, in pictures you can color, then hang in the window to let the sun shine through.
  

• The Wizard of Oz Sticker Story Book by Pat L. Stewart. The story, with stickers so you can help tell it.
  

• Wizard of Oz Tattoos by Pat Stewart. Put Dorothy and her friends on your face, arm, or anywhere else mom or dad will let you. Temporary tattoos, so they won't last more than a few days.
  

• 10 Oz Fun Books : Stickers, Stencils, Tattoos and More. A collection of the ten books above, in an attractive slipcase.
  

• The Wizard of Oz, Dover Thrift editions of L. Frank Baum's famous book, with W. W. Denslow's original illustrations.
  

• The Marvelous Land of Oz, Dover Thrift edition of L. Frank Baum's sequel to The Wizard of Oz, with John R. Neill's original illustrations.
  

• Dorothy of Oz Paper Doll by Tom Tierney. Dorothy and all of her very best Oz clothes.
  

You can find other (but more expensive) items for Oz parties or gifts in the online Wizard of Oz Book Shop (don't let the name fool you, there are also toys and games and puzzles there as well).

And to help you plan for the party:

• Everything Oz: The Wizard Book of Makes and Bakes by Hannah Read-Baldrey. All kinds of Oz craft and baking projects, for a party or any other Oz occasion.
  

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