Throwing an Oz Party
- 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).
- 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.
- You can download some Oz coloring pages at http://www.cartooncritters.com/wizardofoz.htm.
- The Costume Loft has Oz costumes and supplies for rent or sale.
- 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.
To help coordinate with Ozzy color schemes or themes:
Emerald City Green |
Light Winkie Yellow |
Winkie Yellow |
Quadling Red |
Light Munchkin Blue |
Deep Munchkin Blue |
Gillikin Purple |
Frothy 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.
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.
Decorations:
Crystal Ball |
Dorothy and Toto Standup |
Lion, Scarecrow, and Tin Man Standup |
Melting Wicked Witch Standup | Dorthy and Witch Window Posters |
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 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.
- Oz Sticker Activity Book by Cathy Beylon. Reuseable stickers of all of your favorite Oz friends, and a panoramic scene to stick them on.
- 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.
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.