Party of the Month: Library Party

Black plastic glasses from a dollar store turn guests into little librarians.

Kids' classics inspired healthy eats: deviled eggs for Greens Eggs and Ham, apples for The Giving Tree, and garden veggies for The Pooh Story Book

A homemade sheet cake was iced to look like a book -- and it's easy to DIY! Put icing in a zip-seal bag, snip a corner off, and squeeze.

A banner and a large number five announced the birthday girl's age. Stacks of books were tied with ribbon and topped with a balloon as décor.

Paige's mom made goody bags, by stitching storybook pages together on three sides, and filled them with gummy "bookworms."

Originally published in the November 2014 issue of Parents magazine.