Holiday Baking Party

In many cultures, making food for those you love is common practice. Since we celebrate those special people on Valentine's Day, it's the perfect holiday to make some amazing baked treats. Each themed recipe is written especially for young bakers, including safety tips, ingredients and equipment lists, and step-by-step instructions. A full-color photograph accompanies each recipe so readers can page through the book to find just the treat they want to make. Whether it's sweet for a sweetheart or has the traditional red in it, whatever recipe readers choose will stand up to the inclusion of an extra ingredient, love.

The first trick to baking successful St. Patrick's Day treats is to make them green. The second way to make excellent treats for this March holiday is to make enough to feed everyone at the party. Readers can find excellent St. Patrick's Day baking inspiration by paging through this book's many themed recipes. Step-by-step instructions guide both new and experienced bakers through the recipe, and a full-color photograph of each finished product shows what they have to look forward to sharing with friends and family.

Christmas just wouldn't be the same without cookies to leave for Santa, gingerbread houses, and other tasty baked treats. Full of complete recipes specially chosen for young bakers, readers can refer to this book year after year for their Christmas baking projects. Each recipe includes an ingredient and equipment list and simple step-by-step instructions that will guide readers to impressive, and yummy, results. Whether new to baking or a holiday baking veteran, all readers can enjoy the great variety of recipes offered in this volume.

Ghosts, witches, pumpkins, and candy are great baking inspiration. This book is chock-full of themed Halloween recipes for young bakers to tackle during the spookiest time of the year. Including baked items for every taste preference, this book breaks down each yummy recipe into an easy-to-follow set of instructions, as well as provides an ingredient and equipment list. Safety tips remind readers to ask for help with sharp or hot baking tools, but recipes have been specially chosen to be appropriate for young bakers of all experience levels.

There can never be too many treats on Thanksgiving Day. From pies to pumpkin cookies, readers are sure to be familiar with the wonderful baked goods often served at their family's dinner. With this book in hand, they'll be able to find the inspiration they need to bake up a themed surprise. With simply written ingredients, equipment lists, and easy-to-follow instructions, each recipe was specially formatted and chosen for young bakers eager to take on part of the Thanksgiving meal.

What better way to celebrate America's birthday than with delicious baked treats? Whether baking for a daytime barbeque or a late-night picnic that ends with fireworks, there are lots of fun ways to theme the food served. Simple step-by-step instructions, accompanied by ingredient and equipment lists, help young bakers see each tasty treat through to completion. Safety tips are included throughout the book to remind readers to ask for an adult's help with sharp and hot baking tools. Each recipe is easily followed by new and experienced bakers alike.