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Send this application with your dues payment to: B'nai 13 rith Membership Service Center 1640 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036-3278 3/20 1998 C28 For further information call or write: 1-888-388-4BBI(4224) fix: (202) 857-6609/1099 E-mail: members@bnaibrith.org such as this, although some establish- ments provide dessert as well. Platinum Treats' Peggy LaKind agrees with Murray. There's no sense in putting out a lot of elaborate foods and spending lots of money on items that kids won't eat or appreciate, says LaKind, who has operated Platinum Treats for 14 years and specializes in scrumptious sweets. "When parents opt for high-end goodies they're throwing their money away. However, kids do like anything that's pretzel-based," she says. The candymaker delivers pounds and pounds of her miniature caramel, peanut butter and milk chocolate- dipped pretzels throughout the year to festive gatherings. The delectable treats, which sell for $1 for two, are usually the first thing to disappear ... if children are around. Oftentimes, a backyard party site is just as delightful and appealing for a group of toddlers as a more expensive offsite outing. Turn on a lawn sprinkler, set out some ice cream and cake, hand out some inexpensive dime-store favors, add your toddler and his three best friends and you'll witness plenty of Kodak moments. Hiring entertainment to come to your home party also can make the day memorable. Joy Murray held one of her children's parties at her Huntington Woods home and hired entertainment expert Rita Kirsch through the Birmingham Com- munity Center to thrill kids with pup- pet shows, marionettes and music. "It was about a 45-minute show, which is just the right length of time for kids under 4," says Murray. Stacey Simmons of Bloomfield Township had good luck when she hosted an at-home party for her 3-year- old daughter's last birthday party. Sim- mons, 32, invited 13 of her daughter's friends to a mid-morning gala complete with arts and crafts and dress-up oppor- tunities. "My daughter loves art and she likes to play dress-up," says Simmons. So the clever mom hired an expert to come to the party to orchestrate some delightful playtime. "Kids made ties, hats and other things related to dress-up and had a great time," Simmons says. Her advice for parents: keep it sim- ple. "One year I made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches cut in a cookie- cutter teddy bear shape. Then we served ice cream and cupcakes," Simmons