conversations.from: human
conversations.value: a title for a book about nbsp, B>the, UK's with the genre: Crafts, Hobbies & Home, Home Improvement & Design
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: A title for this book could be 'Complete Party Planner'
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Give me the first four paragraphs for this book.. End with the sentence ' But if the thought of a whole bunch of excited kids running amok in your house fills you with dread, the answer might be to hold your party somewhere else.'.
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: Complete Party Planner
  Parental involvement means far more to your child than spending money on a lavish party. The smile on his or her face mirrors the love you show for your child. Be a part of their fun, don't sit on the sidelines, join in with their growing up—it's such fun. One of the most successful parties I gave my son was a soccer party, and the highlight was inviting all the dads to play a game at the end against the boys. Despite the dads not having played soccer in at least twenty years, I've never seen a more competitive bunch. Needless to say, the boys loved every minute of it, but I think a lot of the dads suffered later on in the day!
  An approaching birthday is the biggest event in a child's life, and although the charm for us wears off around the age of thirty-five, children look forward to it all year, counting the weeks to the special day with feverish excitement. Active participation is definitely a key to success. For my older daughter I organized a cooking party where—horror of horrors—no food was prepared in advance and it was up to the children to make their own. They had enormous fun rolling out dough, cutting out cookies, and making milkshakes. Yes, it was messy and you needed a team of willing helpers, but, boy, was it worth it to see their little faces beaming with pride at their newfound culinary skills. For my younger daughter I organized a beauty and jewelry-making party where the girls' faces and hair were done, their nails painted, and before-and-after pictures taken. In between, the budding supermodels also had the chance to make jewelry and play party games.
  For little children of two and under, invite parents along as well. Toddlers need more attention than one or two adults can give. At this age they won't need organized games, so have lots of toys for them to play with.
  I always think that there is something quite personal about having a party at home, but it does involve quite a lot of organizing. You will probably need to move some of the furniture so there is enough room for the children to play games, and if there are a lot of children, you may need to rent tables and chairs. But if the thought of a whole bunch of excited kids running amok in your house fills you with dread, the answer might be to hold your party somewhere else.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Give me four more paragraphs.
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: Make torso shapes for each of the teddy bears using the yellow fondant icing and place on the beds. Roll out white fondant bedspreads and drape them over each bed and trim. Add strips of fondant for the turned-down sheets. Shape three bears' heads and paws in decreasing size from yellow fondant icing and decorate their faces with black writing icing. Place a set on each pillow.
  CUT OUT THREE HEADBOARDS of decreasing size from heavy cardboard. Brush the headboards with a little warmed apricot jam. Gather the white icing trimmings and divide into two. Color one batch dark blue with a few drops of food coloring and roll out to cover the daddy bear's headboard. Also make him a pair of matching blue slippers. Color the second batch of trimmings pink and roll out to cover the mommy bear's headboard and decorate the top with sugar flowers, sticking them in place with a little jam. Also make a pair of slippers and decorate with sugar flowers. Roll out the remaining yellow icing to cover the baby bear's headboard and make him a pair of matching slippers and decorate with licorice candies.
  Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 2.5-quart deep Pyrex bowl with butter and line the base with a circle of waxed paper or baking parchment (this will help the cake turn out of the bowl more easily). Dust the bowl lightly with flour. Prepare the cake mix according to package instructions. Transfer the batter to the Pyrex bowl and bake on the middle rack of the oven for 45 to 50 minutes until the edges of the cake have shrunk away slightly from the edge of the bowl and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  Remove the cake from the oven and allow to stand for 20 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely (you may need to run a knife around the edge of the bowl to help release the cake). Don't worry if the cake sinks in the center while cooling.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Give me the last five paragraphs.
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Press down the center of each ball firmly with your thumb or use the underside of a round measuring spoon to make a perfect circle. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Allow to cool for a few minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar and fill the hollows with ½ to 1 teaspoon of raspberry jam each.
  Preheat the oven to 350°F. Cream together the butter and sugar. Sift the flour and cornstarch together with the salt and mix together with the creamed butter and sugar. Add the milk and knead to form a soft ball of dough.
  ONE COLOR AT A TIME, and using a rolling pin, crush the candies in their wrappers. Sprinkle flour on a clean work surface and roll out the dough to a thickness of about ¼ inch. Using a selection of Christmas cookie cutters, cut out shapes and arrange on baking sheets lined with parchment or other baking paper. Cut out a "window" in the center of each cookie, making sure you leave a good edge at the top and around the sides.
  COMPLETELY FILL EACH CUTOUT AREA with crushed candies of one color. Make a hole at the top of each cookie using a drinking straw so that you will be able to thread a ribbon through it later. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until golden. While the cookies are still warm, check that the holes are still there, otherwise gently push a straw through again. Do not remove the cookies from the baking sheets until they have cooled, as the candies need to harden. Once set, gently lift the cookies off the paper with a spatula and cool on wire racks.
  Decorate the cookies with white writing icing or piped royal icing and edible silver balls. Thread ribbon through the holes to make loops for hanging.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Delete the last sentence.
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Press down the center of each ball firmly with your thumb or use the underside of a round measuring spoon to make a perfect circle. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Allow to cool for a few minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar and fill the hollows with ½ to 1 teaspoon of raspberry jam each.
  Preheat the oven to 350°F. Cream together the butter and sugar. Sift the flour and cornstarch together with the salt and mix together with the creamed butter and sugar. Add the milk and knead to form a soft ball of dough.
  ONE COLOR AT A TIME, and using a rolling pin, crush the candies in their wrappers. Sprinkle flour on a clean work surface and roll out the dough to a thickness of about ¼ inch. Using a selection of Christmas cookie cutters, cut out shapes and arrange on baking sheets lined with parchment or other baking paper. Cut out a "window" in the center of each cookie, making sure you leave a good edge at the top and around the sides.
  COMPLETELY FILL EACH CUTOUT AREA with crushed candies of one color. Make a hole at the top of each cookie using a drinking straw so that you will be able to thread a ribbon through it later. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until golden. While the cookies are still warm, check that the holes are still there, otherwise gently push a straw through again. Do not remove the cookies from the baking sheets until they have cooled, as the candies need to harden. Once set, gently lift the cookies off the paper with a spatula and cool on wire racks.
  Decorate the cookies with white writing icing or piped royal icing and edible silver balls.