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Title: Samantha's Mystery Party Game (The American Girls Collection)
ISBN: 1584859865
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Publicate Date: 2005-03
Publish: 2005-03
List Price: $16.95
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Game
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Amazon Lowest Used Price: $15.94
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1: a tea party for Samantha fans
This is a great party for girls who like to dress up in fancy dresses. The invitations tell the invitees what to wear, but they don't get the scripts until they arrive at the party. The girls all came dressed up in old-fashioned party dresses with big bows in their hair, ready for a tea party. We had the girls help decorate cookies for the party when they first arrived, then handed out the scripts.
There are parts for 8 girls and a mom, or nine girls. One girl needs to be comfortable hiding under the table for part of the action. Another is supposed to be in a nearby room for part of the action, but we had her sit nearby to feel a part of things.
They were ready to do it again when it was over!
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2: Great Birthday Party Game
I used this game for my daughter's 8th Birthday Party. It was perfect for this age group. The kit comes with all of the Birthday invitations, and 9 bound scripts. (plus more!) Each child plays a character in this drama/play from the Samantha series from American Girl. The girls dressed in costumes with large bows in their hair, then we finished it off with a real victorian tea party. They loved it and said that this was the best Birthday Party ever. The play takes around an hour. The guests must be able to read, so if you have a younger sibling they can either be a shadow to one of the other characters, or just be one of the silent guests.
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3: If you like American Girl stuff this is a great and inexpensive party game
My initial reaction to the game was to wonder if I could jazz it up a bit, maybe add some clues, or make them harder to find. But, time got away from me and I just followed the instructions and the girls had a terrific time. It took us about an hour to set up (before the party) and 45 minutes to play.
Thanks to the November 2004 movie, Samantha's story was well known to all the guests. Even those who were not great at reading aloud enjoyed the game. While the outcome of the story was obvious to me, and eventually to the girls, they got a kick out of solving it and seeing their guesses proven right.
We used our game for a 9 year old's birthday party. The game was fun and it met my goal of planning a good party without getting into one of those $20+ a person, preplanned event parties. I really don't think children's birthday parties ought to be huge extravaganzas.
We had eight girls giggling all over the house. (A little goofy improvisation channeling Steve from Blues Clues didn't hurt!)
In addition we kept to the American girl theme by playing outdoor games, parlour games and making peppermint ice cream.
As they say, a splendid time was had by all.
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