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A "Guess How Much I Love You" audio CD is included as a special treat with Tenth Anniversary edition. The CD is filled with over 45 minutes of storytelling, songs and activities inspired by story. The narrator's voice is mellow, music is soothing and activities encourage children to participate in storytime.

The Tenth Anniversary edition of "Guess How Much I Love You" makes an excellent gift for expectant and new parents, newborns, babies and young children. It will be treasured as far as their arms can reach, and then some.

Next, pair up children. One child will need to be pilot and other will be air traffic controller. The air traffic controller’s job is to guide pilot (blindfolded) down runway without running into any other plane (non-breakable items).

How to play: first pilot stands at end of runway with their arms stretched out like a plane. The air traffic controller can stand anywhere along runway, but best position is behind pilot. This will eliminate any confusion when they are using commands left and right.

Once pilot is blindfolded, all other children can throw more objects on runway to make challenge even more difficult. After children have added extra planes, controller guides pilot down runway using commands like, “Take two steps forward”, “One step left”, “Two large steps to left”.

If child crashed, next team will get to take a turn. Award team who made it farthest on runway, without crashing, a prize.

"Sleep/Stand!" This is a great modified game of old time favorite, Simon Says. Have children line up and face you, or whoever caller is. There are only two sayings children have to listen for: I say sleep or I say stand. When you say, “I say sleep” children must lie down and pretend to sleep or when you say, “I say stand” children must stand up. If you say a command without, “I say” and children do it, then they are out. As game progresses, say commands faster. The children will be going up and down so fast they won’t even hear “I say” part. It’s a great game and packed full of laughs!

"Where’s Cake?" Children always love to go on a mission to find “something” and this game will definitely be a treat for them. This game is going to require help from friends and be under a lot of adult supervision. Separate children into two teams and give each team a set of clues and party favors to find. Give each child a bag to put favors in and make sure that each guest has at least one favor. The clues and favors should lead children to cake. Whichever team finds cake first gets to be served first!

"Airport Field Trip" How cool would this activity be? Do you live near a small municipal airport? A lot of them will allow you to bring down a group of children for a tour of facility. Give them a call and see if you can plan one during some airplane take-offs and landings. The kids will love this experience and they will talk about for months!

"Storytime/Videotime" Do you need an activity towards end of party which might “calm” children down? Well, how about a great airplane story or movie? Jay Jay and Friends have a lot of books and movies out and children just love them. Get one and plan it towards end of party. This will also give you a chance to do a little cleanup before parents arrive to pick up their children.