As a host or hostess, it's impossible to be everywhere at every party. At your next big event, encourage your guests to mix and mingle when you are otherwise occupied by providing a "Party Games" book. Guests will have a ball looking through your book and finding the perfect game to entertain themselves.

Fill your "Party Games" book with a variety of game ideas and conversation starters so that guests can quickly flip through your book to locate a group activity that interests them. Provide any necessary props or game pieces in a basket nearby.

To create your "Party Games" book, begin by developing a list of the games, icebreakers, and conversation starters that you would like to include. Many websites, books, and magazines provide fun and unique ideas.

Once you have made your list of activities, think about pictures you could create to illustrate each pastime. These illustrations could be drawings, paintings, photographs, or other types of artwork. If you aren't using digital photos, you can scan your illustrations and save them as high resolution 300 dpi .jpg images which can be added the to your "Party Games" book just like a photo.

Next, create a new book in Picaboo and arrange your game ideas and illustrating images throughout the book. To add the finishing touches to each page, use custom backgrounds and corners. When you are finished, order a hard bound copy to display in each room of the party. To make sure that your book arrives in time for the party, place your order at least two weeks before the event.