Party Games (retired)

[SailAwayAK~]

This set is associated with the book Happy Birthday, Molly! The set was introduced in 1987 and retired in 2006. When Molly was rereleased in June 2022, the Pin the Tail on the Donkey game, clothespins and bottle game, and the jump rope from this set were also rereleased and combined into a new Birthday Accessories set along with her rereleased birthday cake.

You can play the same party games that Molly and her friends played at her birthday in 1944. Pin the Tail on the Donkey always ended up with everyone in giggles! And Drop the Clothespins in the Bottle looked easy but was surprisingly hard. The milk bottle (yes, milk really came in glass bottles in the ’40s!) comes with five wooden clothespins (no, dryers weren’t invented in the ’40s!). And just for fun there’s a pair of red roller skates and a blue jump rope so Molly can play just like she and Emily did in the story.


Molly’s Party Games
$20 MBAG
Grade: A

I ofcourse bought these so that I wouldn't be without when Emily is released. I was really hoping that the skates in this set would be of better quality then the newer skates. My guess so far is that is the case. The wheels on the new skates look like the ones on Kit's scooter and I didn't want cheep crud skates like those if I could help it. I really like this set. A person could make a less expensive version if they wanted. Little clips can be found in many craft stores and you could pringt you own donkey game. The version of the donkey game is a nice thick stock. I was really surprised to find it so nice. the jump rope is nice and has wooden handles that are threaded onto the rope and knotted in the end.



The Bottle has all the detail that makes me grin. How cute is this!?! Pleasantry Farms Grade A milk! To freakin' cute!

[QNPoohBear]

I got my set today. It's so cute! I was so surprised to see that the glass bottle is really glass. I thought for sure it would be plastic by now. Also the skates have PC tagged stickers on the bottom and really buckle but I believe these are the plastic wheel versions. They really work anyway. This set has so much play value. The glass bottle is real glass but sturdy and the tiny clothespins are fun to toss in the bottle - or try. I copied the game and used the copy to play with, not wanting to cut up the real thing. Silly, I know. I have fun with this set every time I pull it out. Grade: A







The clothespins are actually bigger than the tiny ones my sister-in-law found somewhere. The big ones from the set break fairly easily.


Molly's skates with plastic wheels

[barbara]

My only gripe about this set is that the skates are not real leather. I don't think the amount of leather it would take to make them would be very expensive....other than that, I love it! I bought it right before it sold out, too. I usually miss on retired items, so I was excited that I bought it when I did!

[Marisol Grace Girl]

Party Games (Retired)

Grade: A-

Pro's: The quality... definately! The bottle is made of real glass, the clothespins are just adorable! The set is very cute.

Con's: The skates, I have to disagree with the others, aren't the best quality. I can't compare them to the newer skates because I haven't seen them in person; but these are chinsy and fake looking.

Detailed Review: The items in this set are very cute, and beacuse of the (overall.....) quality are worth the price. I wouldn't pay more than $20, though, just from opinion. The set has play value, but it's kind of fragile so I don't know if I'd want to play with it anyhow! I haven't used it yet, it is living a shelf life out in the closet. I tend to break these type of things!

[sailormolly]

I've always loved this set. I mainly got it for the roller skates. I don't care if they're mostly plastic. Molly just wanted her skates. I always thought the set was fairly high quality.

A+

SailorMolly