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A Party Necessity
Party favors are an absolute necessity and it is your obligation as a parent to provide your child’s party with party favors.
This does not mean you need to break the bank, it just means you had better have something to offer on the table.
That is like the coolest thing to a kid when they go to a party and the one thing your child’s friends will comment on to your child, how awesome the party favors were that they received.
If no favors were supplied, they will more than likely complain immensely about what a bore the party was.
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Be Creative
Creativity can pay off huge here. Depending on the age of the child is also going to factor in on the amount of money spent out for party favors.
Luckily the older children, 14 and up do not necessarily expect party favors anymore.
However, a 10-year-old girl inviting 10 friends over for a make up party can get costly in party favors.
As far as make up party themes go, it’s a good idea to check with your nearest Avon dealer and ask to look at their discounted or close out pamphlets.
It is a great way to get fingernail polishes and lip glosses for the preening beauties. Dollar stores are another great way to save the pocket book for any theme!
They carry everything from party supplies such as loot bags, or otherwise known as goody bags, and a wide variety of party toys and toys in general that would work great.
A couple of packages of army men coming 30 in a package will work great split up used in goody bags for an army theme party.
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Standbys
Some great standbys that make excellent fillers for goody bags are individually wrapped cookies, candy, suckers and token toys such as rings, pencils, stickers, noisemakers, and small individual play-dough packages.
One key pointer to keep in mind is, the bigger the bag, the more you have to buy to fill it properly. Think of things you have seen your child come home with from parties.
What was your first impression? What was your child’s impression? Base your shopping on that.
If your child was less than thrilled with the party favors received at another’s party, you can bet that if you buy the same types of things, the guests will not be pleased either.
Some ideas for kids that are 10 and older are glow necklaces, light up rings, bracelets, necklaces, hats, photo frames, personalized gifts, wrapped candy bars, personalized pens or pencils, die cast cars, or nail files.
Just use your imagination and in the three to four weeks you have to plan, watch for things on sale or discontinued items that would be unique.
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Activities for Party Favors
Here are just a few more activities you could incorporate into your birthday party festivities where party favors are built in.
Purchase either 3×5 inch or whichever size you prefer of stock paper picture frames (the kind where a picture slides into them).
You can get these at any art and craft supply store or order them online.
Take a group picture on a digital camera of the birthday child with all their friends around them and print it off before the guests leave, putting each one into a photo frame.
When the guests leave, they have a keepsake of the day and a picture of the guest of honor.
You can buy white tee shirts quite cheaply when you get them three in a pack or more or order them off line.
Purchase enough tee shirts for all the guests and supply them with fabric paint. They can each design their own or use them for autograph tee shirts where everyone signs each other’s tee shirt.
Kites and balsa wood rubber band operated airplane kits work great with the boys! It gives them an activity as well as a party favor to take home and still get a lot more fun out of them.
Sun visors and flip flop/thongs can also be purchased very cheaply if you buy them plain.
Get enough for each guest and birthday child. Purchase some decorating supplies such as fabric paints, artificial flowers, glitter, ribbons, and pom-poms; you name it, what ever you think they would get a kick out of using.
Allow them to decorate their own, ending up being yet another party favor and activity! A little imagination can go a long way.
Grab bags also work great for party game awards. Prizes for party games do not need to be anywhere near as fabulous as the party favors.
Candy, stickers, mini note pads, pencils and other items along that line work perfectly. It is not so much you are awarding a win, or keeping a child who lost feel better, you are, in a small gesture, thanking them for playing along.
Grab bags also eliminate a lot of arguing over who got what.
