Ideas for birthday loot bags - Page 2

[FreeRangeMama]

I have 2 April birthdays and this year we made our treat "bags" out of recycled materials. For ds we used yogurt containers (the big ones) and covered them with modpodge and scrapbook paper (with a leopard pattern as it was an animal party). Inside we put bubbles, small animals (bought a big bag and split them up), bouncy balls, homemade cookies, and a few other things that had longevity for kids. For dd we did 1L milk cartons and glued flowery paper over top. We clipped a package of wildflower seeds to the side using clips we made from mini clothespins and some fake flowers we took apart. I had my kids make beaded necklaces for each guest and we made playdough as well. We added some sidewalk chalk and a few chocolates too.

Last year we did a bubble party for ds2. We made treat bags out of bubble packing paper. For ds1 we had a costume party and the guests got to bring home the costumes we made. I love parties! Planning all the details with the kids is so much fun and it adds to the specialness of the day for us!

[meesa143]

DD wanted a rainbow party this year, so we tie dyed t-shirts for all the kids, rolled them up and tied them with a ribbon.

[boatbaby]

DS wants a messy party so I'm putting in magic washcloths, bubble bath, bath fizzies, and soap in the shape of a 4 (4th birthday...)

[rainyday]

Originally Posted by GruppieGirl

A few years ago my dd had a tea party and each guest received a tea cup that I found on Freecycle or at the Salvation Army for cheap. Most were antiques.

Originally Posted by 2 in August

We did a tea party a couple years ago. It was actually a ballerina tea party, lol. I got netting and ribbon and made tutus for the girls and got 2 vests at goodwill for the boys. Then I got all different cups and saucers and fancy spoons at goodwill. After they ate, I put out a dishpan of soapy water and they washed their dishes. The kids got to take home their cups/saucers and costumes. They loved it.

I LOVE the tea cup party favors! That is such a fabulous idea!

[SabraMamma]

Originally Posted by LynnS6

This year ds is having a pool party and I'm going to give 2-3 little pool toys.

We have done this. With young kids, a great pool party goody is a swim noodle with the child's name written across the noodle. Then each kid has something of his/her own to keep them afloat.

[elsanne]

freaking fabulous ideas. I love youguys. I am so using the yogurt container idea.

[sarahtmomof3]

I sewed up some kid-sized, library book tote bags for my boys combined birthday party this year. I hate the bags of junk people feel obligated to give out at parties! I let my boys pick out the fabric that I used so it would be personalized. We didn't do a "theme" it was basically a playdate with food and cake. We did end up putting a few things in the bags-- bubbles, notepads and stickers. I wasn't planning to put anything in the bags but ds #1 was pretty upset when I said that we were going to hand out the bags empty (admittedly now that I think about it, I guess the other kids would have been disappointed to get an empty bag! I thought the bags were cool though!) Its nice because I've seen a few of the bags in use since then so people really got some use out of them!

[elsanne]

Just want to thank youguys for the ideas--I did the mod podge on yogurt cup things, and it was a total blast and success.

[MSTawnya]

We've always tried to stick with useful/edible favors. Themed magnets that the kids make & take, cookies, burned c.d of the birthday girl's fave songs, sand pails, and appliquéd t-shirts have been big hits for us.

[Ell-Bell]

These are some great ideas! We just had DS's birthday last month- he shares his birthday with St. Patricks Day, so we went with a bit of a green theme. Green play doh!

I got my idea from Garnish, which has some pretty cool ideas. DS and I made homemade play-doh and put it in paper soup containers that we bought from our local grocery store (they have a soup bar, I just asked at the counter if I could buy just the cups and lids without the soup). I tied each container with a green ribbon and attached a shamrock cookie cutter to the top.

[TCMoulton]

My daughter's 6th birthday was just today and I wanted to make special gift bags for all of her friends. I have a wonderful home embroidery machine that my DH gave me for Christmas a few years back so I bought a yard of denim and embroidered each child's name on a 6" x 12" piece of denim and then sewed them into bean bags that I filled with dried pinto beans. We then added little slinky toys (my daughter loves slinkys) and a tootsie pop and our goodie bags were a huge hit! In total it cost me about $5 to make 20 bean bags so not to pricey at all and it is something tha that the kids can keep forever!

[Babytime]

I think carefully about our goodie bags and crafts. My favorite party was a luau. Our goodie bags had tie dyed t-shirts and our craft was to decorate a picture frame with assorted shells. That was two years ago and I still see the frames when we go on a playdate!

I'm working on plans for a "bug" party right now and I got cute bug finder kits at Target for $1.99 each. My DDs and their friends are always searching for bugs outside, so I think they will love these. I'm using a flower pot as the goodie bag and the rest of the favors/prizes will be pencils, bubbles, etc ... stuff the kids will actually use!

[DaughterOfKali]

At my son's party, I gave a mini paper gift bag with a party blower, lip balms, and a hanging crystal.

Next party, every child will just get a paperback book.

[mightymoo]

DD had her party this morning, I gave out paper bags with bubbles, playdoh and two seashells. I don't know if it was ideal, but it was what I could find at the last minute at michael's that kids would like, use and wasn't over the top expensive or crappy MIC toys.

[bwylde]

DS had his heart set on a pinata so we went the candy and little toy route with that (there are only a couple of families and they love that kind of thing; I have special baby friendly treat bags for the "littles"). However for DD's birthday I think we'll do favors. It will be at the park or beach so I love the pool toys idea.