@ kids party favors

[Black Lavender]

We're having DD3's bowling birthday party next Saturday and I'm trying to think of favors that don't suck and don't cost $$$ since there will be about 28 kids. Thoughts?

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[sparrowsong]

little sacs with malt balls or anything round (balls) and yoghurt covered pretzel sticks (pins)? or something along those lines?

[sunshineandpinot]

Glow sticks/wands? Go to the dollar store!
(I hate favors and whoever came up with them. But I do them.)

Cookies/candy in a little cellophane sack?

[earlgreyhot]

Just want to give you permission to not give them. Not sure if it's just my area but people have gone nuts with them (bag full of cheap crap and candy) and my DS now expects and asks for them.

That said...the last one I got was cool...a small Mason jelly jar filled with a mix is pretzels, raisins, goldfish. Simple and not to sugary.

[spidervain]

I bought little party favor bags, some coloring sheets that were maybe 4x6, and boxes of crayons. It was good for our 6 year olds, also helped kill time while waiting for parents to pick up. Less than $2.50/kid.

[ttt]

How old are the kids?

Dollar store is always a good bet. Kids love glow sticks and candy, no matter what. Some mini notepads and crayons or colored pens and you're good.

[NewOrleans]

I bet Target's dollar section has some 50 or 70% off right now or soon will.

[Black Lavender]

Awesome ideas, thank you!! Kids are 6 & 7

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[laurenpetro]

Hit up 5 below. They usually have good things.

[meshaliuknits]

Dec 27, 2015 10:54:44 GMT -5 ttt said:

How old are the kids?

Dollar store is always a good bet. Kids love glow sticks and candy, no matter what. Some mini notepads and crayons or colored pens and you're good.

Word. My kids love books of paper. I gave them several for Christmas.

Also stickers & snack bags of goldfish/Oreo cookies/gummies are always popular.

[leeba25]

Books. You can do an assortment and let kids pick out of a basket. You can get paperback leveled reading books from amazon for 2.50-3.50 each.

[mominatrix]

Best one we've received... Gift certificate to a local ice cream place for a free cone.

[ECB]

Dec 27, 2015 11:55:45 GMT -5 mominatrix said:

Best one we've received... Gift certificate to a local ice cream place for a free cone.

We've done this.  this or edible.

We don't need more glow sticks, crayons, sidewalk chalk, coloring books, etc.  We really don't.  

[bears]

I hate favors, so I like anything that's consumable--food, stickers, notepads, bubbles, etc.

[irishbride2]

I prefer consumable (paper, crayons) over edible (the last thing we need is MORE candy) but either work and either make kids happy

[sparrowsong]

I'm always stuck on the theme, so my second idea is a super ball, a few crayons wrapped in white paper for pins, and little notebook.

[calmcosmo]

Not favors, but we went to a bolling party where kids got Mardi Gras style beads when they got strikes or spares. It was cute. I honestly don't remember if there were favors too, but my kids loved the beads.

(And you could give them for age-appropriate "good" turns, not just strikes and spares).

[gatsby]

These water bottles are cute. Looks like for the number you need they would be $2.25 each.

www.noveltybowlingstuff.com/bowling-pin-water-bottles-78.html


Or what about a fun pair of socks? They could wear them while they're bowling and then just wear them home? I taught this age group for a long time and they always went crazy for silly patterned socks.