What to do instead of party bags?

Keeping_Motivated

alias*alibi wrote: »

My DD had a moshi themed party for her 7 th. I kept it cheap with the party bags by buying moshi blind bags (2 moshi's in each one) and popping a moshi in each bag; some moshi tattoos again 2 per pack split in half and a moshi badge each; they came in a pack of 4. Each bag was about £2 after I'd popped some sweets in them.

Tattoos is a great idea, I got some really girly ones off ebay for the girls and boy themed one would be easy to source I am sure.

A pack of tattoos and a cake is plenty with no tat and the tattoos are sure to be used not thrown away.

averagemummy

Thanks for the suggestions - the party seems to be going down well with her friends and it look like virtually everyone is coming so I will be checking out your ideas over the weekend!

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RuthnJasper

gingin wrote: »

DD got a plant pot and a packet of sunflower seeds a few weeks ago, in place of a party bag. She loves it and checks on the progress every day, I know some of her friends are the same.

I was just going to suggest the same thing as Gingin! A packet of seeds is a brilliant (and cheap) idea for kids. You can even buy a bigger pack of seeds and split them between several kids!

My cousin got married last year and all the guests (including the children) got a little packet of "traditional" English meadow-type flower seeds - when they are grown they attract butterflies and bees for the pollen (and some will self-seed and grow again the following year). My little nephew (7 yrs old) is thrilled with his little garden patch and the things he helped to make grow. If this isn't suitable, cress seeds are a happy alternative, as they can be grown on a window-sill on a bit of wet cotton-wool on a saucer.

Good luck - hope the party is a great success! x

apesxx

one year i bought the kids a character cup from home bargains for 99p each and filled them with sweets. last year tesco was selling off disney fairies sandwich boxes for 25p each so i bought those and filled with a few things and a piece of cake, these went down really well x

actually_2006

I would also suggest books! I much prefer it when my daughter gets a book or sticker book rather than a party bag of little plastic bits and pieces.

For her 6th birthday party next month I've bought a load of books from the Book People (on a 10% off day so even cheaper) and the Works. I was also going to buy several packs of fun size chocolate bars and give them all a book and a few bars of chocolate when they leave.

Personally I think it is easy to get a bit carried away with party bags - all those bits and pieces add up and I didn't want to spend more than about a pound each.

liana_y2kuk

Last party I bought some ballon sticks from ebay. I gave all of the kids some wrapped cake and a ballon on a stick. It went down very well with the kids and parents.

clearingout

I did the book and a few sweets thing a couple of years ago (children aged 6) - it didn't cause much excitement in the children but the parents commented in a positive way! This year I did a 69p pencil tin, sharpner and pencil set from Home Bargains which seemed to go down better with the children than the books did! You do have to be careful as it quickly adds up to a small fortune with party bags.

JodyBPM

Go to Poundland/Wilkos and get a selection of their toys and books (be selective, some of their stuff is utter crud,other stuff is OK), wrap it in pink or blue to distinguish whether its a boys or a girls toy, and then set up a bran-tub (or two, one for the boys, one for the girls). Children like it more than party bags, they get one half decent gift (well not really half decent, but children seem to like the cheapy tat in poundland, wilkos does some better stuff like craft kits etc for 97p) rather than half a dozen bits of plastic tat and it only costs £1 per child. Bargain!

Silver_123

averagemummy wrote: »

Hi,

My DD1 will be 8 soon and will be having a swimming party. Just wondering what to do at the end instead of party bags? I think 8 years are a bit old now for the traditional plastic toys and a pencil etc :rotfl:

Thought about just giving them all a piece of cake and one other item - but making that something a bit nice, but can't think what??? Oh and there will be a mix of girls and boys.

What has anyone else done?



Thanks

What about a packet of seeds such as sunflower seeds? or some veg seeds? or cress?

Dawnifer

It was DS 8th birthday party today and I gave the kids (all boys) a Horrible Histories Book each picked up from Poundland and a packet of Haribo Sports Mix picked up from Asda for 50p a packet and a piece of the birthday cake. I ran the idea of the books past my son first and he thought it was a good idea and the kids seemed pleased with the them. I got them each a different title so they can swap them. Poundland also had the Horrible Histories DVDs - although there weren't as many titles (so they've been tucked away for Xmas stocking fillers!).