Kids will say "goody" for a goody party bag.
The party bag, gift bag, goody bag or loot bag is a way for the birthday child to thank guests for attending her party and to cheer up guests who are sad over the end of the festivities. While loot bags often feature inexpensive candy and cheap toys, kids and parents alike may appreciate opening a bag filled with a different kind of bounty. For your next children's party gift bags, consider filling goody bags with a gift that keeps on giving. Does this Spark an idea?
Cool Collectors
A kid's party bag doesn't have to be just cheap candy; you can kick off a hobby of collecting by starting party guests on their quest. Kids' collections range from figurines to cars to coins to rocks--almost anything kids can hunt and track down can qualify as a collection. Let kids experience the excitement of finding, trading and collecting items such as PEZ Candy dispensers, which average under a dollar per piece for the new ones (and range into the thousands for some produced decades ago). Dispensers come in cartoon characters, animal shapes and sports figures; include a couple in each loot bag and let kids jump start a new collection.
Complete Crafters
Encourage children's artistic and creative sides by filling their party bags with a complete craft supply collection to help them create a project at home. Get kids started on knitting, for example, with a pair of thick, kid-friendly needles and an inexpensive ball of yarn. Another option, sun catchers, requires supplies such as a few tubes of paint, brush and the sun catcher frame. Prior to the party, ask your child about his friends' interests or theme the craft supplies to the party itself. If you're creating party bags for a birthday party, for example, include crayons, a small votive candle holder, a wick and easy step-by-step directions on how kids can make their own birthday candle after the party. Instead of a toy that breaks before the children even get it home, you'll be setting them up for a few hours or more of fun.
Friendly Photos
Help even the littlest party guests remember their time at your event by including a digital photo keychain in their party bag. During the party, have an older child or volunteer parent snap photos of the kids playing, eating cake, tossing balloons, opening presents and having fun. Take a group portrait as well. After the party, email the pictures to the parents and have them help their kids download the pictures to the keychains, which may feature a simple plug-and-play interface (where you simply plug the keychain into the USB port on the computer and transfer the pictures onto it). Kids can attach the keychains to their backpacks and scan through the images during recess and between classes.
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