Children's Party Favors - Ideas and Tips

In most of the party themes I've included ideas for children's party favors for you to pick and choose from. Use them - and the following tips - and your party guests will be thrilled!

Be Creative Instead of Extravagant

When choosing party favors, use your creativity rather than your money. Include birthday favors that go well with a theme. For example, have eye patches for a pirate party or tiara feather pens for a princess party.

Have the Same Favors for All Guests

Give out the same party favors to everyone, as well as the birthday child. To save money, purchase favors in bulk at party outlets or from catalogs. You can also buy theme sets (e.g., kids' tea set for a tea party), and then divide them among all children.

Create Your Own Birthday Party Favors

As another option to buying in a store, you and the birthday child can design your own favors. It's rather more personal.

Create computer-generated coloring books, bake delicious desserts, or make play clay. Allow children to take their party crafts home, too.

Leave Room for Prizes

Instead of packaging favors in bags, give them out as prizes. Kids can win prizes in a game, collect them in a treasure hunt, or scoop them up under a pinata.

Original Children's Party Favor Ideas

Here are some original options:

*Tackle Boxes: Before the event, spray paint Styrofoam egg cartons. Then make a handle out of a cardboard for each one. Glue it on top of the carton. Put your party favors in a newly-designed tackle boxes.

*Balloon Bags: For older children, place a number of favors inside balloons. Blow the balloons up, and distribute one to each guest at the end of the party.

*Colorful Bags: Why not have a personalized bag for everyone? Simply get paper bags from a craft store and decorate them with stickers or stamps.

Pointers for Children's Party Favors