Best party favor your kid has ever gotten?

[Anonymous]

A little sugar cookie. I loved it because it was disposable / consumable. No more plastic land fill, please.

[Anonymous]

-Those little lego packs
-Play silks (when dd was like 1 or 2)
-styrofoam throwing planes (we used those nonstop for years)
-water wow
-cool school supplies
-we gave out those turkish towels at our swim party (in girly colors) and I've seen the kids with them at the pool now for years.

We've also done things that were part of the party like pottery painting, tie dye shirts.

Super cheap things we liked:
-personalized cookies
-themed rice crispy treat in a bag

[Anonymous]

$5 sweet frog gc

[Anonymous]

A baseball cap with their initial patch.
A pair of plaid pajama pants with the name of their school down the leg.
A small squishmallow.
A decorated cookie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bubble wands.

This

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The hosts discreetly asked parents prior to the party: What charity/cause does your child care about?

Each guest was surprised upon departure to be handed an envelope. Inside? A beautiful card that identified a charity that had received a $100 donation in the guest’s name. And a note thanking them for coming to the party, being a friend and caring about animals/the earth/the community.

Kids were 12. Perfect age to understand it. They were all really inspired. Obviously, a wealthy host and not something everyone can do. But I loved it.

(And no junk or candy.)

Holllyyyyy shi!. This is amazing/insane. I can't tell if I want to be those parents or those kids

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The hosts discreetly asked parents prior to the party: What charity/cause does your child care about?

Each guest was surprised upon departure to be handed an envelope. Inside? A beautiful card that identified a charity that had received a $100 donation in the guest’s name. And a note thanking them for coming to the party, being a friend and caring about animals/the earth/the community.

Kids were 12. Perfect age to understand it. They were all really inspired. Obviously, a wealthy host and not something everyone can do. But I loved it.

(And no junk or candy.)

Holllyyyyy shi!. This is amazing/insane. I can't tell if I want to be those parents or those kids

Sounds more like a self righteous move (and tax benefit).

I bet half those kids just shrugged and wished there was something edible or at least tangible /gift card than some fancy-schmancy note about a charity donation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The hosts discreetly asked parents prior to the party: What charity/cause does your child care about?

Each guest was surprised upon departure to be handed an envelope. Inside? A beautiful card that identified a charity that had received a $100 donation in the guest’s name. And a note thanking them for coming to the party, being a friend and caring about animals/the earth/the community.

Kids were 12. Perfect age to understand it. They were all really inspired. Obviously, a wealthy host and not something everyone can do. But I loved it.

(And no junk or candy.)

Really tacky!

[Anonymous]

I like a small consumable candy, like Pop Rocks. Fun, yet gone in a flash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We always do a pinata right before the end and the kids take home their collected candy.

I also give away the balloons I used for decorations.

We do this too. But I don't think it rises to the level of "best party favor ever." One of my kids did get a plant one time-- and a kiddie storybook related to gardens. As a parent, I enjoyed that more than most of the plastic junk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The hosts discreetly asked parents prior to the party: What charity/cause does your child care about?

Each guest was surprised upon departure to be handed an envelope. Inside? A beautiful card that identified a charity that had received a $100 donation in the guest’s name. And a note thanking them for coming to the party, being a friend and caring about animals/the earth/the community.

Kids were 12. Perfect age to understand it. They were all really inspired. Obviously, a wealthy host and not something everyone can do. But I loved it.

(And no junk or candy.)

Holllyyyyy shi!. This is amazing/insane. I can't tell if I want to be those parents or those kids

Sounds more like a self righteous move (and tax benefit).

You're just jealous you can't afford 100$ a kid for a goodie bag gift. I think it's great.

I bet half those kids just shrugged and wished there was something edible or at least tangible /gift card than some fancy-schmancy note about a charity donation.

[Anonymous]

For the young crowd, a book, a set of stickers, or a small art project. I don't like the themed cookies at all. They just ate a ton of junk and the cookies are never actually that good.

For the older crowd, the personalized stuff. My daughter just got a quick dry towel with her name on it at the beginning of summer. It is the only thing we havent lost on the side of the pool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The hosts discreetly asked parents prior to the party: What charity/cause does your child care about?

Each guest was surprised upon departure to be handed an envelope. Inside? A beautiful card that identified a charity that had received a $100 donation in the guest’s name. And a note thanking them for coming to the party, being a friend and caring about animals/the earth/the community.

Kids were 12. Perfect age to understand it. They were all really inspired. Obviously, a wealthy host and not something everyone can do. But I loved it.

(And no junk or candy.)

Low class energy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The hosts discreetly asked parents prior to the party: What charity/cause does your child care about?

Each guest was surprised upon departure to be handed an envelope. Inside? A beautiful card that identified a charity that had received a $100 donation in the guest’s name. And a note thanking them for coming to the party, being a friend and caring about animals/the earth/the community.

Kids were 12. Perfect age to understand it. They were all really inspired. Obviously, a wealthy host and not something everyone can do. But I loved it.

(And no junk or candy.)

Holllyyyyy shi!. This is amazing/insane. I can't tell if I want to be those parents or those kids

Sounds more like a self righteous move (and tax benefit).

I bet half those kids just shrugged and wished there was something edible or at least tangible /gift card than some fancy-schmancy note about a charity donation.

You're just jealous you can't afford to do that. I'm sure that's something the kids will remember forever (more than a bunch of plastic junk anyway).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the young crowd, a book, a set of stickers, or a small art project. I don't like the themed cookies at all. They just ate a ton of junk and the cookies are never actually that good.

For the older crowd, the personalized stuff. My daughter just got a quick dry towel with her name on it at the beginning of summer. It is the only thing we havent lost on the side of the pool.

+1 Personalized stuff is amazing but $$. My ES kid got a personalized t-shirt at a party last year. My teen neighbor got a personalized bathrobe at a sleepover bday.