Cost of each Goody Bag at 4 yr old's party

[Anonymous]

A family friend has offered to supply the goodie bags for DS's birthday party. It is a "Cars" theme so she wants to include a packaged "Cars" in each goody bag along with gummies and a couple other things. Those cars are at least $5 a piece - sometimes $10 to get Lightening McQueen. I think it is too much but I fault on the frugal side.

What do you spend per goodie bag?

[Anonymous]

I spend very little, under the premise that no parent actually wants this extra stuff in their house, but its a traditional part of a birthday party so we do it. I try to do useful stuff like pencils/erasers, or candy/treat that gets eaten. Maybe homemade playdough if I have time. I am not so fond of the plastic stuff that is expensive and gets thrown out pretty quickly after the party.

[Anonymous]

We give out little books or Hot Wheels cars or "real" toys like that. I don't think$5 per bag is too much, although $10 is getting close. It also depends on if you've invited 4-8 or 30+ kids.

[Anonymous]

$5-$8 depending on the number of kids. Always useful stuff, not junk.

[Anonymous]

About $10 per bag/gift. It is hard to get away with spending less.

[Anonymous]

I do a favor instead of a goody bag. When my son was 4 and had a Cars themed party I bought the 20 pack of diecast Cars vehicles, then bought cellophane bags and ordered a cute cardstock topper from Etsy. I put them all in a basket and each kid chose one on their way out. Done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do a favor instead of a goody bag. When my son was 4 and had a Cars themed party I bought the 20 pack of diecast Cars vehicles, then bought cellophane bags and ordered a cute cardstock topper from Etsy. I put them all in a basket and each kid chose one on their way out. Done.

Did the kids fight over which character car they wanted? And what kind of cardstock topper did you order? Not OP but have a birthday party for 5 yr old coming up in December and he loves the Cars cars fo I was thinking of doing the same.

[Anonymous]

I try to spend about $5-8 per bag and we usually put 5-8 items per bag. I wouldn't get those cars unless that is the main item in the bag.

FYI, I found one set of Cars 3 that sells for about $1.50 a piece (set of 12 cars for $18.71):
https://www.amazon.com/Disney-Cars-Deluxe-Figure-461073193097/dp/B06XYW1SKD/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1504535527&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=disney+cars+set&psc=1

If she really wants to do it, buy one or two of these sets and put one car in each bag.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I try to spend about $5-8 per bag and we usually put 5-8 items per bag. I wouldn't get those cars unless that is the main item in the bag.

FYI, I found one set of Cars 3 that sells for about $1.50 a piece (set of 12 cars for $18.71):
https://www.amazon.com/Disney-Cars-Deluxe-Figure-461073193097/dp/B06XYW1SKD/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1504535527&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=disney+cars+set&psc=1

If she really wants to do it, buy one or two of these sets and put one car in each bag.

Those cars aren't diecast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I try to spend about $5-8 per bag and we usually put 5-8 items per bag. I wouldn't get those cars unless that is the main item in the bag.

FYI, I found one set of Cars 3 that sells for about $1.50 a piece (set of 12 cars for $18.71):
https://www.amazon.com/Disney-Cars-Deluxe-Figure-461073193097/dp/B06XYW1SKD/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1504535527&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=disney+cars+set&psc=1

If she really wants to do it, buy one or two of these sets and put one car in each bag.

Those cars aren't diecast.

PP prefers to give cheap plastic junk that gets thrown away.

[Anonymous]

I think one of those diecast cars (don't get the expensive Lightening one) would be a great favor. I might add a cute cookie to it, but I know some parents don't like that.

[Anonymous]

$5-7, but I usually have almost 25 kids. I'd do more if I had fewer kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do a favor instead of a goody bag. When my son was 4 and had a Cars themed party I bought the 20 pack of diecast Cars vehicles, then bought cellophane bags and ordered a cute cardstock topper from Etsy. I put them all in a basket and each kid chose one on their way out. Done.

Did the kids fight over which character car they wanted? And what kind of cardstock topper did you order? Not OP but have a birthday party for 5 yr old coming up in December and he loves the Cars cars fo I was thinking of doing the same.

Maybe I should start another thread but I was wondering the same thing in regard to a Princess Party for DD. Should the party favor be a small figurine of the same Princess or different ones? I don't want anyone going home crying because all the Jasmines are gone.

[Anonymous]

Wow, you guys spend a lot. We did $1-2/kid, though to be fair, they were very gently used books and did retail for $5-10/each. But at $5 x 20... obviously that's $100. And $10 x 25... I guess it depends on the number of kids and obviously your budget, but $100-300 is about 1/3 of our total budget for a party. We really couldn't afford more than $40-50 for favors, and I think there are a lot of fun ways to spend only that and not seem chintzy.

[Anonymous]

No one wants more crap in their homes. Make a batch of awesome cookies, stack about 6 of them and wrap in a cellophane bag with a cool ribbon or other tie, and send them off.

Consumables are win-win for all.