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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With that age it’s helpful to have a party favor to signal “it’s time to go.” We usually did early reader books — I got the bundles from the school monthly scholastic order. One year I did watering cans plus flower seeds because I think most kids that age like to help with watering plants. Another year I did big frosted cookies matched to the theme for take home.[/quote] Ha! My son who is this age knows the exit plan: find the birthday kid and say, “happy birthday!” Then find the mom and say, “thank you for the great party!” Which she replies, “ohhhhh you’re so sweet take a goodie bag” and we leave. It’s a win for both moms - party ends, kids leave without a struggle. I also haaaaate junk bags and the ridiculous candy. Watering cans is cute! [/quote] I just remembered another—little pen holders that I got at the dollar aisle at Target (they weee like a pretty colored wire mesh) with candy and some gel amarkets out them. They help up really well because I use the extras around the house to store pens in . My kids got one of those plastic containers that goes under the bathroom sink once with bath stuff in it and I thought that was also pretty useful. I think you could also do something like those cool adult coloring books and give each kid one sheet from it tied with a ribbon and some colored pencils. They can always donate the colored pencils if they don’t want them. One of those colored sheets would keep my kid busy for hours….but a whole book was always kind of a waste. I have about four of those books where she did like three pages. Maybe I’ll take it up in my retirement.[/quote]
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