I have twins that age (BG)
Things that appeal to both genders:

Slime (but the teacher will kill you.)
Card games (there's a whole bunch of $5 card games you can get on amazon)
Smelly markers
Figit things, spinners, clickers etc.
Squishy things (those soft animals/food shapes etc)
Magic 8 balls
Slinkies

Anonymous wrote:Classic dcum. Nine responses, and only one actually answered the question asked. Never change, dcum!!

Because it's a terrible idea to begin with. Should we give people advice on how to jump off a bridge or how to get fired?

So I am with the other pp that don't think the goodie bag idea is a great one. But maybe you could ask the teacher if there is something the class could use like new balls/equipment for recess of games for the kids to play on rainy days. You could donate those to the class to honor your son's birthday.

Anonymous wrote:Classic dcum. Nine responses, and only one actually answered the question asked. Never change, dcum!!

I see what you did there. You made it #10 unhelpful response.

Classic dcum. Nine responses, and only one actually answered the question asked. Never change, dcum!!

Not appropriate and unfair to the teacher to have to deal with this.

Anonymous wrote:In lieu of a party, is your kid just wanting to take 2 or 3 of his best buddies to, say, laser tag, rick climbing, or the like? Why no party?

Does he even want to do this whole class goodie bag thing?

Of course he doesn't want to do it, but mom wants to be "COOL." Note how many times she points out how badly she wants to be "cool."

I don't think it's a good idea to bring in a 5-10 dollar gift for every kid in the class.

Maybe for a younger kid in, say, an in-home daycare, but not a third grader.

In lieu of a party, is your kid just wanting to take 2 or 3 of his best buddies to, say, laser tag, rick climbing, or the like? Why no party?

Does he even want to do this whole class goodie bag thing?

Our school doesn’t allow classroom parties. Make sure yours does.

I’ve seen a lot of gift cards to movie theaters or ice cream places.

Why doesn’t he want a party? Is there a problem? How old is he? The LEGO idea is good, but definitely check with the teacher first.

I’m curious why you want to do this.

I have given out small boxes/bags of LEGO as party favors for the last couple of years (2-3 grade) and they’ve always been a hit. You could gender specific, or neutral and both boys and girls like them

Why do you want to do this? Your kids doesn't want a party. Take a box of cupcakes, celebrate at home and call it a day.

OP, I would ask the teacher 1) If this is ok 2) If YES, how would she like to have them distributed (i.e: give to teacher to hand out at the end of the day.

——teacher

My kid doesn’t want a party for his birthday this year (yassss!) so I thought I would just bring really cool goodie bags for his classmates on the day of.
I need some ideas. Geared more towards boys but not totally uncool for the girls too. Willing to spend up to $10 per goodie bag (though $5 would be a much better deal )
Edibles are ok as well as stuff.