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Anonymous wrote:The key chain and ball are still junk, it hardly matters that they are not plastic. And no candy so close to Halloween and the holiday where there are so many sweets. Just go back to the drawing board on this one.

So what’s your bright idea for a sport theme party?

A bottle of Gatorade and a bag of chips. Personally, I’d throw in some candy.

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Anonymous wrote:Last year, we gave everyone a water bottle with the party theme. This year, I found a little art kit with a wood figure, paints, and a paint brush.

We would donate that immediately or "forget" to take one on the way out. We don't need 40 water bottles, and especially don't want a cheap POS one.

We got a plastic water bottle as a favor last year. I suspect it was from Oriental Trading or similar, and then there were custom letters on it in the recipient's name. I really appreciated the effort and they looked ok, but they smelled terrible and I didn't let my DD use it to drink out of. She "displayed" it for a few days and it got trashed.

Really? My kids manage to lose a water bottle a week at sports practices, so I only buy them cheap ones now. Obviously, water bottles don't get used before a round in the dishwasher. But I buy them in bulk on Amazon now.

A water bottle a week? It happens occasionally with 3 kids but maybe every few months. It's pretty easy to ask them if they have their water bottle when its time to go.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The key chain and ball are still junk, it hardly matters that they are not plastic. And no candy so close to Halloween and the holiday where there are so many sweets. Just go back to the drawing board on this one.

So what’s your bright idea for a sport theme party?

None. They kids have fun at the party, get cake, and the parents don’t have to throw crap out

i tried it one year and it was awkward. Kids were looking for goodie bags. I wish it were the norm, but not gonna fight that battle at my kids party.

So many parties I've been to, kids start leaving early before the goodie bags get handed out. Nobody is looking around for them and the parents have just forgotten about them themselves several times. Again, nobody noticed or cared. It's not that big of a deal to just skip. Kids only notice if other kids are getting a bag, but not them. Or if they are sitting out in plain view.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Last year, we gave everyone a water bottle with the party theme. This year, I found a little art kit with a wood figure, paints, and a paint brush.

We would donate that immediately or "forget" to take one on the way out. We don't need 40 water bottles, and especially don't want a cheap POS one.

We got a plastic water bottle as a favor last year. I suspect it was from Oriental Trading or similar, and then there were custom letters on it in the recipient's name. I really appreciated the effort and they looked ok, but they smelled terrible and I didn't let my DD use it to drink out of. She "displayed" it for a few days and it got trashed.

Really? My kids manage to lose a water bottle a week at sports practices, so I only buy them cheap ones now. Obviously, water bottles don't get used before a round in the dishwasher. But I buy them in bulk on Amazon now.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The key chain and ball are still junk, it hardly matters that they are not plastic. And no candy so close to Halloween and the holiday where there are so many sweets. Just go back to the drawing board on this one.

So what’s your bright idea for a sport theme party?

Not my problem. If you don't have a bright idea then skip the junk or we'll just manage to "forget" it there.

For DDs last bday we did $5 gift cards to our local soft serve place attached to a balloon. I don't love balloons but she requested it and they were easy to pick up at the dollar store.

I think the idea to put pretzels or something a little bit less junky than candy is a good one. The pretzel bag will take up more space in the favor bag so that's another bonus.

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Anonymous wrote:Last year, we gave everyone a water bottle with the party theme. This year, I found a little art kit with a wood figure, paints, and a paint brush.

We would donate that immediately or "forget" to take one on the way out. We don't need 40 water bottles, and especially don't want a cheap POS one.

We got a plastic water bottle as a favor last year. I suspect it was from Oriental Trading or similar, and then there were custom letters on it in the recipient's name. I really appreciated the effort and they looked ok, but they smelled terrible and I didn't let my DD use it to drink out of. She "displayed" it for a few days and it got trashed.

Anonymous wrote:I like candy, but please don't give my kids 10 pieces. We try to limit candy.

What about tying up full size candy bars with a ribbon and just letting each kid pick one as a favor?

A full size candy bar is actually more candy than a few Hershey kisses or a few pieces of Starburst. I don't get the argument to limit candy by giving a full size bar.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The key chain and ball are still junk, it hardly matters that they are not plastic. And no candy so close to Halloween and the holiday where there are so many sweets. Just go back to the drawing board on this one.

So what’s your bright idea for a sport theme party?

None. They kids have fun at the party, get cake, and the parents don’t have to throw crap out

i tried it one year and it was awkward. Kids were looking for goodie bags. I wish it were the norm, but not gonna fight that battle at my kids party.

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Anonymous wrote:I would trash all that. No kid needs a key chain, mini ball. Useful or fun or nothing.

Maybe it is school and kid dependent? My kid and crowd all have multiple key chains attached to their backpacks, along with those popper toys. Mini balls are also played with. Plastic whistles, plastic flag spinner toys, toy tops, not so much.

Exactly! Stop trying to please the moms!!!!

These are for the kids and most like this "crap" that you moms do not.

And if they don't either, wonderful. Skip the goodie bag on the way out-- no one is forcing your kid to take one.

y'all are a bunch of fun-suckers!

I like candy, but please don't give my kids 10 pieces. We try to limit candy.

What about tying up full size candy bars with a ribbon and just letting each kid pick one as a favor?

Cracker Jacks!

Anonymous wrote:Stop it with the goodie bags. You guys are creating a culture of torturing each other over stuff no one wants.

Agree. It goes in the garbage or ends up in the crevices of my minivan, to be rediscovered at a much later date and tossed.