Anonymous wrote:Gave these in Goodie Bag for my DS Bday party.. all the kids loved it. I received pictures from almost all parents the following week of the finished mugs. There are many other diy crafts similar to these available at Dollar Store.

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This was one of the memorable ones. I also like it when they give out books. Once kiddo got a Build-a-teddy-bear to take home. Sadly, my kids still love the assortment of plastic junk they stop playing with after a few days. I am hoping kids will outgrow it by age 7 or 8.

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Gave these in Goodie Bag for my DS Bday party.. all the kids loved it. I received pictures from almost all parents the following week of the finished mugs. There are many other diy crafts similar to these available at Dollar Store.

https://www.michaels.com/personalize-it-mug-kit-by-artminds/10267313.html

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Anonymous wrote:Something consumable. We like to do fancy sugar cookies. I don't want more plastic crap at my house.

Totally agree. We’ve done cookies, fancy lollipops, that sort of thing. No one needs more stuff. If the parent doesn’t want them to have more sugar after a party it can be saved for later.

We always throw them away along with the laffy taffy, cheez its, beautiful rock candy lollys, etc. Not everyone loves the edible junk.

Totally fine with me! I could not care less what people do with it, to be honest!

I wouldn’t do a balloon simply because a kid is bound to either pop theirs or lose their grip on it in the parking lot and then drama haha. There is always one.

I agree with food/candy actually (cookie, lollipop, whatever)

Mine has an Oct bday and one year I dumped a bunch of mini candy- a good variety (skittles, Hershey’s, gummy bears etc) in a big bowl and let them choose one on their way out. Like trick or treating ha. Went over well and accommodated most allergies automatically since I had a wide variety. Used the leftover for trick or treaters 2wks later.

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Anonymous wrote:Something consumable. We like to do fancy sugar cookies. I don't want more plastic crap at my house.

Totally agree. We’ve done cookies, fancy lollipops, that sort of thing. No one needs more stuff. If the parent doesn’t want them to have more sugar after a party it can be saved for later.

We always throw them away along with the laffy taffy, cheez its, beautiful rock candy lollys, etc. Not everyone loves the edible junk.

Anonymous wrote:Something consumable. We like to do fancy sugar cookies. I don't want more plastic crap at my house.

Totally agree. We’ve done cookies, fancy lollipops, that sort of thing. No one needs more stuff. If the parent doesn’t want them to have more sugar after a party it can be saved for later.

If it is in Oct - something to do with Halloween has worked will for us. We have given out glow sticks for trick or treating as well as flashlights and the kids loved them.

Something consumable. We like to do fancy sugar cookies. I don't want more plastic crap at my house.

A book of stickers. She decorated all her school supplies at home.

Books.
A tiny lego set (the ones that come in tiny boxes or bags).
Keychains to go on backpacks.
Cool pens.

Those are things that we've kept and gotten use out of.

The less junk the better. I’m fond of the “one item” favors- some we have seen:

A book
A cool notepad
Balloon
Balloon tied to a regular sized hershey bar
A ball (the kind that are in those bins at Target)
Punching balloon (I don’t know if these have a name- the thick balloons that have a rubber band on the end?)
Mini nerf gun (the really small ones that shoot one dart at a time)

Some of these depend on the size of the party/cost I suppose. I think the smaller the party the more people tend to spend.

Anonymous wrote:At a recent bday for that age group, balloons were surprisingly the big hit (so simple...who would have thought?) as well as Squishies.

Balloons are beautiful and popular and I love them, but got in trouble recently because I didn't realize how bad they are for the environment. Helium shortage + plastic pollution. So skip balloons The sturdy blow-up punch balls at least avoid the helium issue, if not the plastic, and look cool hung like decorations.

Best party favors are the ones with a single item and no bag. My kids have loved:

Crayons (one party had the 64 color boxes, which got audible gasps from the kindergartners or first graders, can't remember which year)
Fancy gel pens
Matchbox cars
Wooden things to paint (one had boxes, one had ornaments)
Kleen kanteen small metal water bottles (these are expensive, but the party was small. Still in use 5 years later! Would not use the plastic ones.)
Soccer balls (real ones, not blow-up, but smaller sized. I imagine these were expensive, but awesome)
Deck of playing cards
Invisible ink or Mad Libs books

At a recent bday for that age group, balloons were surprisingly the big hit (so simple...who would have thought?) as well as Squishies.

Agree with books or reusable water bottles.

If you are crafty....pool noodle light sabers are an awesome party favor for that age (google it, but you basically use duct tape to decorate it). Use only half the pool noodle for each one — they are endless fun and it’s basically impossible to get hurt with them (the full noodle can whip around a bit more so not as good).