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I realize kids, including mine, love getting goody bags at parties but I just wind up tossing the stuff after a few weeks when it's clear dd has never touched anything in them. Is there anything I could put in a goody bag (mostly 4/5 year olds, a few younger siblings) that might be fun?
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11.03.09, 10:49 AM [ Flag ]
- Bubbles. Sidewalk chalk. Moonrocks. CD of favorite songs
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  11.03.09, 10:50 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- SWAG!!!
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  11.03.09, 10:50 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- I started buying a toy or book for every child as a favor in the price range ($5-6) it would take to create a goody bag.
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  11.03.09, 10:52 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - OK, like what? Can you give me some examples? This is a great idea, but I'm still stumped. (PS Girls & boys if that makes a difference.)
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    11.03.09, 10:55 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- small box of goldfish, some play doh, some cool pencils/erasure/sharpener large hershey bar
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  11.03.09, 10:53 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - so you're to blame- was cleaning out various drawers/bins last weekend and we have something like 83 novelty pencils ;)
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    11.03.09, 11:47 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- hijack. do i need to wrap/put in bag if i bought one item for a party favor?
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  11.03.09, 11:00 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - no need to wrap/bag. maybe a ribbon around each favor would be nice.
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    11.04.09, 05:33 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- I make a mixes cd of dc's favorite songs and create custom labels.
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  11.03.09, 11:06 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - isn't this illegal?
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    11.03.09, 11:32 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - Only if you sell them.
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      11.03.09, 11:49 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - a common misconception - when you download you agree to use the music in a certain way - for your personal use and not to distribute to others whether for money or for free - napster was free but not legit
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        11.03.09, 11:57 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- Give them 1 thing, rather than a bag of crap. a softcover book, a coloring book/crayons, a CD, etc. one mom took a photo of all the kids at the party (group photo) and laminated it and then used it as a thank you/keepsake. such a great idea.
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  11.03.09, 11:08 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - I once bought little plastic frames and had them personalized and made the thank you note a picture of each kid and sent it for the frame
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    11.03.09, 12:00 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - You have a lot of time on your hands!
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      11.03.09, 12:00 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - no I ordered them from outrageous favors and had the pics printed up after the party and wrote on the back of them- why does that take time?
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        11.03.09, 12:02 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- coloring book and crayons or books. I actually got a personalized lunchbag for dd at a party and it has lasted about a year and only cost about $5. I gave out personalized placemats that were only $4 and I love them.
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  11.03.09, 11:10 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- hula hoop.
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  11.03.09, 11:18 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- We did books.
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  11.03.09, 11:49 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - What books? OP here, and curious!
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    11.03.09, 12:00 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - np - does dc bring home the scholastic flyers? Cheap and easy and school benefits - though you do need to leave some decent lead time
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      11.03.09, 12:04 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - Crap, I think it's too close to that, but that is a good idea.
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        11.03.09, 04:45 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - We had a party at FAO Schwarz, so we bought a book there that was good for 2/3 year olds, boys and girls, called Sounds Around Town. Im not sure what 4/5 year olds are reading these days, but if the party has a theme, go with that, or a birthday book, or if there's something kind of new that came out, like when Madonna's book came out, just so not everyone has it already. Can be tricky...the ones I bought, I figured few people had them.
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I realize kids, including mine, love getting goody bags at parties but I just wind up tossing the stuff after a few weeks when it's clear dd has never touched anything in them. Is there anything I could put in a goody bag (mostly 4/5 year olds, a few younger siblings) that might be fun?

Bubbles. Sidewalk chalk. Moonrocks. CD of favorite songs

SWAG!!!

I started buying a toy or book for every child as a favor in the price range ($5-6) it would take to create a goody bag.

OK, like what? Can you give me some examples? This is a great idea, but I'm still stumped. (PS Girls & boys if that makes a difference.)

small box of goldfish, some play doh, some cool pencils/erasure/sharpener large hershey bar

so you're to blame- was cleaning out various drawers/bins last weekend and we have something like 83 novelty pencils ;)

hijack. do i need to wrap/put in bag if i bought one item for a party favor?

no need to wrap/bag. maybe a ribbon around each favor would be nice.

I make a mixes cd of dc's favorite songs and create custom labels.

isn't this illegal?

Only if you sell them.

a common misconception - when you download you agree to use the music in a certain way - for your personal use and not to distribute to others whether for money or for free - napster was free but not legit

Give them 1 thing, rather than a bag of crap. a softcover book, a coloring book/crayons, a CD, etc. one mom took a photo of all the kids at the party (group photo) and laminated it and then used it as a thank you/keepsake. such a great idea.

I once bought little plastic frames and had them personalized and made the thank you note a picture of each kid and sent it for the frame

You have a lot of time on your hands!

no I ordered them from outrageous favors and had the pics printed up after the party and wrote on the back of them- why does that take time?

coloring book and crayons or books. I actually got a personalized lunchbag for dd at a party and it has lasted about a year and only cost about $5. I gave out personalized placemats that were only $4 and I love them.

hula hoop.

We did books.

What books? OP here, and curious!

np - does dc bring home the scholastic flyers? Cheap and easy and school benefits - though you do need to leave some decent lead time

Crap, I think it's too close to that, but that is a good idea.

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