12 Great Party Bag ideas and tips
Choose quality over quantity – one or two good quality items will give better play value than a bagful of easily broken plastic toys.
Replace cheap sweets with a homemade cookies cut into the shape of each guest’s initial and don’t forget the obligatory slice of cake wrapped in tissue paper.
Buy two cakes for the party – one to ooh and ahh over and one to have ready-sliced for quick party bag filling!
Instead of party bags create a lucky dip - wrap small presents and sweets and bury them. Let each guest take a turn at the lucky dip as they leave the party.
Pinatas are great fun and work off any excess party-fuelled energy. Fill them with a mixture of sweets and small toys and make the children work for their goodbye gifts! What a grand finale!
If you have a craft theme to your party then make sure you label each masterpiece and give it to the guest to take home. Great party crafts include making a party crown or decorating a cardboard photo frame.
Take a Polaroid of each child and pop it in the bag or use as a name tag on the party bag.
Give them a craft tube or craft bag to take home.
Buy bulk buys or multibuys of small toys and mix them together with sweeties.
Buy thankyou note into the party bag prior to the party- this will be a lovely touch but will also save time after the party has finished.
Chose fabric party bags that can be kept by the child for keep-sakes pouches. Our fairly traded cotton ones are more environmentally friendly and look nicer than plastic.