Taking the Stress Out of Birthday Parties: Party Bag Ideas

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Kids’ birthday parties just seem to get more and more elaborate, and as keeping up with their friends is so important to children, the expectation to throw a party that’s bigger and better than last year’s can be incredibly stressful for us moms. It’s easiest to break it down step-by-step, so today we’re focusing on putting together some personalised party bags for your little guests to take away with them.

Ditch the Paper Bags

School lunch-style paper bags are so overdone when it comes to kids parties. They were once a cute and kitsch idea, but now kids come to expect the standard paper party bag. Instead, pop your party favors in a canvas bag that can be used time and time again. You could have each child’s name printed on the bags to make it extra personal, or you could go for a standard design like these ones. If you’re on a budget, you and your little one could spend a day printing them yourself to make the party bags extra special.

A Day to Remember

Have your partner or one of the other moms go round taking photos of the kids on the day using a Polaroid camera. Get the kids to pull silly faces and pop a printed Polaroid of them and their friends in their party bags before they leave so they can pin it on their bedroom wall once they’re home. You could also pop a thank you card from somewhere like www.littleoneprints.co.uk in the bag too, so your little one can show their gratitude for making their day so much fun.

Fun, Healthy Foods

Instead of filling your party bags with sugary rubbish (which they’ve no doubt already eaten plenty of by the time they leave), include healthy foods with a fun twist. Homemade popcorn in movie theatre-style striped bags will give them something to snack on when they’re next watching a film at home. You could even include an easy recipe for one of the snacks you made for the party so your little guests can go home and make the same thing with their moms.

It’s simple and unexpected surprises like this that kids love to find in party bags, and it doesn’t have to cost the earth. Whatever you put in your child’s party bags, just think outside the box and you’ll be onto a winner.