Party bag ideas
Parties can be a wonderful time to get creative with kids. Here are some fun ideas from the Family Food Patch community on how to avoid the 'lolly trap'
Mini Gift ideas
- Stickers
- Fun & colourful fridge magnets
- Animal stamps
- Temporary tattoos
- Crayons and colouring pencils
- Glitter pens
- Badges
- Balloons (normal or helium)
- Curly straws
- Blank colouring in sheets
- Hair clips/bobbles
- Handmade bead bracelets and necklaces
- Packet of plant seeds (herbs and vegies)
- Bouncy balls
- Fruit & vegie play dough cutters
- Novelty hats and glasses
- Mini colouring pads
Crafty Party ideas
- Plant pot to decorate – sow with seeds
- Placemat to colour in/decorate and laminate
- Recipe cards – perhaps food they try at the party: dips/watermelon slushies or fruit smoothies/rice paper rolls etc
- Mini photo frames to decorate (you could take instant photos of each child at the party and present them with a picture to put in their frame)
- Handmade paper windmills
- Wishing wands made from dowling sticks and cardboard stars with ribbons
- Finger puppets (knitted or made from felt)
- Beads and thread
Packaging ideas
- Cardboard noodle boxes-decorate them yourself
- Mini fabric drawstring bags made from odd scraps and offcuts
- Brown paper bags- decorate with crayons, stamps, stickers