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Last year we decided to forgo the goodie bags all together and we made a music CD for all our guests. This year we decided to have the kids decorate their own organic cotton lunch bag to take home with them.
As the kids arrived, we had them sit down with some fabric markers, stencils, and a blank canvas. They enjoyed drawing suns, peace signs, their names, stars, and more on their very own lunch bag.
The kids were all excited to put their own creations onto a bag that they will be able to use to take their lunch to school, a snack to the park, or to fill with treasures. I felt good about sending the kids home with something they will use and can be proud of.
If you are planning a child's birthday party and want to send the kids home with a goodie, consider one of the following ideas:
*A music CD filled with fun kids songs
*A reusable bag (lunch bag, shopping bag, snack bag) either decorated by the kids or left as is, filled with a few pieces of organic candy, a book, a few pieces of modelling beeswax or nothing :)
*Have a play silk dying party and send the kids home with their silk as a goodie
*A little flower pot and some seeds
*Have the kids hand roll beeswax candles and send them home with the candle
*Homemade play dough either made by the kids or made ahead of time
If you have an idea...please let us know!
Love these baggies and love all of your ideas. I am having a little eco-bag give-away starting today...the timing just seems right!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of not buying those cheap little plactic toys made in China- Last year we did 'decorate your own cupcake' everyone made one to eat and two to take home- They really enjoyed it and I was able to keep the sugar levels down while on my watch.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing idea. I think come October we will have to do this for Cameron's party!
ReplyDeleteWe are so doing this for Henry's birthday in the fall! I hate those party bags filled with candy and plastic crap! Last year we went to an apple orchard and sent each child home with some apples. No one hated him for it... it was only a 4th brithday though. Seriously, thanks for the great ideas! Those bags are really cute!
ReplyDeleteI so have to do this! I didn't do goodie bags because I didn't like the idea of cheap plastic toys made in China. LOVE this! You could also add in maybe some lip balm for the kids, too.
ReplyDeleteThese are such a great product! Fun and useful! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love these ideas!! My son's birthday is coming up and I couldn't imagine getting one of those plastic bag full of junk!
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