How Much To Spend On Party Favors

DD has come up dwelling from 3 parties with party party favors to include a backpack, box of Lego friends, expensive book. I was but thinking of a couple of trinkets to give abroad and some candy. What is the going thing these days, we are already doing an expensive party with balloons and face up painting.

I give one particular as a favor. My son'due south political party was a Lego Star Wars theme and we bought a few Lego SW minifigures and each child got 1.

Zero. A waste of money.

It'southward the competition: "my party is better than your's".

Something more useful would be better. Decorate a cupcake and take it home; for toddlers, one coloring volume + four-crayon box or a fiddling book. As a parent, I would be happy with that. Or, y'all could have a pinata, and whatsoever the kid manages to put into his grab bag, is what he gets to take home. Kids are happy with even inexpensive, crap plastic toys; as a parent, I'm not. More junk in the house.

Please, something small-scale and more useful.

Total for goody bags is commonly around $vii. Only then once again, I dear goody numberless! I do hate when people put super, super-cheap stuff in their goody numberless and give them out. If yous're simply going to spend $1.50 per goody pocketbook, give one good thing, non crap like 1-inch bottles of bubbling that don't piece of work or cheapo plastic sunglasses from Oriental trading that interruption on the car ride abode from the party or one tiny container of Play-Doh! Or at the very least, if you requite out super cheap stuff, requite out stuff you know is going to work like stickers or small boxes of crayons or modeling clay.

I probably spend about $8-10 per favor.

I endeavor to become some sort of toy in the $5-six range, not just bubbles or coloring books. And then I add some edible treats and the purse itself ordinarily costs about $1.

I recollect if y'all are going to spend $seven on goody handbag, you should spend less on the political party. Goodness, these are little children. Just b/c y'all have the $ to spend doesn't hateful you have to. I used to spend close to $400 on a toddler'south party (I'm certain for some of you that seems cheap). I could afford it, but thinking back on information technology, what a dummy I was. Immature kids are just happy to play with each other. You don't take to brand it crazy expensive. What are we instruction our kids? And do we do it to impress the other parents? Ick.

Bring out the toys, afts/crafts, some music and food and we've got a party. Or go to the park and let'em run around.

Depends on the age. I am no fan of goodie bags, only the kids await them. We spend no more $4-5 per bag. My DD loves the goodie bags, especially if in that location'south a balloon (she's three).

Side note - when I was a kid, nobody got a goodie bag. Is this a new phenomenon or merely considering I am not from DC (I'm from a mid-sized town in the Due south)? Growing upwards, birthday parties were very chilled out affairs with a block and pizza in someone'south business firm and the neighborhood kids. I recall I had one birthday party at Chuck E Cheese when I was 8 and ane at a roller skating rink when I was eleven, but aside from that, the parties were no big bargain and just a fun mean solar day. The whole large birthday party at a destination and inviting the whole form and providing goodie bags is and so odd to me, even though I get along with it

Bearding wrote:Total for goody bags is usually around $7. But and so again, I love goody bags! I do hate when people put super, super-cheap stuff in their goody numberless and give them out. If you're only going to spend $one.50 per goody bag, requite one good affair, not crap like 1-inch bottles of bubbling that don't piece of work or cheapo plastic sunglasses from Oriental trading that suspension on the car ride home from the party or 1 tiny container of Play-Doh! Or at the very least, if you give out super cheap stuff, give out stuff yous know is going to work similar stickers or small-scale boxes of crayons or modeling dirt.

My IQ just dropped 10 points.

Bearding wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Total for goody bags is usually effectually $7. But then again, I dear goody numberless! I practice detest when people put super, super-cheap stuff in their goody bags and give them out. If yous're only going to spend $1.50 per goody handbag, give one proficient thing, not crap similar ane-inch bottles of bubbles that don't work or cheapo plastic sunglasses from Oriental trading that break on the car ride home from the party or one tiny container of Play-Doh! Or at the very least, if you lot give out super inexpensive stuff, requite out stuff you know is going to work like stickers or modest boxes of crayons or modeling dirt.

My IQ merely dropped 10 points.

I give 1 toy or item effectually $3 and some candy.

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the age. I am no fan of goodie bags, but the kids expect them. We spend no more than than $4-5 per pocketbook. My DD loves the goodie bags, peculiarly if there's a airship (she'southward three).

Side note - when I was a kid, nobody got a goodie bag. Is this a new miracle or merely because I am non from DC (I'm from a mid-sized town in the South)? Growing upward, altogether parties were very chilled out diplomacy with a cake and pizza in someone'southward house and the neighborhood kids. I call back I had one birthday party at Chuck E Cheese when I was eight and one at a roller skating rink when I was eleven, but aside from that, the parties were no big deal and just a fun mean solar day. The whole big birthday party at a destination and inviting the whole grade and providing goodie bags is and then odd to me, even though I proceed with it

I am 42 and we had goody bags at parties when we were small. By second class it stopped.

Bearding wrote:

Bearding wrote:Total for goody bags is commonly around $7. Just then again, I dear goody numberless! I do hate when people put super, super-inexpensive stuff in their goody numberless and give them out. If y'all're only going to spend $1.50 per goody pocketbook, give one expert affair, not crap like ane-inch bottles of bubbles that don't work or cheapo plastic sunglasses from Oriental trading that break on the car ride home from the political party or i tiny container of Play-Doh! Or at the very least, if you give out super cheap stuff, give out stuff you know is going to work like stickers or pocket-sized boxes of crayons or modeling clay.

My IQ merely dropped 10 points.

Why? Cheap shit that breaks or doesn't piece of work is annoying. Stuff that works and tin be played with for a while, like a little book or watercolors is a nice thing for kids to become as party favors. I love overnice goody bags (probably reliving through my kids what nosotros didn't have growing up, which includes prissy birthday parties ) and I notice it fun to look for them-related stuff that'due south decent quality that kids would like. Why does that adversely affect your IQ?

I do a real toy up to $5-six depending on the size of the party, books, matchbox cars, etc. something that the kids can play with that is not cheap junk. No one needs another 4 pack of crayons, coloring book, bubbling and all that junk stuff that looks like you are doing a lot but none of it is useful.

Anonymous wrote:It's the competition: "my party is better than your's".

Something more useful would be improve. Decorate a cupcake and take it home; for toddlers, one coloring volume + 4-crayon box or a trivial book. As a parent, I would be happy with that. Or, yous could have a pinata, and whatever the child manages to put into his take hold of bag, is what he gets to take home. Kids are happy with even inexpensive, crap plastic toys; equally a parent, I'chiliad not. More junk in the house.

Please, something small and more than useful.

You don't consider a backpack or a book to exist useful?