Traditionally, party favors are a small and inexpensive way to thank guests for attending your birthday party. When we were kids, it wasn’t uncommon to score a bag full of candy, bottle of bubbles or sheet of stickers at the end of a birthday party, but nowadays kids seem to leave with much more than just Pez candy. In some circles party favors average as much as $50 per kid. Over the years, we’ve seen many unique and creative party favor ideas, some of which were over-the-top while others didn’t cost more than a pack of gum. But what is the appropriate amount to spend on a birthday party favor? Do you save on your party guests, or splurge?
Here are a few of our favorite birthday party favors that the kiddos will love, and your pocketbook will too.
THANK YOU GUM – SAVE!
This party favor literally costs the amount of a pack of gum, plus a little extra for ink, paper and ribbon 🙂 We found this example along with the freebie download on SomewhatSimple.
PERSONALIZED WATER BOTTLES – SAVE
Colorful and useful, these personalized water bottles are an easy DIY and look custom-made. We found these at Etsy Shop JuneBugCustomGifts for $6 each.
GOLDFISH – SAVE
A goldfish is an unexpected and clever party favor that doesn’t cost more than a few dollars. Just make sure the parents are as excited as the kids are to bring these new pets home. We found this darling example on VintagePrettyPearl.
LEGOS – SPLURGE
Lego’s are a classic birthday gift and for the right party, even a fabulous party favor. At around $25 a piece, Lego sets would be a nice favor for a small family party. We found some pretty neat-o sets at Lego.com.
TUTUS – SPLURGE
Can you imagine the excitement of your little girl and all of her friends if they received their own tutu at her birthday party? We saw this idea on CatchMyParty. Tutus can be easily made, but we put this idea under our splurge category as making a handful of tutus would make you the hit of the party, but also suck away a lot of your time.
PERSONALIZED BIRTHDAY SHIRTS
The best favor of all (at least we think so)!! Personalized shirts for kids are thoughtful party favors and with so many unique designs, each guest will leave the party feeling extra special. We think our examples above would be great for a family party — and a great photo opportunity for all the cousins and siblings to be in matching, celebratory birthday tees! But don’t forget to get a couple personalized birthday shirts for the birthday kiddo too!
