FAVORS

The purpose of party favors is to thank your guests for coming to your party and to show them that you care about them.  They are fun to receive, but often times are of little value or use and you end up spending a lot of money on them.  Below you will find a list of suggestions for favors that can be decorative, amusing, and useful.  Whenever possible, adapt your favors to your theme. Personalization also adds a unique touch.

When selecting favors for children's parties, keep in mind that they are less discriminating than adults, however, if the favor breaks or falls apart before they return home from the party, your child may hear about it at school on Monday.  Whenever possible, let the favor be a craft project that the children work on during the party. 

Here are some ideas for adult oriented favors, although some of them could certainly be used for a child's party.  Personalize them and/or adapt them to your theme whenever possible. You can find just about anything you're looking for at one of these great sites:

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• Refrigerator magnets (can be "store-bought" or homemade)

• Picture frames

• Note pads

• Fancy pens and pencils

• Bud vases containing a few fresh flowers

• Trinket boxes

• Holiday ornaments

• Playing cards

• Mugs

• Sachets

• Paper weights

• Address books

• Hats

• T-Shirts

• Tote bags

• Sun visors

• Instant photos mounted on handcrafted frames (create a photo setting with theme props)

• Miniature games

• Miniature books

• Miniature puzzles

• Small jars of jams or jellies

• A jumbo, personalized cookie

• Miniature terra cotta flower pots, plain or spray painted, containing flower, fern, herb or vegetable seedlings or miniature cactus

• Seed packets tied with raffia or other festive ribbon

• Scented votive candles in small glass containers

• Tiny baskets or glass containers (baby bottles or baby food jars for a baby shower) filled with candies or nuts and embellished with ribbons and bows

• Individual loaves of your favorite bread recipe (banana, pumpkin, etc.) with the recipe attached

• Bath salts or soaps in jelly jars or tiny baskets

• Herbal teas and gourmet coffees

• Inexpensive earrings, lipsticks and nail polishes for a teen party

• Sports trading cards

• Lottery tickets

• Decorative fans

• Decadent chocolates

• Key chains