Party Favors, Gifts and Prizes

Party favors...Birthday parties, weddings, bridal showers, all celebrations need that perfect party favor.

What better way to thank your guests for coming to your party then to present them with a thank you gift or party favor. Check out our list of great party favors, party gifts, and party prizes for your guests.

Party favors round out the evening so nicely and can be such a fun way to thank guests for coming to your home.

Favors or gifts don't have to be expensive, they just have to special. Homemade gifts and favors add a personal touch and uniqueness to you party celebration.

• Put each guest's name on her party favor.

• Always have at least one or two team games so that everyone can receive a prize.

• Everyone should win at least one prize. Have categories for best dressed, loudest laugh, greatest smile, best sportsmanship, etc.

• Explore your local dollar store, toy store or card shops for unique small gifts.

• Consider the ages of your guests when choosing your gifts or favors.

• Personalized gifts are always a hit. Personalized pencils, notepads, coffee mugs, pillow cases, towels, candle votives, etc.

• Wrap your gifts in unique ways. Use comic pages, sheet music, fabric, road maps, original artwork, or party theme related wrapping paper.

• Use a variety of hats to match your party theme and store your party favors in them. Tote bags, beach bags, backpacks, sailor hats, baseball hats, cowboy hats, etc.



FAVORITE PARTY FAVORS FOR CHILDREN

• Play-Doh, crayons, colored pencils, watercolors, paints, paint brushes, highlighters, stickers, tattoo assortment, fancy erasers, or cards.

• Small plastic games, bandanas, sport wrist bands, comic books, paperback books, board books, coloring books, jacks, marbles or pocket games.

• Candy, cookies, fruit roll ups, individual chip packets, or other snack foods.

• Frisbees, beach pail and shovel, rubber balls, bubble-blowing equipment, puzzles, paper dolls, horns, or whistles.

• Costume jewelry, hair clips, make-up, scented shampoo, scented soaps, sunglasses, sun visor, sun screen, ornaments or cookie cutters.


PARTY FAVORS FOR ADULTS

• Decorate champagne or wine bottles wrapped with a colorful ribbon. Miniature bottles of liquor are always a hit.

• Buy bars of high-quality chocolate, such as Godiva, Ghirardelli or if you prefer Hershey’s. Personalize each bar of chocolate with your own personal computer labels and design.

• For those who love flowers or gardening, a small potted plant or herb. For potted herb plants include a favorite recipe that uses the herb.

• For your movie lovers, movie rental cards with microwave popcorn or a yearly membership.

• Coupons of any type for free babysitting, free home cook meal, free night out, etc.

• Personalized or miniature photo albums, photo frames or photos are always welcomed.

• If you love reading, choose your favorite book or give gift certificates to your favorite local book store.

• Guests always love gourmet foods, such as BBQ sauces or rubs, spices, gourmet coffee, pasta or pasta sauces.

• Use party themed or holiday specific items such as ornaments for Christmas or Chocolate Hearts for Valentine's Day.

• Buy party themed cloth napkins with matching napkin rings.

• For your magazine buffs, give a yearly subscription of their favorite magazine.

OTHER ADULT FAVORS • Board Games such as Monopoly, Bunco, Uno, or Trivia Pursuit • Case of wine • Golf Balls • Miniature bottles • Music CD • National Geographic Atlas of the World • Tennis Balls • Travel Books • Vintage Books • Votives with special candles





PARTY THEMED FAVORS
• Dolls. • Doll Accessories. • Doll Clothes. •Doll Foods

BACK TO SCHOOL PARTY • Bookmarks • Cloth book cover • Crayons • Lunch box • Notebooks • Pencils • Reading books • Rulers • Stickers • Tote bag
CASINO NIGHT • Cigars • Deck of cards • Dice • How to Play books • Poker chips

FIESTA • Basket with tortillas chips, guacamole, salsa or hot sauce • Blankets • Bongo drums • Cactus plants • Colorful tissue flowers • Hot peppers • Latin or Mexican recipe book • Maracas • Plastic iguanas • Plastic lizards • Small guitars • Sombreros

LUAU • Beach accessories • Beach bags • Beach balls • Beach Hats • Beach or tote bags • Grass skirts • Hair clips • Leis • Maracas • Parasols • Parrots • Seashells • Starfish • Steel Drum Island CDs • Sunglasses • Sunscreen • Tropical cups

NIGHT IN PARIS • Candles • Copy of Monet of Picasso painting • Eiffel Tower • French cookbook • How to speak French CD • Wool beret

WESTERN • Bandanas • Candy cigarettes or bubble gum cigars • Country music CDs • Cowboy hats • Flashlights • Gold nuggets • Handcuffs • Pen lights • Plastic canteens • Plush cowboy horses • Sheriff badges • Squirt guns