Fun Party Favors For
Kids Birthday Parties

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ART SUPPLIES - Boys and girls will enjoy receiving art supplies and parents will appreciate party favors for kids that inspire creativity.

• Chalk
• Coloring books and crayons. Jumbo for the young and crayons with special effects for the older.
• Coloring mats with crayons
• Crayon-shaped bank or bottle of bubbles
• Plush (fabric) shaped animal and markers
• Sketch pad and colored pencils
• Water colors

BALLS - Everyone loves to play with a ball and there are many different types and styles to select from. Some of the more popular balls that make great party favors for kids are as follows:

• Fun-shaped balls like atomic ball that looks like an atom and bounces in a crazy, unpredictable way.
• Glow in the dark balls
• Hackey sack balls
• High-bounce balls
• Inflatable balls like a beach ball
• Juggling balls
• Water bomb balls soak up water for wet game of catch.

CANDY - I know parents won't be thrilled over this category, but kids do love to have a little candy included in their goody bag.

• Airheads and Warheads
• Gumballs
• Gummy candy treats
• Lollipops that are theme-related
• Pez dispenser with Pez candies
• Pirate gold gum
• Skittles and M&M's
• Sour Patch Kids
• Sour straws or ropes

CARS, TRUCKS, AND VEHICLE TOYS - Boys love to play with cars and trucks and they never think they have too many. A few vehicle-related party favors for kids ideas are listed below:

• Balloon racer
• Candy necklaces
• Die-cast cars
• Gliders
• Memo pad in the shape of a car
• Model car kit
• Pencils with car design
• Stickers that are cars, trucks, motorcycles, etc.
• Tattoos with vehicle designs

CRAFT PROJECTS CREATED AT PARTY - Include a craft activity that ties into the party's theme that kids can bring home. Listed below are a few ideas to get your creative juices flowing:

• A baking theme activity could be to bake/decorate cookies.
• A car theme activity could be to put together a model car.
• An Elmo theme activity could be to create Elmo caps or visors by decorating a red hat with Elmo eyes and nose with fabric paint or craft foam.
• A pirate theme activity could be to create pirate flags using craft foam, markers, glitter glue, wood dowels, etc.
• A princess theme activity could be to decorate paper tiaras with glitter glue, sequins, pearls, and stick-on jewels.
• A 70's theme activity could be to create a tie-dyed bandana.
• A train theme activity could be to decorate train-shaped cookies.

GIRLIE GEAR - You've made your girls feel extra special with a full-on girlie party, so now send them home with a few girlie favors to remind them of the good times.

• Barrettes, scrunchies, headbands, hair glitter
• Bead and bauble rings
• Coin purse
• Compact bling mirror
• Friendship and jelly bracelets
• Glow bracelets
• Lip gloss
• Nail polish and nail tattoos
• Sunglasses and visor

JUNGLE ANIMALS - Girls and boys alike have a certain fascination with jungle animals. They love to imitate them with sound and movement. Listed below are a few ideas for some wild party favors for kids.

• Animal print bracelets, bandanas, and sunglasses
• Animal print scrunchie
• Animal slide puzzle
• Finger puppets that are wild animals
• Memo pad and pencils with jungle animals
• Lizards
• Snakes: plastic, rubber, and water wiggler
• Stickers and tattoos of wild animals

PARTY THEME-RELATED FAVOR - Include favors that tie into the party's theme. Listed below are a few ideas for theme-related party favors for kids to get your imagination going:

• A batman party favor could be bat-a-rangs.
• A baking party favor could be a chef hat.
• A beach party's favor could be an inflatable beach ball.
• A Bob the Builder favor could be a toy dump truck.
• A Curious George favor could be a Barrel of Monkeys game.
• A dinosaur party's favor could be a plastic dinosaur.
• A High School Musical's party favor could be a soundtrack CD.
• A Star Wars party favor could be glow balls or sticks.

PHOTO-RELATED PARTY SOUVENIR - Create an instant favor memory for the kids to bring home from the party. Take digital photos of the kids during various activities and in front of any photo-op walls with a theme-related backdrop.

• Print out photos and place in small picture frames.
• Print out photos and place in small photo albums.
• Print out photos and let kids create scrapbook pages with the pictures as one of the party activities.

SPORTS - Once again, most kids at sometime want to have a sports-related party. Listed below are a few ideas for sports-related party favors for kids:

• Inflatable or soft stuffed sports balls
• Frisbees
• Key chain with sports balls
• Memo pad and pencils with sports design
• Stickers and tattoos that are sport-related
• Wrist bungee, which contains a sports-related ball, that attaches to the wrist with a long elastic cord.
• Wristbands with sports design

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