I asked on facebook and instagram yesterday what your suggestions were for good birthday party favors. You know, the good kind that doesn't include junk you don't want and your kids won't use.
I love the idea of favors that are inexpensive and yet useful and appreciated. So we decided to make some homemade Gak while we waited for our cupcakes to come out of the oven.
We used this recipe and I'm not sure what we did wrong but it was a huge FAIL. It hardened so quickly the starch wouldn't mix in with the glue any longer and all I had was like stiff gum floating in blue water.
So we made some play dough instead.
We put them in little plastic containers and added a label to the lid for fun. Voila. A favor that is useful and appreciated yet doesn't stick around long to clutter your house.
There were some GREAT other ideas mentioned on facebook and instagram as well. I'd love to hear some of your favorite party favor ideas!
Some of my favorites that were suggested:
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Jaime says
Homemade playdough? I never thought of that for a favor, great job mama! And no kazoos!! Do you want to drive the mamas crazy? HAHAHA
Andrea @ The Train To Crazy says
Totally 🙂 I just thought it was a hilarious suggestion 🙂
Heather says
Hahaha! Someone did give us kazoos. It was hilarious/evil.
Rachel @ Once Upon a Sewing Machine says
I had the same experience with the Gak. We went with a recipe that people raved about, it was a total disaster. The texture never came anywhere close to what it was suppose to be and it was all odd and separated....
home decor crafts says
Home made playdough and bubble sticks are what kids really like in birthday parties. They love to create things from clay as well as blowing bubbles in a bright day.
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