The Perfect Children’s Party Bag
In this day and age when many parents are concerned with providing their families with healthy, wholesome food choices, the question of what to put in a party bag at a children’s party can be more than a little daunting. Children today have more and more allergies, the scariest of which, as far as food allergies go, has to be peanut butter, but allergies to wheat and soy and milk are also widely found these days, leaving a mother to wonder, what exactly can go in those party bags? Well, here are some ideas to help you out.
First, inquire about allergies and work from there. If you find yourself with a six-year old child whose twelve closest friends are lactose, wheat and peanut butter intolerant, than perhaps avoiding food favors all together is the safest bet. But even then there are viable kid-friendly options out there. As most mothers today are trying to reduce the amount of sugar and processed foods their children come in contact with, the challenge is to come up with goodies that kids and mom will approve of. Try snack size packages of healthy kid treats such as microwave popcorn, dried fruit, or snacks such as those made by Snikkidy, which are baked and made with gluten free ingredients.
Many online companies will design packaging that ties in with your party’s theme seamlessly at little cost. Besides food, working your party bags along a theme can help get them organized in a jiffy. Matching the theme of party bags to the theme of the party itself can be an easy way to fill those party bags with all the disposable plastic toys a child could want. Depending on the age group of your partiers, a simple online search can yield pencils, erasers and other small school-worthy items that match your theme, thereby reducing your guilt factor at plying other people’s children with candy and loud toys such as a kazoo or harmonica.
Another great way to add a personal touch to a party bag is to personalize them; many websites out there can personalize all types of things from stickers to pencils to candy wrappers; making each child a bag with items personalized just for them can be a fun way to say thank you and give gifts that are useful. This is a great way to add to a party bag if you find it difficult to find items for the party bags that matches your chosen theme.
All in all, party bags can range from themed to food based to full of fun and silly things; you can choose what works for you and your budget. Just remember, though, that the goal is to have fun, not sweat so hard over every little thing being just right that you lose sight of the big picture. Just go with it. Have fun. If you do, then it’s a guarantee that the kids will also.
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