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Birthday Party Fun: Goodie Bag Alternatives
by Deborah Shelton
If you're looking for alternatives to pricey goodie bags, here
are a few ideas that will make your guests--and wallet- -happy.
Any Fun Party: Take Polaroid photos of each guest with
the birthday child, and decorate cardboard picture frames, or make frames with
popsicle sticks.
Dance Party: Let the birthday child create a mix CD of
favorite music. Burn copies for everybody (and play it at the party too!).
Hawaiian Party: Decorate inexpensive plastic sunglasses
with artificial flowers. String together more artificial flowers for one-of-
a-kind leis.
Royal Party: Decorate paper crowns and make scepters from
wooden dowels and plastic jewels.
Sleepover Party: Decorate plastic light-switch plates
with stickers. Allow your young guests to embellish white pillowcases with
fabric paints for a take-home sleepy surprise.
Spring or Garden Party: Paint flower pots and include a
pack of flower seeds for children to grow at home.
Survivor Party: Send the children on a scavenger hunt
equipped with compasses and trail mixes that they can make before the hunt. The
compass will become a new favorite gadget, and the trail mix is a lot healthier
that candy treats.
Tea Party: Let the girls decorate straw hats with
artificial flowers, which they can wear for the party, and later take home.
Complete the party with candy necklaces. Have fun!
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Deborah Shelton the author of "The Five Minute Parent: Fun & Fast
Activities for You and Your Little Ones." Visit Deborah's website for
more family-friendly ideas:
http://www.fiveminuteparent.com
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