What was the best party bag your child ever received?

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My 4 year old dd has her 5th birthday coming up and has specifically asked for party bags she can give out to her friends.

I wasn’t planning to do them as they are usually just full of cheap plastic rubbish, so I’m wondering if anyone is willing to share the best ideas your child has ever given or received.

DS's party is next weekend - if I get any letters of complaint or appalled parents fainting, I will come back and warn you to abort mission.

Ds party next month, since it will be December we are doing a selection box and bit of cake.

Some sweets, bit of cake, maybe some bubbles. Those snap bracelets are a good call if you can get them cheap - I've done Play-Doh and lego blind bags before as I got them in a huge deal for 50p each! Otherwise it is the above, maybe with a balloon.

In 12 years I couldn't tell you one specific thing my kids got in a party bag, and I doubt they could either. They would remember a book but not in a good way.

A toy story holograpic cup filled with sweets bubbles and a balloon. Nothing wasted.

We got novelty straws once in a party bag which ended up getting reused and reused even before it was a thing!

Spy pens went down really well.

These with some sweets, chocolate, a pen and another small toy in

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Link www.homebargains.co.uk/products/10409-take-out-milkshake-plastic-bottle-with-straw-case-of-24.aspx

The year before last I did personalised chocolate bars
Last year cupcakes in a box and a bottle of Nosecco with a metal straw

Bath bombs go down a treat. Kids love them and the best bit is they disappear! Then top up with loads of sweets and chocolates.

Dd birthday is next month
I have a Christmas bauble you paint yourself
A yo-yo
Bubbles
Birthday cake

I love a party bag

I did colour your own bags too, hits included were Slime, wind up toy, temporary tattoos and a mini squishy

An easter egg at a March birthday party

I used to be That Parent who did crafty kits, baking kits, personalised seed bombs... then I realised I was being a dickhead

Turns out sweetie cones go down a treat; still no plastic tat toys, but the kids actually like them. You can also be stupidly lazy and order them all ready made online, so all you do is hand them out. Voila, job done. Though you don't get to feel as worthy as you might do with wildflower seeds...

Books...socks...crafts...

What happened to party bags that were just a balloon, fun-sized sweets, slice of cake and crappy toy/whistle?

Though you don't get to feel as worthy as you might do with wildflower seeds...

My DS has zero interest in wildflower seeds . And we have a tiny garden that is already fully planted so I wouldn't thank you for them. Nor for giant sunflower seeds .

@ToastieSnowy

A bag with a Mr Men book and a load sweets. Or if near Christmas a selection box.

This is exactly what we did for DS's 6th. He picked the Mr Men/Little Miss books for his friends, and I did colourful little striped paper bags full of sweets with "Thank you for coming to my party" stickers on them.

Selection boxes are a genius idea though.

I don't remember my children ever having received any particularly good ones.

The best ones I gave were china mugs. The party was at a farm park and the mugs had either sheep, cows or pigs on. I didn't put much in them if I recall, probably just a few sweets.

We still use the mugs my children had - over 15 years later so I hope some of the others are also still in use.

We used to give Easter Eggs as one of my DC's Birthday is close to Easter.
I used to try hard with a bit of cake, sweets and something to play with, but in reality all they are interested in is sweets / chocolate and cake! I learned to make life easier and oblige!

I'm stealing the selection box idea for dd's party next month.

I was going to say those mini pop it fidget toys, but key ring ones might not be the right thing for little ones and most I can find start at £2, even on toys for one pound misleading website name really

A little canvas bag they can colour in themselves, a sweet cone.
A Harry Potter reusable plastic beaker with sweets inside.

Best party bag gifts my son recieved were whoppee cushion and haribo at one party and at a football party all attendees got a football and some haribo .

@Albern

Best party bag gifts my son recieved were whoppee cushion and haribo at one party and at a football party all attendees got a football and some haribo .

@Albern my DS always struggles to blow up whoppee cushions it's like you need a straw, maybe they even come with one, but if it did it was lost in ten seconds.