Princess party favours for boys as an alternative to wands

[Colourfulchameleons]

DD(3) party is next weekend. The venue let you choose a theme and despite her brother putting some not so subtle pressure on her, she’s gone with princesses. There are a lot of boys attending and the venue are happy to do more neutral themes with the party bags but I was going to give little wands out.

I am perfectly happy for all the boys to have wands but I just don’t think they’ll be interested (and I do know the boys well; one is my own son.) Can anyone think of a small gift that’s a sort of equivalent?

My 3 year old son would love a wand!

How bout swords

The boys can have wands.

Bubble wands?

Party bags can’t please everyone - just give them wands

And I would love to have him at the party … but but I just don’t think they’ll be interested (and I do know the boys well; one is my own son I do try to address this!

Bubble wands is a good idea. A sword possibly; but actually think they’d like that but that makes the stereotype VERY sharp!

Boys wands? Like HP style ?

It’s a kind of extra on top of the party bags.

How about giving all the kids bubble wands

Everyone has bubble wands would be the most logical choice?

Although in my experience all young children love a wand.

If you are going to give the boys something different, are you then going to provide an alternative for the girls in case they also don’t want wands? I really think you are making an issue about something that should be a happy occasion. When you have an older and a younger child, you should just be able to say ‘I know you don’t like wands but it’s Jane’s birthday and you don’t have to have a wand’.

We did a princess party for our dd at a similar age, we did princess and princes theme and gave everyone crowns and wands. The boys loved it as much as the girls.

I don’t know if I’d separate the boys and girls at only 3. Maybe just have wands for all of them. Perhaps go for a stereotypically gender neutral colour like green if you like for all of them

My 10 year old and four year old would love a wand.

Mostly because they’d hit each other with them!

Could you have a small selection of wands, bubble wands and foam swords and let them choose whichever they like when they come to get their party bag?

They aren’t all 3. Most of the boys are on the older side (5 approaching six.) DD is probably one of the youngest which is strange for your own party but the perils of a July birthday I guess!

@SweepSqueaks probably not, if they don’t want a wand no biggie. I don’t want it to be too intense. It’s just because one of the little girls didn’t get a wand at a different party so I was going to sneak her one but then she has twin sisters so they have to have wands too and then I thought oh sod it all the girls can have wands but don’t want to leave out the boys …

I am genuinely happy for the boys to have wands, I just don’t want fifteen spare wands or crowns or whatever knocking around my house for the end of time!

There is that 😂

Please don’t give the boys something different. Every party my DD went to where the gifts were different for boys and girls it was guaranteed she’d prefer the boys gift. Caused a commotion every time! Just give them all the same.

Another parent of a nearly 6yo boy who would love a wand. And yes it may be used for “fencing” as well as magic.

My 8 year old would love a wand!

I’m trying to be polite but your 8 year old is not at the party!!

Edit as did look abrupt - I know the boys and one is my own child and I know they won’t be bothered about wands. If they were it would obviously be a lot easier but they just won’t be.

I am just trying to do something nice! 😩😂

I like the idea of swords. Too bad they don't make those with bubble functions. I'd quite like one myself!

Well I would like a wand and I’m 41 😁. Honestly OP I think you’re overthinking it - just give everyone bubble wands.

Is the issue that the wands are expensive, @Colourfulchameleons?

Your insistence on a different gift for the boys is quite extreme.

Just give them all the same. Bubble wands sound great. There’s no need to push the gender stereotypes at that age (or any age really!).