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Ideas for party bags for 11 year old boys

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Barnybrown · 25/02/2025 22:58

My son is having a sleepover for his birthday - does anyone have any ideas for party bags for 11 year old boys. Budget is £7 to £10 per bag - there are only 4 kids in total so I can splash out a bit!

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haveyoutriedit · 26/02/2025 00:18

What about a football each?

They're not the greatest makes but some of the cheaper sports shops do Mitre or Sondico ones for about £8 each.

Djmaggie · 26/02/2025 00:21

DS is 11. Last sleepover we had, we went to a trampoline park type place, let them all pick some crisps, sweets etc. from local B&M & ordered pizza. No party bags required, think they’re a bit old for that now.

NewMarmiteJar · 26/02/2025 09:09

Bit old for party bags at 11 surely. Piece of birthday cake in a napkin is perfectly acceptable and expected in these parts.

Spondoolies · 26/02/2025 09:17

Sweet cone and amazon voucher. Not bubble wands and bouncy balls 🤣

Seeline · 26/02/2025 09:20

Christ0nABike · 25/02/2025 23:39

My son went to a sleepover at that age and the mum gave them an empty party bag and a fiver each to go to the nearby shop to choose their own treats. Lazy ass genius she is - they loved it!

Love this!
Mine are in their 20s now, but wish I'd thought of it years ago.

Thepossibility · 26/02/2025 11:16

We just had DS 11th and the party bags were very popular. We had various sweets, a small water gun (summer here) to use at the party. One of those silicone friendship bracelets and a matching keychain for them to hang on their backpacks.
His friends have still been using the keychains and wearing the bracelets.

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