Do I have to do party bags for 10 year olds?

[nightmarepickle2025]

Just that really. Taking 8 kids to Go Ape for son's 10th birthday. Do I have to do party bags or have they grown out of those now?

YABU - do the bags, tightwad.
YANBU - it's ok, you've done your party bag time, you can stop now.

I made sweet cones!

Sweet cones or Roblox vouchers are the done thing here

This! Perfect idea as they get something to take home but you’re not stressing about what to put in it

Easter egg if it’s this week or next. Sorted.

Yes, they'll be disappointed.

Sweet cones here, too. Aldi had a 1kg bag of Bebeto gummy mix for £4 last week. I made some Easter sweet cones for our Easter hunt. I made 8 cones with 125g in and it worked perfectly. The bags cost me £2 off Amazon. Really cheap and easy to make. I didn’t faff around with different layers of sweets, because gummy mix is usually a winner, whereas my DS doesn’t eat them with marshmallows/popcorn etc in.

Bag of haribo tangfastics each and a piece of cake and theyll be fine

I think sending them away with "something" would be appreciated to borderline expected, but not a babyish party bag with cake and stickers in. Has your 10yo not been to a party recently and come back with anything to benchmark? Some sort of small fidget toy and a packet of sweets might be good.

I also came to say a bag of sweets is perfect!

I do sweet cones or a bag of haribo for that age group.

I think it depends on where you have your party. My DS 11 had his in a laser quest where they had cake, crisps, sweets etc. Didn't do party bags. If I would have had a party at home in the garden I would have made sweet bags but without the toys (those are for younger kids).

Yes probably grown out of party bags with them little toys in and what not by now, agree with the sweet cones idea or whoever mentioned Easter eggs is a great idea. You can get the small ones for £1-1.50 and they would be a cheap idea

I think it depends on your particular area and social circle - my ten year old would have been mortified if I’d handed out anything resembling a “party bag”, they aren’t the done thing by that age amongst their friends or anyone I know. Neither of my children has ever received a sweet cone either, despite their popularity on here!

I’d be guided by what your son’s received at recent parties.

Roblox vouchers for all the guests? Wow. Having spent 22£ per child (: 220£ for 10 kids) I couldn't possibly afford giving out Roblox vouchers as well. My child would be very happy receiving one though. 😁

They've been to a paid for party and presumably there'll be cake to take home. I don't see why a ten year old would expect anything on top of that.

Sweets and a fidget toy are pretty standard for 10 year olds round here. Sometimes we do a book instead of the fidget.

At that age, I did a box of Maltesers each or a big bag of Haribo & a piece of birthday cake to go.

Also organising a party and have exactly same dilemma. Following with interest

Something but not a full bag - do go ape do any merch??

I gave out packets of glow sticks.

The most successful one I ever did was a huge bar of chocolate each.

Envelope each with a guide to why too many sweets aren't good for you 😀

The most recent 10y party we attended, gave a pack of match attack cards with a bag of sharing sweets.

Easter eggs?

Roblox vouchers is wild!surely no one does that!that's the gift for the birthday kid only!