Can we start a mnet movement to ban party bags?

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Back in the dark ages, when I was a girl, we sometimes got an extra piece of birthday cake in a paper napkin to take home.

When did this 'party bag' nonsense start? From what I can see most of it is (expensive) junk and, what offends me more, is that the guests look for it.

Am I an old skinflint/curmudgeon? No honest answers required.

FGS, most parents have already forked-out for the food and the makeover/clown/entertainer/ unicycling jugglers, as it is. Isn't that enough?

Keeping the party sticks link!!! Are they really only £1???

yep- they're really good. The little label can say whatever you want it to.

eidsvold, hi, didn't realise you were still around to answer your own Q re. lamingtons.

Mmmmm...lammmmmingtons...think I shall have to make some soon...how I miss being able o buy a massive pack for 99c in Woolies!

I wonder if the children that don't get 'good vibes' from their mums about party bags or other forbidden fruit will be the total opposite when they have their own children? Just a thought.

Good point - that adult party bag idea was fab.

Now, how many of you killjoys would not feel any tingling excitement or feeling of specialness at being given an adult party bag?

tinygang - I like to think that whatever opinions you hold dearly will be flung back in your face at some point by your kids. Encourages me to stay reasonable. Which is good for me.

Do not understand the idea of a party bag. If you go a child's birthday party then it should be all about the birthday boy/girl shouldn't it?
It gives me the impression that we are trying to compensate the children that are invited because they don't get any present by giving them something else.....
SAD, SAD, SAD

Hmm, Pointy, hadn't actually thought of it like that..I do LOVE getting treats in bags..eg, Bounty Bag, or () unloading my shopping when the Tesco Man comes with it.

Party sticks £1 each but £6 for postage!!
You could let the kids make their own. wooden skewers (supervised) marshmellows, jellies, fruit if you want etc!

I am not a youghurt eating lentil knitting person. I love kids and parties, just think the whole thing gets out of hand.
20 party bags at £1 each is and extra £20!!!

Almost 30 years after the event, I still get all tingly at the memory of receiving a Mr Men Pencil Top at a party. I wouldn't want to deny my son that memory. I think party bags are great, but the important thing is that they are filled with cheap crap, not expensive crap.

But it's still crap.....

haribo are buy one get one free in woolies atm
if anyone is interested

and fruit shoots are still 2 for £1

I don't think it should be all about the birthday kid. Everyone's normally too hyper to think much about the birthday kid, apart from the parents.

It's about a group of kids having fun together. I don't see it as compensation. I see it as cheap and tacky fun.

Lol! If Astrophe gets excited opening her Tesco shopping kids, can you just imagine how much kids love party bags!

and I love haribo!!!

"Party sticks £1 each but £6 for postage!!
You could let the kids make their own. wooden skewers (supervised) marshmellows, jellies, fruit if you want etc! "
Maybe YOU could but I couldn't. So party stick it was. I thought something different might be fun, and lots of people seemed to think they were good- they were a success.

DS2 and ds3 miss out on a AWFUL lot. I don't think giving out partysticks at their party compensates for that, but I think being a miserable git saying nope you can't have party bags for your friends, would make them more open to standing out from everyone else than they already do. And anyway the other children like them, so I'm struggling to think of any reason not to do it (after all I can afford it) other than to teach other children a worthy life lesson about consumerism or some such nonsense.

Children at parties are already eating loads of cakes, sweets etc...
Why not sharing the birthday cake TOGETHER instead of taking it home?
Why not playing TOGETHER at the party with some special toys?
Why not eating the swetts TOGETHER with the birtday child?
The best memories that I have from birthday parties are the fun that I had with friends. I expected to go there to GIVE a present to one of my friend not to receive something. And I probably came back home with a small toy but one that we all play together with durimg the party.
Do I have such a starnge outlook on what a party is supposed to be? It sounds to me as strange as preparing an 'adult bag' for friends when we, adults, are having a barbecue together. Would never think about that, would you??

Right woolies it is fio.

How ever do garee with JimJam. If chldrena er feeling left out because there is no party bag at THEIR birthday party, it is someting to consider.
But doesn't change the fact that it is too much and not giving the right message.

Well the aprty stick people do cakes that can be cut up into party sticks.

I think half of you have forgotton what its like to be a kid. "I expected to go there to give my friend a present not receieve one" PMSL well that's because party bags weren't the norm then. And if someone had offered you a present would you have said "I must not for it is not my special day, but the day of my friend and I am receiving enough pleasure from simply sharing this day of her birth with her"

Hmmm thought not.

SiS - what special toys have you all played with together at a party?

And how would you feel if you were given a party bag at an adult party?

Sorry spelling absolutly awfull!!!

[chuckle] at Jimjams posh kid

weddings? favours? I like the ones that contain a mini bottle of champagne