Baking kit for party bag

[CCW14]

DC is having a party later in the month and I was trying to think of items that are not just tat. I was thinking of doing home baking kits so they could make cookies in their own time. I bake a lot with DC and they love it, but DH thinks it’s not a good idea, not that he has any alternative ideas.

if you recieved this would you be please it’s something different to do with DC or annoyed that you had to make cookies and clean up after them

I wouldn’t love it. Some kind of sweets or a slice of the birthday cake plus stickers or a book would be well received here. What age are you looking for ideas for?

Please don't do this. Not everyone loves baking cookies.

I always made from scratch rather than use baking kits because I have things like flour and sugar in stock at home.

How old are the kids ? If they ate old enough to do it without an adult then crack on but having to do it with them is annoying- especially if people have guests and places to go over the holidays.

I’ve done this before and received loads of thank yous. No one wants tat.

No thank you. I don't want a job from a party.

Awful idea. Just give a slice of cake, some stickers and a bag haribo.

I think this is a lovely idea OP, we'd appreciate it.

@CCW14 I'd like it to be fair! The idea of a kit is it doesn't take up too much time - as long as it's not one with lots of "you will also need" additions, I should think it'd be fine.

I’d really like this and so would my kid but I imagine lots of parents would not be pleased 😂 to be fair, I felt similarly when my daughter was given seeds to plant…had to go and find plant pots, compost etc…again I’m sure the more green fingered parents were pleased but for me it was a chore, which my child reminded me of twice a day until we did it.

sweetie cones have been popular recently for us, easy to do and not too pricey, and no tat.

Just to add, what were you thinking of including in the kit OP? Some people can be a bit funny about any open ingredients or will it be a case of "add flour, an egg" etc

You'll know circumstances best, but maybe a decorating kit would be better? Thinking people may not want to run the oven for cookies?

I'd still love the idea tho

Can’t believe all these negative answers! I guess I’m in the minority but we’d love this! Totally agree about not wanting a load of tat and cheap sweets.

Seems quite a 50/50 split. DC will be 5, but a few children will be a bit older. I would make the kits myself as I have done larger DIY cookie jars as Christmas gifts, and they would only have to add butter and an egg. I was also going to do a slice of cake and a bag of sweets. The sweets and cake alone don’t seem enough.

I feel like my friends would appreciate it, DH thinks his friends wouldn’t be so keen, but that’s because he wouldn’t want to do it himself

For a 5 year old, I’d hate it. Sorry OP. I’m a cook and a baker so would do it at home when I chose but wouldn’t want it as a party bag as a 5yo would expect to do it when it was received. At a push a gingerbread shape with the bits to decorate at home? Would rather have a pot of bubbles or a book.

God no.

I have a 5 year old and I would absolutely hate this.

Sweets and party cake please

Yes sorry another no thanks here!

So your kit is just a jar of flour and sugar?

I would make the kits myself as I have done larger DIY cookie jars as Christmas gifts, and they would only have to add butter and an egg

Many people won't trust your hygiene so will throw away any ingredients you've prepared.

No thanks. I wouldn't want the pestering to make the cookies.

I’ve previously considered the kits you can buy in the supermarket, in keeping with the party theme. But I think most children want to be able to open and use their party bag straight away which they can’t with a baking kit.

How about something like this?
As someone has suggested you could make your own version with home made biscuit and split a pack of hundreds and thousands/ choc chips and icing pens to keep the cosy down.

Sounds like a lovely idea OP.

You could, as an easier option, bake the cookies and top with white fondant icing that you have embossed with a picture/pattern. Then stick a few coloured smarties to a separate cookie. Bag it up along with a small paintbrush and the children can then paint their own cookies at home. Instructions: 'dip paintbrush in water and use the paint palette to paint the cookies.'
No mess (well, minimal!) and no ingredients to buy so hopefully less pressure for parents who are not keen on baking? And better I guess for the busy (lazy) parents who don't want to interact with their child after a party 🙄

So they'll be tucking in to the buffet but not trusting OPs hygiene with homemade cookie ingredients? Some people on here are just ridiculous!

Oh we got Craft and Crumb kits at a party before and they were great. I was much happier receiving these than sweets and plastic tat and had a lovely time baking at home the next day with the little one!

What paint palette?

We never have loose flour in the kitchen due to the gluten and cross contamination so it would go in the bin here but would then probably have to make gf biscuits instead so it would be food waste and hassle here.