What’s the best thing your child has ever received in a party bag?

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I’m hoping for some inspiration rather than tat that will not even be enjoyed before going straight in the bin 😂

DD16 always loved any stationery items. Still mad for it!

What we used to call “ jet balls”. I still remember how much I loved my super bouncy glittery ball!

Possibly worth a small fortune!

What about hot chocolate mugs? A mug, some hot chocolate powder or drinking chocolate/ cocoa powder and marshmallows in a cellophane cone, and a spoon?

One of those fish shaped bits of plastic that curl in your hand, a wriggly "snake", a mini bouncy ball, a punchball balloon.

Kids like plastic tat.

The cup is a good idea.
Helium balloons - no. This isn’t the thread for what’s wrong with them but I’d steer clear.

Bit outing, but when DD was 7 or 8 she had a Victorian tea party. For Party "bags" I got a set of mixed vintage cups and saucers from the 40s, 50s and 60s, this sort of thing

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We made home made sweets (peppermint creams) in the party and I put them in the cups. At home time each child got a wrapped up saucer, they opened it and took home the matching cup with peppermint creams. Most of the girls kept their cup for ages - DD still has hers on a shelf and she's 16 now.

I’m curious now? My DD loves a helium balloon..

My dd has enjoyed: little bracelet kits like this https://cottontwist.co.uk/products/mermaid-bracelet
Or kawaii stationery e.g. https://amzn.eu/d/0E1LoPz

DS's preference is without doubt bouncy balls and those little sticky splat men you can throw at a window and they gradually make their way down it.

Both love sweets.

I always used to put stretchy men in my son's party bags!

Bad for the environment, can be harmful to animals when discarded, is I think the essence of it.

Helium is also harmful to children if ingested, and there's a finite quantity so if used in balloons, less remains for medical gases.