I know it has been done before but - non plastic tat party bag ideas, please

[FrannyandZooey]

For children aged 2 to 7. I am going to make nice glittery and scented home made play dough and stick in a pretty cellophane bag. Piece of cake obviously.

A friend had fab eco friendly bath colour tablets, but I have tracked them down and they are 50p a pop

I have about 20 guests

any ideas please? how little can you get away with putting in the bag?

At my ds's party recently I put mini jars of jam in the party bags, and people are still talking about it! I bought them from the market at 1.50 for 6 - bargain!

these?

notepads, crayons, spinning tops, keyrings, those paper whistles that unravel when blowed (what are they called!), paper hats, some choc buttons, small mazes

pmsl at Greensleaves' suggestions although quite like the friendship bracelets.
Also I am going to 'steal' the beaker idea, with the cellaphane.

What about some cookie cutters?

planes?

you get the gist?!?

Yellow Moon is the answer. Lots of cheap crafty gits.

Yellow Moon

people are really stretching the 'non plastic tat' part of the request here

Ds would also be very impressed with a 'big ball'.

What about a 'novelty' balloon tied to party bag? Or buy a pot of dinosaurs/farm animals etc from ELC and split them.

Franny...www.jellyandblancmange.co.uk

some nice ideas

how about cookie dough,a pastry cutter & a rolling pin
paper chefs hat?

so despite being plastic, we're ok with balls?

phew!

now I need to source super cheap ones!

LOL

NON PLASTIC, PEOPLE
come on now

I like the idea of the cheap crafty gits lolololol

Have done the ELC pot of farm animals thing (plastic...but tat??)

Also done plastic pastry cutters

Crayons/pencils

Tubs of glitter?

Art and craft stuff generally goes down well

PMSL cross posts with all

lully my friend just did fab one with home made paper chef's hats amongst others!
am checking website
with the cookie dough thing, would that need refrigerating? how long would it keep?

you can freeze it franny

my god at that website lully
fabulous
not sure if can afford such nice bits but am stealing ideas

so talk me through the dough
ds and I make it say a week before
freeze it
put it in party bags
dough defrosts and makes party bag all wet????
errmm
help me

how dare you call my whizzy planes tat?!?!?
the sharpners were wooden though!!! lol

was just trying to prove point that ebay can be a great source
will leave with tail between my legs!

Tub of dinosaurs from ELC plastic but not tat, tub of dinos from poundshop plainly just cheap tat

psst I liked the whizzy planes
as someone pointed out if we like them it doesn't count as tat
probably

one party I went to recently had a lucky dip at the end full of pre-wrapped pressies......a box full for boys and same again for girls. fab idea, altho pricy for extra wrapping paper etc!

and then someone else told me about going to a wedding i think, where they had lots of bowls of sweets around, along with paper bags, and they helped them selves to the sweeties they liked. was like the old fashioned 1/4lb sweets in bottles that we could buy.

I have in the past gone to Claires and bought up loads of their little handbags in the sale and then filled them with sweeties, so they get a handbag for the gift, and the sweets that all kiddies expect of parties!!!!

another idea is to go buy up a load of value t-shirts and get them to decorate them at the party, and then obviously take their creation home.......one idea I got from sparkler on MN, and a huge hit with my girls.

ooh.......or you could go buy some of the 'decorate your own' egg cups, get them to decorate with name/flowers etc, and then add a cream egg/smarties egg/hollow chocolate egg even, if the party is going to be near easter. I did that for mine for an easter party last year......best easter party ever.

(oh before you ask....DD1 always has her b/day aroud easter, so tis for that mainly)

would hesitate on the playdoh idea as many kids open their party bag in the car or as they walk home.

No...not to buy
but nice ideas & ways they package things fun too

I would freeze in log shapes & wrap in greaseproof paper & tie with coloured string & add storing/baking instructions.
Is there a freezer at the hall?
could be popped into bags at the last minute?

aha at ELC v pound shop distinction
you are right I am sure

god greeny would have me fashioning 25 dinosaurs out of fimo and crepe

Excellent F&Z, thats your answer 25 fimo dinosaurs - ticks all boxes

What about those make-your-own planes that come in paper wrappers. Made of foam-y material.

I remember having them as a kid