Party bags for babies and 5-6 yo

[June2009]

What is the "in" thing to give in party bags at the moment?

We're having a bday party for my 1yo and there's a couple of 5&6yo who I'd like to give a party bag to.

I have in my draw:

• some of these crayon pens that have different coloured lead
• sticky notes in the shape of pink mouths and blue & blue cars.
• little bouncy rubber balls.
• mini plasticine packets
• mini crayons packets
• small water pistols (dh bought these...)
• small plastic recorders (also bought by dh)
• night garden bubbles

What do you reckon would be more suitable for 5&6 yo??

Also how many items would you put in (there'll be a piece of the cake to take back as well).

Thanks!

My DS1 is nearly 6 and still loves bouncy balls, bubbles and water-pistols. He'd quite like the sticky notes too. You may have to apologise to parents in advance when passing them over though!
If the 5-6 yr olds are boys, the current trend at DS's school is World Cup football cards - cost something like 50p a packet.

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Oh wow, excellent, tesco gave me a pack of worldcup stickers for free last time I went there! One of them is a boy.

Apologise for the water pistols or the bouncy ball (or both)? I would not have bought the water pistol myself but we have them now so...I'll change the boy's bag to water pistol, stickers and bouncy ball.

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Hope it goes well. DS1's party is coming up soon so I understand totally how it can take over!