The giving of party bags and favours is a tradition that has grown in popularity in recent years. Little is known about the origins of the party bag but it is believed that wealthy land and estate owners used to give presents to people that attended their gathering as a way of showing their wealth.
At kids birthday parties it is usual for the guests to bring birthday presents and cards for the birthday boy or girl. I like to think of kids party bags as a way of thanking the guests for attending your party and for the gifts that they have given. I remember attending kids birthday parties when I was younger and being given a slice of cake wrapped in a napkin to take home. Kids party bags have evolved somewhat from when I was a child and now come in varying colours, shapes and sizes. You can now also get themed party bags.
Kids party bags need not cost the earth, with themed party bags can cost as little as 19 pence each. You can fill kids party bag fillers can be a number of things depending on your budget. It is a good idea to include some sweets in a kids party bag, these can be purchased quite cheaply in multipacks from your local supermarket. I like to add a piece of birthday cake to each party bag as it reminds me of when I was a child and is much easier than distributing slices on paper plates.
For girls party bags you could include some plastic rings or bracelets especially if you have a princess party theme. Princess party bubbles make great party bag fillers as they can entertain a child for hours.
In a boys party bag I would usually put a toy car or plane and sometimes a water pistol. If you hold kids party just for a group of boys you could theme your party bags around their favourite television show or character.
The majority of parents find putting kids party bags together much easier when the contents of each party bag is the same. For groups of both boys and girls you could use party bag fillers like crayons, rubbers, colouring books and yoyo's.