Comments on: Is it rude to not give party favors for kid’s birthday parties?

By: kim h

kim h — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:17:59 +0000

It is not rude to skip the party favors. They will not even miss them with all the fun they are going to have.
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By: CelticFairy

CelticFairy — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:47:59 +0000

From what I know the party favors are kind of like a thank you for the gift that the person gave to you…..in other words its not about the food or where you are holding the event because you will do that either way ………it is about receiving a gift and saying thank you for that gift……….so I guess as long as you dont expect the participants to bring a gift then favors are not necessary but if you do then I’d say you should run to the nearest dollar store and place some bags together………..it doesn’t have to cost that much, you can do what i do……buy things that come in packages like erasers, pencils etc and spread them out, this way it is more like .10 cents per item rather than a whole buck….kids just like any bag they get and I can guarantee half of the parents expect you to give one even if they dont say it.
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By: erika g

erika g — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:32:59 +0000

Since you are having a party at an playnasium you certainly do not have to have party favors. The parents appreciate the invite to start with and knowing that it cost per person and you will have food and tokens or whatnot..I don’t reckon the playasium would appreciate a bunch of kids throwing all that crap onto the floor of there business anyway(because you and I both know that’s where it ends up, in on the floor then into the trash) so why throw your money in the trash
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By: rain_walker7

rain_walker7 — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:27:59 +0000

I don’t see why they need party favors when it isn’t really their birthday party. It isn’t required and if someone gives you problems then ignore them or tell them that if they want party bags they can have them at their next party.
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By: Lek-cisamazing

Lek-cisamazing — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:38:59 +0000

maybe not rude but i remember always hating the fact there were no goody bags at birthday parties but….maybe one small gift for everyone?? A bag filled with candy is robably a cheap but best bet
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By: thesweeteststar

thesweeteststar — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:06:59 +0000

Look, I just had a combo party at GameWorks for my 8 and 10 year olds. They just invited a couple of their friends apiece.. I cant afford it either as a single Momma who gets NO CHILD SUPPORT and my X would NOT go in on with me. He is such an ^%&(*) !!! It is all they questioned for!!! They wanted NO GIFTS!!!

Anyhow….I just went to the dollar store and they got a couple small things , but i always keep things on hand anyhow and then they added a bunch of goodies from their Halloween bags, and voila! Their treat bags!

But i say go for whatever you can afford. Its YOUR PARTY and you know what YOU can afford!!! and a playnasium is expensive!! I paid $15.00 a child per card and that was plenty, THEN took em for Pizza at LaRosa’s Plus gettin em a drink which was $20.00 !!! Ridiculous!!! $20.00 for 6 kids!!!

So just follow your intuition, and i say thats alot of guest. youre a very courageous woman!!!
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By: Chargers Chick

Chargers Chick — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:00:59 +0000

is there any way you can do a pinata? thats what i always do cause i always have large parties and never know exactly how many kids are coming so I just do the pinata and let ‘em fight for the candy

or you could do pin the tail on the donkey w/ a prize for that
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what about some cheap party bags you could fill them from stuff from the dollar store where you can get pretty cheap party favors like i reckon i saw 10 sunglasses for a dollar there or
maybe a balloon tied to a pencil for each kid

just some thoughts – excellent luck i know parties are stressfull
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By: Rae

Rae — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:31:59 +0000

no its not rude at all, and i wouldnt do favors especially if u r inviting that many people, most parties only have favors if there are like 12 or less kids and ur right they end up on the floor anyway, and excellent luck w/ the sugar crazed 6 yr olds
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By: ideaquest

ideaquest — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:17:59 +0000

No.

Party favors are available everywhere now, so it is really no huge deal.
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By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:08:59 +0000

Dearly Dee, your party is more than enough. If you’re worried that some children may question at the end, let the parents know during the party that there won’t be any and let those parents handle their own kids.
Have fun, and you deserve a small pampering after that one!
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