https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Jul 2026 23:48:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-1st-birthday-party-favors#post-541074 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:59:39 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 541074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sandy: so pretty!</p> <p>We did a candy bar with pink and purple candy (sixlets, rock candy, lollipops, m&amp;m's, Hershey/Dove chocolates and sweetarts gummy hearts). So the kids could fill their own bags before they left. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-1st-birthday-party-favors#post-540989 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:40:33 +0000 regberadaisy 540989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sandy: kids do love balloons!!! But there won't be many kids at the party. But will def bookmark that idea for future parties! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-1st-birthday-party-favors#post-540984 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:38:19 +0000 sandy 540984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't do favors for any of the adults...instead we splurged on cupcakes from our favorite bakery that did our wedding cake and got Mylar balloons for all of the kids...I had read on some blog that kids go crazy for balloons. I don't have a photo of the balloons but we just had them all in a corner of the house and as kids left they got to take a balloon. We had a ton of cupcakes so we sent them home with people too </p> [attach=429/13/mhikbv.600x448.image.jpg] [attach=429/13/mhikbx.448x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-1st-birthday-party-favors#post-540944 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:25:09 +0000 regberadaisy 540944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I make my own so no baby food jars. :( Maybe I can see if daycare will save other babies for me. </p> <p>My other thought was to use brown lunch paper bags bc I'm doing a loose yellow/lavender/Eco friendly/Kraft paper theme. But I would want mini ones! If not I can just buy a bunch from the dollar store too.</p> <p>No dessert picked out yet but was thinking of something lemon flavored for the yellow. Either something non bake so I can put them in 4oz jars or cookies shaped like 1. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-1st-birthday-party-favors#post-540785 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:39:28 +0000 Mrs.B 540785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've seen some reajlly cute print paper bags on Etsy. Maybe fill them with cookies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-1st-birthday-party-favors#post-540756 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:28:16 +0000 loveisstrange 540756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going to do handmade sugar cookies packaged in a brown paper bag with a paper doily for decoration. Like this: </p> [attach=1353/13/mhih34.554x368.57350595226689759_xWiOTUP6_c.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-1st-birthday-party-favors#post-540749 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:23:46 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 540749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: for my college graduation party I created DIY magnets in the shape of graduation caps w/ tassles.</p> <p>@caffeinated: yeah, the mom said the party decor was definitely her aesthetic. So gorgeous though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-1st-birthday-party-favors#post-540721 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:14:48 +0000 Mrs. Pen 540721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: that party is amazing!!! And probably insanely expensive!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-1st-birthday-party-favors#post-540719 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:13:44 +0000 Mrs. Pen 540719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had the same issue! I found these adorable owl magnets on etsy but it would have been like $100 just for favors. </p> <p>I decided I'm making my own. I drew my own illustrations for decor, I'm going to make bookmarks with them. The only cost will be paper and ink to print them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-1st-birthday-party-favors#post-540686 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:05:04 +0000 Freckles 540686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: omg, those party decorations are crazy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-1st-birthday-party-favors#post-540676 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:01:56 +0000 bpcmarj 540676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I won't do many, but if anything I am thinking of filling baby food jars (which I am going to start saving) with the lids painted. I will probably try to get pink v-day m&amp;ms and hershey kisses on clearance to use. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-1st-birthday-party-favors#post-540654 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:56:28 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 540654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I came across the most adorable party favors- friendship bracelets!</p> <p><a href="http://blog.hwtm.com/2013/01/modern-vintage-dol-celebration/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.hwtm.com/2013/01/modern-vintage-dol-celebration/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-1st-birthday-party-favors#post-540610 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:47:20 +0000 T-Mom 540610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: what is your dessert that you want to package? If you don't like cellophane you could do glassine bags. I think you can buy a lot of those for a good price, and then seal them with a cute washi tape or string? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-1st-birthday-party-favors#post-540507 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:30:17 +0000 winniebee 540507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How about little sugar cookies decorated for the theme of your party? </p> <p>I'm not going to do any favors since we will do a very informal party. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-1st-birthday-party-favors#post-540500 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:28:49 +0000 runsyellowlites 540500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Subscribing!</p> <p>I haven't a clue what to do for favors! </p> <p>I don't remember if you use jar baby food or not but if you do then maybe you could reuse those jars? I came into a whole bunch of 4 oz and 1.5 oz jars so I plan on using them. Maybe I could use the mini jars for favors instead of serving pudding.... hmmm </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-1st-birthday-party-favors#post-540414 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:16:33 +0000 regberadaisy 540414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How much per favor?</p> <p>I really want to do a in individual portions in a 4oz jelly jar. But after the cost of a jelly jar (even wholesale) I'm going over $1 per favor. That would mean almost $50-60 JUST on favors! That seems a bit ridic to me. :(</p> <p>What else can I individually wrap desserts in that would be cheaper than .60-80cts each??<br /> Cellophane even though I'm not a big fan. Do they sell mini brown paper bags? </p>