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Party favors let your guests know how much you appreciate their coming to your party. Party favors needn't be expensive, but they should be creative. They should also be useful or serve as a reminder of the event. Does this Spark an idea?
Dipped Spoons
If your party is for adults, dipped spoons make wonderful party favors. Since most adults drink some form of hot beverage like coffee or tea, the spoons are both appropriate and useful.
If you're creating your party favors on a tight budget, use plastic spoons to make them. Visit your local party supply store and choose plastic spoons in a color that complements the party decor. Buy chocolate melts at your local craft supply store. You can find ribbon and decorative cellophane there as well.
Melt the chocolate in the microwave oven or in a double boiler. Dip the spoons into the chocolate and lay them out on wax paper to harden. If you'd like, you may sprinkle jimmies or colored sugar over the chocolate spoons. Once the chocolate has hardened, wrap the spoons in decorative cellophane and tie with a ribbon. Add a hand-written note card thanking everyone for being a guest at your party.
An eclectic variation to this party favor is to seek out vintage teaspoons at thrift stores and dip them in chocolate instead of using plastic spoons. This costs a bit more, but creates even lovelier favors.
Recipe Jars
Scour cookbooks for simple homemade recipes for brownies, cookies, or even soups.
Assemble all of the dry ingredients required for the recipe and layer them in clear glass jars. Add a recipe card that explains mixing and cooking instructions as well as any wet ingredients that must be added to the recipe.
These jars make wonderful favors, as they look decorative sitting on a kitchen shelf and are even better when prepared and eaten.
Attach a small wooden spoon to the jar with a ribbon for an extra special touch.
Kid Stuff
Keep party favors for children fun and frivolous. One idea is to buy an assortment of round balloons. Before blowing them up, stretch them top to bottom and left to right. Slip a few pieces of penny candy inside once each balloon is amply stretched. Sprinkle some confetti inside, too. Blow up each balloon and tie with a brightly colored ribbon. Attach a card that thanks them for attending the party and instructs them to pop their balloon once they return home for an extra party surprise.
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