Loot Bags???
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Topic: Loot Bags???
Posted By: mummy_becks
Subject: Loot Bags???
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 1:28pm
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I'm currently organising Andrew's 3rd birthday. He's having 3 friends and we are taking them to McDonalds then to the in laws to have his cake and they can play there for a bit. Should I do loot bags for them? My friend said I should do some games and make sure all the children get a prize instead of the loot bag. What do you think?? ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 1:38pm
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Its upto you!! I would go for loot bags and this way all the kiddies get the same thing and every one is happy. What if 1 kid wins all the games?? LOL
And loot bags are sooo fun to put together.  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 1:49pm
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I personally don't like all the (no offence!) crappy toys that seem to be in loot bags.. I do like the idea of loot bags, but as kids we were given a piece of birthday cake in the bag, a few lollies and sometimes my aunty used to make up sherbet bags with straws. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 1:56pm
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If you really want to you can make loot bags. But I wont do it for every party. My opinion is still out on loot bags. I mean the kids are coming for a party and will be eating lots of stuff ect. No need for a loot bag.
But that is totally up to you. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: nuttymama
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 2:23pm
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For Jaydens birthday we Played games and gave them all a plastic gold medal from the warehouse for playing and they loved it. I didn't want to give prizes in case one won them all or due to age the others got upset.
As far as loot bags went I brought bags of party toys from countdown which were $10 each and had four each of the following : Bubbles, periscope, yo-yo, ball and a mini recorder, they were all good quality and the kids loved them. ------------- Abigail 06/01/2005 Jayden 21/11/2001 Micheal 03/04/1997 |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 3:11pm
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$2 shop has a great range of stuff for loot bags and its only $2.....I am planning to do loot bags for Zaara's 2nd birthday party!!...and I am planning already! LOL ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 5:02pm
| I dont want kobe to expect a loot bag but to be honest i love making them up. We did a train theme for his party this year so found train whistles, balloons, thomas tattoos etc... it was so much fun but then i love organising and doing things like that. And yeah some of the stuff may be crappy little things but the kids love them and thats what matters to me. |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 5:52pm
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I've done them for Maya's first and second, her third and fourth (and I still can't believe she's 4!) she had at McD's and Chipmunks who provided them.
$2 shop is great, and I got some great vials of bubble mixture at the Warewhare really cheap too. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 6:25pm
Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't appreciate people making them, it's just with a small house, more little things to step on and break lol 
The bubble mixture is a great idea though! I will keep that in mind  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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my2angels wrote:Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 6:56pm
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Alyssa just had her birthday on the weekend and i made up little loot bags with a freedo and a milky way bar, bubble mix, stickers, notepad, pencil, slinky, balloon and i think that was it. As her birthday was on sunday we also did a treasure hunt where all gulp 17 of the kids found a little parcel hanging on the tree with easter eggs in.
I think its good for the kids to get a loot bag when they leave a party cause it means hopefully they protest less to their parents about having to go. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 7:50pm
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Man i know what you mean about the little toys everywhere. we have a whole storage box full of those little mcdonalds type toys. Half the time i throw them out after a little while.
Last year my sister got some cute buzzy bee plastic cups and just filled them with some lollies, balloons, stickers and bubbles which was a great idea and the cup is still one of kobes favourites. Any my friend cot some firemen helmets from the $2 shop and just filled the head part with some bits and peices. Both good ideas cos whats left is a good decent thing to use and or play with. |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 10:09pm
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loot bags arent necessary - balloons and bubble mix and they will all be happy. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 10:40pm
Yeah see that's what I meant  All the ideas on here sound great. stickers are always good too.. and kids love balloons!
I have a different idea for my loot bags, I'm not sharing though until after Ellas bday hehe ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 11:16pm
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If you're going to McD's then I wouldn't bother cause they'll get enough stuff and/or "special" food anyways. But maybe that's student mentality lol. I'm hesitant to do loot bags because I think that if I do it once I'll be doomed to doing them forever! But now that I've written that, it sounds silly ------------- |
Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 11:40pm
Over here its nuts how elaborate the loot bags are. For one party DD got a polarfleece bag with her name EMBROIDED on it, inside was a mini farm set in a pot, lollies, cake, bubbles, sunglasses, party hat, stickers and a little doll. They were all really good quality toys and since she was one of 30 kids it must have cost the parents a fortune! I was so shocked when we got it home and looked inside- I felt bad as it would have cost the same as the gift we got the birthday girl 
For DDs 3rd birthday I ordered mine online- they were all done up and ready to go. I think since those places order in bulk they can get stuff alot cheaper than you could buying them seperately. ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 9:16am
| I find that we always have half the birthday cake leftover, and that it ends up in the rubbish - so shoving a piece for each child to take home is a great way to use that all up. |
Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 9:53am
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The last couple of birthdays i have been to, they have given the kids a cupcake each to take home. One they had the kids decorate their own and then put in a cellophane bag and the other they had boy and girl ones ready to go.
Very cool and the kids and parents loved it! -------------  
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 7:29pm
I do like the cup idea with bubbles and balloons in them. We are just going to McD's for lunch no McD's party (after I found out the charges and at what time you could have the party grr  ) and then to the in-laws for cake.------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |