5 Tips for Building Better Kids Party Favors

Guests often expect to leave the party with just a little bag of favors and candy. But you can surprise them with a super treat with these easy, affordable ideas for fantastic kids’ party favors. It’s easy to build a better favor when you start with a creative favor container. Here are some tips for choosing the right containers and favors.

At Party City, you can find more favor containers that match all the most popular birthday party themes. Who can resist adorable plastic buckets or loot bags featuring their favorite characters? They’re treats themselves! If you want to design your very own favor creation, choose a main color from your party’s theme, then look for a fun shape like a take-out container, a bucket, a sand pail, a favor ball or a heart-shaped container.

Lining a favor container with tissue paper or shred adds a pop of color and helps make the container look like it’s filled to bursting. Shred adds lots of fun texture in colors, multi-color combinations and metallics. Or you can use tissue paper that comes in a range of vivid colors to coordinate with your party’s theme, whether you want hot tropical colors or soft pastel colors, patterns or solids.

All the best favors include some sweet treats. If you have a lot of favor containers to fill, choose budget-friendly bags of candy. Be sure to add a few special surprises that reflect your party’s theme.

Small favors that match your party theme keep the festive feeling going long after your guests have gotten home. Try a mix of favor sizes and shapes. For instance, super cool favors for a young boy’s Toy Story-themed birthday party could include whirl-a-copters, green army men and puzzle mazes.

After you’ve filled your favor container with a mix of candies and goodies, it’s fun to add just one final creative and eye-catching extra to finish off the presentation. Choose a favor that will stand out, literally, like pencils, crazy straws or paddle balls.