All About Birthday Parties

[mommsie101]

micollh:

Mine DD bday in Sept.. coming soon..

wow so cool! you planning to do anything for her?

[mommsie101]

Kissgurami:

will be scouring for birthday parties spots for next year's DD1 7th Birthday ,


the catch is, it needs to be adult friendly and kids friendly.... so kind of a headache...

Actually some form of fun educational toys are good! Can teach the children beyond just having fun...

[sssdarlings]

I try to be discerning when selecting contents for the goodie bags. No snacks/ chocs/ sweets etc - basically what I wouldnt my child to eat. Raisins will be my choice but my children are not too crazy. The stuff must be cool right ;o

The last two birthdays my ds attended had really cool stuff- mostly small stationery and play items, even a torch light, magnifying glass. The jelly and snacks were those w/o artificial coloring and preservatives. Can be more costly though…

[mommsie101]

sssdarlings:

I try to be discerning when selecting contents for the goodie bags. No snacks/ chocs/ sweets etc - basically what I wouldnt my child to eat. Raisins will be my choice but my children are not too crazy. The stuff must be cool right ;o

The last two birthdays my ds attended had really cool stuff- mostly small stationery and play items, even a torch light, magnifying glass. The jelly and snacks were those w/o artificial coloring and preservatives. Can be more costly though...

haha but all for the health of the children... its worth it! It's difficult to find things children like that are healthy... seriously. haha

[sssdarlings]

mommsie101:

sssdarlings:

I try to be discerning when selecting contents for the goodie bags. No snacks/ chocs/ sweets etc - basically what I wouldnt my child to eat. Raisins will be my choice but my children are not too crazy. The stuff must be cool right ;o

The last two birthdays my ds attended had really cool stuff- mostly small stationery and play items, even a torch light, magnifying glass. The jelly and snacks were those w/o artificial coloring and preservatives. Can be more costly though...

haha but all for the health of the children... its worth it! It's difficult to find things children like that are healthy... seriously. haha

I agree that its difficult to get healthy stuff. Thats why I rather include non-food items, that are fun and useful- and hope my children get same.
I mean we know the effort mummies put in to buy items and pack the goodie bags. I hate having to throw away the junk snacks ($$$ spent) and I wouldnt want others to be discarding items we bought. Hence the need to be extra careful and mindful of what goes into the goodie bags- thats JMHO ;))

[micollh]

i always frown when my DD brought back birthday goodies bags with lots of sweets…i giving her frens book, tattoos/stickers… last year gave raisins + choco…this year am still thinking maybe healthy cookies one pack each…still haven decided

[shoppingqueen1309]

micollh:

Kiss, gotten the favours(book & princess tattoos).. will get some goodies(food when nearer)..


Shoppingqueem, DD will be 4

oh thats cool!! can get her some educational toys, like what mommsie said!

[Kissgurami]

micollh:

i always frown when my DD brought back birthday goodies bags with lots of sweets..i giving her frens book, tattoos/stickers.. last year gave raisins + choco..this year am still thinking maybe healthy cookies one pack each..still haven decided

totally agree :hi5: whenever they bring back goodie bags stuffed with candies I will :faint: , just pick out what I think is ok to munch on...

[MummyThreeStreams]

Sorry, but can someone explain the point of a goodie bag, especially for birthday parties held in school? One year, I decided to do without it, and the kids in DS’s class complained to the teachers!

[kieratan79]

MummyThreeStreams:

Sorry, but can someone explain the point of a goodie bag, especially for birthday parties held in school? One year, I decided to do without it, and the kids in DS's class complained to the teachers!

Hello mummythreestreams,

Goodie bags are very important to the children! They see it as some form of treasure! haha. Children always want to bring home something. So yeah, goodie bags are a must have!