{"id":3313,"date":"2015-09-04T21:56:21","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T21:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theparentsocial.com\/?p=3313"},"modified":"2019-12-23T14:42:13","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T14:42:13","slug":"party-bags-quality-quantity-novelty-or-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparentsocial.com\/party-bags-quality-quantity-novelty-or-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Party Bags: Quality, Quantity, Novelty or Charity?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m over-thinking things again. I’m ashamed to say it when there are so many atrocities being reported in the news right now, but the ridiculous thing I’m fussing about this time is party bags (weren’t\u00a0they called loot bags in the 80s btw?) and specifically what to do for M&G’s 4th birthday party. It’s definitely not a case of party oneupmanship – according to the Daily Mail<\/a> UK mothers spend a collective \u00a3808 million on them!?? – I just want to do something the kids will enjoy, but the parents won’t hate; and something that won’t break the bank. \"1557156_10152723612145011_3054332879725061739_o\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The venue where they are having their party does provide ready done ones at the very reasonable price of \u00a31.80 each. I have shunned these though as they can’t actually tell me what’s in them so I reckon they’ll be rather naff. However, what to do instead? Do you go for quality, quantity, novelty or even charity?<\/p>\n

Some of the options<\/span><\/h2>\n

1)<\/span> Check out The Works or The Book People and buy book collections and individually wrap one book for each child (looks like you can get decent books for \u00a31 each) and then supplement with a bag of Haribo. However, as one Mumsnetter<\/a> put it: “My kids like books\u00a0they like parties\u00a0they like party bags\u00a0they don’t like them mixing.”<\/p>\n

2)<\/span>\u00a0Go for a pre-made option from a company that specialises in doing them. It’s a sliding scale with the cheapest looking rather sparse and the good ones really starting to get pricey<\/p>\n

3)<\/span>\u00a0The DIY bag packed full of cheap tat and penny sweets – loved by children, hated by parents<\/p>\n

4)\u00a0<\/span>The more novel such as a plant pot and packet of seeds each for party guests to plant at home\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

5)<\/span> Use the money I’d spend on doing something as trivial as party bags to help Syrian refugees instead. At four, I’m not sure if the kids would understand this.<\/p>\n

Read:\u00a0Planning a Child’s Birthday Party\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m over-thinking things again. I’m ashamed to say it when there are so many atrocities being reported in the news right now, but the ridiculous thing I’m fussing about this time is party bags (weren’t\u00a0they called loot bags in the 80s btw?) and specifically what to do for M&G’s 4th birthday party. It’s definitely not<\/p>\n

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