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25 Creative Loot Bag Ideas for Children’s Parties

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Every kid I know thinks loot bags are the best part of the party, but I hate filling bags with stuff that I know will be tossed aside after 10 minutes of play. Childhood 101 has put together an amazing link roundup featuring 25 loot bag ideas for children’s parties. Many of the suggestions can be created even if you’re on a tight budget, such as jars of homemade sparkle play dough with cute cookie cutters or homemade driver’s licenses paired with Matchbox cars. There are suggestions for both boys and girls, although most of the ideas seem to be geared towards younger children.

My personal favorite idea is the books with homemade bookmarks and bookplates, since I never miss an opportunity to encourage a child to develop a love of reading! What types of party favors do your children enjoy receiving?

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Reflecting on the Past Year with Kids

I’m in deep denial about the fact that new year is almost upon us again! It’s been the fastest and the longest year at the same time, and I can look back and see some good things as well as some things I wish had gone differently.

Doing a year in review with your kids — whether in the classroom or at home — is a good way to capture some of their memories and the things they really liked about the year gone by.

There are a lot of different printable year in review worksheets you can use if you want to make this super easy. Here are links to a few (often part of larger posts about NYE celebrations with kids that are worth a read, too):

  • Teach Beside Me has lots of fun printables fro the end of the year, including a year in review that covers favorite memory, funniest memory and the best book they read, among other topics.
  • NurtureStore‘s version has space for a self-portrait and prompts like favorite toy, best day out this year and future dream job.
  • Remember favorites, their “best idea” of the year and have room for setting goals for next year with this one from The Keele Deal.
  • The year in review from Yes We Made This has room for drawing or writing and includes things like something they learned, a memory they made and a place they visited.

Of course you could pretty easily make your own year in review for the whole family to do that asks questions based on what you most want to remember. (Favorite video game? Best friend? Favorite family memory?)

And if after the year in review you’re ready to look ahead a bit, Mrs. Merry has new year’s resolution printables to inspired kids to look ahead and set goals for things they want to try. You can totally fill this one out as a grownup, too.

[Photo: Mrs. Merry]