One awesome party favor for under $1 each? Does one exist?

buggles

For DC's upcoming party, we really don't want to have to spend a few dollars per guest on party favors that will just get tossed in the back of the closet.

Any ideas on just ONE item that costs around a dollar to be enjoyed by 4 and 5 year olds?

 

hikerbeth

Bake some cookies and wrap in pretty celophane?

j-w

Something edible!

ashleyaugust7

Last year we did a sand bucket/shovel combo from the dollar store for each kid.  The kids loved it!  This year we did paint your own wooden frames- $1 from Michael's craft store- and we had the paint set up at one of the picnic tables.  When I send out the thank you notes (which should have gone out a month ago) I am going to send a pic of each kid from the party in the note.

xbrooklyngrl

Go to a dollar store or the $1 section at target. You can do a beach ball, or frisby or jump rope, coloring book.

happy_momma

For this time of year, I think pool toys are great and you can find lots of inexpensive things like splash balls or dive sticks or small beach balls. 

joseysbride

I've given those huge punching balloons as favors for the last few parties and they are a HUGE hit with the kids.  Such a simple thing.  I get a bag of probably 6-8 of them at Target on the end of one of the toy aisles for a couple dollars.  You could just tie a cute favor tag right to the balloon or maybe attach it to a small card that says thank you or whatever on it.

StarryNight39

Target has a bucket of colored chalk for 1.00.

tmhutch

We did squirt guns and sidewalk chalk from  the dollar store.

Littlejen22

I did not read the replies but books from a dollar store or Target dollar spot.

Mrs Manners

The dollar store has water guns that are long and skinny that all the kids at the pool had a blast with. We did bubble wands (long thing with bubbles and a wand that's about 14") from Walmart. I think we did silly string too.

ashleyaugust7

Mrs Manners:

 I think we did silly string too.

I bet all the parents loved you

jlw2505

For my DD's party this past weekend, we got cute plastic (BPA free) tumblers from the Target $1 bin.  Princess ones for the girls and Cars for the boys -= $1 each - they were a huge hit.  We also got the kids each one of the squissy balls - also $1 each from the Target $ bin.