droolicious : party favors

Mustaches for Girls?

Heather Kuldell — Wed, 27 May 2009 02:08:00 GMT

Have a product you'd like to market to girls? Make it pink. Even if it’s something inherently masculine ... like a mustache. Stylish Mustaches for Girls ($5.95 at Archie McPhee) offer the dapper lass seven options to decorate her upper lip for the week. Silly? Yes. Fun? Absolutely.

Get Arty for Their Next Birthday Party

JeanneSager — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:35:00 GMT

If you're all about sending your kids' party guests home with something that kept them occupied through the party, you'll be stocking up at Wallaroo.

The company known for suiting up moms, dads and kids with hats has an Art Hat for kids to get their crafty out.

The cute microfiber sunhats come packed with six non-toxic paints and a brush, so the kids don't need to fight over a collective set of paints. The hats themselves are UPF 50 plus to protect the kids from the sun's damaging rays, while the little drawstring pouch they come in can be stuffed with a thank you card from the birthday kid or a few tchotchkes to celebrate the day. Or you can just call it a day with the hat, the paints and the brush - a full goodie bag, and you didn't have to spend a day hitting up craft and dollar stores to get it done.

Get them for $20 at Wallaroo Hats.

Cupcakes in Her Hair? Why Not!

Cathy Hale — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Oh, for the love of cupcakes! At Droolicious, we are infatuated with these dainty treats. Take a look at these cute Birthday Cupcake Hair Clips. A handmade crocheted cupcake with candle sits atop each clip. Fully covered inside so they won't pull hair. Wouldn't these be cute birthday party favors too? Check them out on Craftsbury Kids!

Sweet Birthday Party Activity

Lisa Mulcahy — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:30:00 GMT

I’m all about delegating, so if you can get the kids at a birthday party to make their own favors, go for it. Surely they won’t mind, especially if cookies are involved.

From Gumdrop Cookie Shop you can order the Van Gogh Gumdrop Kit, $45, to decorate and package up sugar cookie favors. It comes with 12 blank cookies, food color markers, cello bags and raffia. The cookies might not make it home before being eaten, but it will keep them busy.

CES 2009: Blank CDs and DVDs Get The Disney And Marvel Comics Treatment

Chris Ford — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Many people are saying that recordable media (blank CDs, DVDs, Blueray discs and the like) are on the way out and in the future it's going to be all about streaming and downloading content. But people haven't thrown out their CD and DVD burners yet. KDT USA makes blank discs with all sorts of DIsney and Marvel Comics characters and brands printed right on the top, for a blank disc that's just a little more special.

The Disney licensed discs come in all sorts of themes, the best selling of which are (not surprisingly) Disney princesses, Spiderman, High School Musical and Hannah Montana. They cost $1.39 individually or $8.99 for a ten pack. It seems to me if you're thinking about a party favor for your kid's birthday party or something like that, you could do a lot worse than a mix of your kid's favorite songs with a Spiderman or Hannah Montana picture on the cover.

They should be available in stores, and you can check out the manufacturer's web site at KDTUSA.com

Personalized Baby Shower Mints

AmandaHill — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:00:00 GMT

I love cute baby shower or wedding show favors. After all, if you have to go and dish out a gift, you might as well get a cute party favor in return. I kid, I kid. But really, great party favors are all the rage. The mints seen above are personalized for a baby shower. I'm sure you could also have them personalized for a birthday party or a wedding. Click behind the fold to read more about the mints.

The baby shower mint tins come in two different sizes. They are $2.50 per tin with a minimum order of 30. Click on over to BeauCoup.com to order yours.

Snack Ball-A-Day Giveaway!

Cathy Hale — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMT

As parents, we tend to see lots of cool baby stuff on a regular basis. Knitted cup cakes, Bamboo diaper covers, hats with animal ears and the list goes on. Last year, I met the Boon Snack Ball and fell totally head over heels for it. Why? I'm not quite sure. And maybe it's lust, not love. Either way, I'm still smitten with these clever little snack orbs. I'm always eager to share them with other families too. In fact, we gave them out as party favors at my son's birthday party.

Thanks to the lovely folks at Boon, YOU can win one too! For the next five days, we'll be giving away a Snack Ball-A-Day. To enter, send your full name and email address to us at babblecontest@gmail.com. Please put "Snack Ball" in the subject line. On Sunday, January 18th, we'll choose five winners at random from all of the entries. Good luck!

Snack Balls Rock (and Roll) as Party Favors

Cathy Hale — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:05:00 GMT

In search of a unique party favor for your child's birthday party? Give the Boon Snack Ball a spin! Last month we had a big birthday bash for my two boys and Snack Balls were the party favors. It was a cars & trucks themed party, so I found a huge dump truck at CVS (for about $10 bucks), decorated it with ribbon and loaded all of the Snack Balls. My son pushed it around at the end of the party to distribute the favors to everyone. Pink for the girls and orange for the boys.

This snack sphere is cool for a variety of reasons: BPA-free, PVC-free, rigid so snacks are crush-proof, perfect size for little hands and two halves unscrew for easy cleaning.

A Garden Grows from a Matchbook

Erin Behan — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:36:00 GMT

I've gotta give credit to the folks at Noted for a rather striking idea. Plant one of their "matches" in soil, add water, and watch them grow into wildflowers, herbs or greens. The nice thing about the herb pack--basil, chives, parsley and thyme--is that it's equally helpful planted indoors or out. Sets of five packs are $12.50 each (or you can buy them individually for $2.50 at Oompah) and would make a unique birthday party favor.

Put Your Own Photo on Candy with My M&M's

Chris Ford — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:20:00 GMT

Looking for a party favor or birth announcement gift that you've absolutely never seen before? The melt-in-your-mouth-not-in-your-hand candy M&M's has recently launched "My M&M's," the customizable, printable chocolate. And it just might be that perfect party favor.

The process itself is pretty simple. You upload a photo to the web site, enter a message (if you want one) and it gives you a rough approximation of what the candy will look like. Then apparently a "graphic specialist will work with the photo(s) you uploaded to provide the best reproduction quality possible." Which means that it's more than a computer that will decide how the candy will look, which makes me trust the whole process a lot more.

It's not cheap, but it's not incredibly expensive either. They have all sorts of packaging options from gift bags, glass boxes to teddy bears, but the minimum order seems to be three 7 oz. bags for $12.99 each ($38.97). You can also get a five pound box for $162.50 or a ten pound box for $312.50, which seems like a lot, but for something like a wedding might be one of the less expensive things in the party budget.

Check out all the options at MyMMs.com.

Lose the Stiff Upper Lip with Pencil Thin Mustaches

Heather Kuldell — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:22:00 GMT

I'm a big fan of the absurd. That's why Pencil Thin Mustaches make frequent appearances in our house. They first appeared as party favors, but then we started breaking them out for no reason. Watching TV? Give the kid a mustache to wear. Going grocery shopping? Definitely give the kid a mustache. My boy rocks the 'staches like he grew them himself, which leads to plenty of funny looks and giggles. It's sorta like shopping with a mini-John Waters in the cart.

Available at Amazon for $4.95.

Best Party Favors Ever!

Sarah Verdone — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:03:00 GMT

Happy April Fool's Day. You can buy candy cancer sticks at Archie McPhee if you must, but I prefer more benign items like their yodelling pickle or squirrel underpants.

Hand Made: Goodie Bags for Little Party Guests

chrisjordan — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:01:00 GMT

The goodie bag. Young party goers everywhere look forward to this little item almost as much as the party itself.

Why not get a little bag that is reusable and will not immediately find its way into the trash? This set of 8 goodie bags is made from felt with a hand sewn applique of a cupcake on the front. Cherry button on top is glued as well as sewn for safety.

Available at Bam Designs, the entire set of 8 is $12.

Kate Aspen Party Favors for your Posh Princess

Mir — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:02:00 GMT

Honestly, did you ever come away from a wedding all excited about the favors? Probably not, because you're an adult and unless the happy couple is handing out iPods, whatever you're taking home is either something you already have or nothing you can't live without.

Kids are much more easily wowed, though. So why not consider some of these Kate Aspen wedding favors as great goody-bag alternatives at your little girl's next birthday party? The butterfly baskets pictured come with wildflower seeds; perfect for a garden-themed party. Having a beach bash? Hand out flip-flop frames (snap a picture of the guest of honor and each guest as they arrive, then send someone to have the pictures printed during the party) at the end. Doing a glamour get-together? Give all the guests their own purse-shaped manicure sets as take-homes. I can practically hear the squeals of delight, already.

[Hat tip: Cuteable]

Ice Cream for Dripsticks

chrisjordan — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 19:03:00 GMT

Another "how did we survive childhood without this" product.

In theory I think this could be a good idea, a messless popcicle or ice cream cone. But the reality is that children are not going to hold this perfectly level and whatever melted ice cream is contained in the little bowl will spill out everywhere. Especially when they try to drink it with the cone still attached and they end up with ice cream in their ear.

Ice cream and popsicles are supposed to be messy. Next thing you know there will be a thermometer attached to these to make sure the ice cream isn't too cold for their preshus mouths. Don't want them experiencing brain freeze now do we?

Call me crazy, but at my house we eat popsicles and ice cream cones outside and topless. Yes, me too. What?