Ideas for Party Favors at Baby's First Bday??

get some construction paper (whole book at the 1.00 store) get some little pieces of magnet, and a ball of yarn, either tape, or glue.

Cut out shapes - heart, round whatever. Take a new photo of baby and glue that to it. put a hole in the top with a piece of the string (kinda like, if it is an ornament)glue the piece of magnet on back. Write with a sharpie the baby's name and 1year old on the front.

If they care enough about this baby to drive all that way, they would LOVE a photo. That way, it is cheap on you, and they can either use it on the fridge or they have their first ornament of the year. :)

For adults, I like the picture and frame idea. It won't be that expensive depending on how many you have to make. Wallet size ones on magnets would be cute too. Even key chains or something that could be used as a Christmas tree ornament would work.

If you decide on the candy, you can do that yourself. You can buy the wilton chocolate at Micheals and even Walmart. If you don't want to buy the molds, use colors that go with the theme and then dip pretzels. Lots of people like chocolate covered pretzels. They would be nice on the 3-4 hour drive home.

Another thing if you are good on the computer is to get some Hershey bars and make your own label to put over them. Similar to the ones used for birth announcements. You could put a picture of the birthday boy and some fun facts about him, like his favorite foods, toys, songs.

Good luck and have fun.

As far as the candy idea, You could use Hershey Kisses and the Hugs and make little bundles and ad a label that says Lots of Kisses and Hugs from our family to you.

We have a large family also and we get together lots for different things (all within three hours drive). We give LOTS of hugs and kisses as you come in and again on the way out the door. I would feel awkward if I got something "gifty/goody bag" as leaving and it would make me feel more like a guest rather than family. Your thought is definitely a considerate one, but I don't think it's necessary. If they take you up on your invitation then they want to participate and lunch with cake will be enough while they're there. They won't expect something in return. You could always go ahead and have them a nice thank you note written telling them how much it meant for them to be with you and the baby for this special day. Give it to them as they are leaving and they'll read it going down the road. That will be more special than any sweets.

Go to your nearest Dollar Tree Store--where things are really a dollar. You'll be inspired (especially if you know the collectibles or favorite colors for each of your guests) and it's all affordable.

Have a fried come over and takes lots of pictures and mail them to your guest after the party.

Beginning with my first great grand child i started a tradition of buying a sheet of postage stamps that could be framed and hung in there bedroom. When we received the first picture I had it duplicated, bought a large folder, and titled it - this is your life - and suggested to the parents to put all pics and documents in it. Then give it to the child when they get married.

Good Luck God Bless

The dollar store sometimes have multiple pack wallet size magnetic frames. Our family likes them. I would go with the picture and frame.

When my now 10-year old had her first birthday, we gave small books as party favors.

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Hello. I don't think you HAVE to have party favors for family; however, we have lots of family that travel a good distance for my daughter's birthday too. So, we do provide a meal for them and have done kid and adult favors too. And for her first birthday as favors we gave the adults bookmarks (just one per couple - because the men don't usually care about a bookmark) - ours actually matched the invite and I had "Jenelle's 1st Birthday" printed on it. It's a cute item to remember the event by, yet can be used. And for her second birthday, I just put a handful of Hershey kisses in a small sack and put a little note on them attached with ribbon. Small, simple, and inexpensive is the way I would go. You could do pictures, that's good too - I would maybe do wallet size pics and small magnet frames (maybe can get them in a package at dollar store or Wal-Mart). Best of luck figuring it out.
~ J.

At first I was going to suggest a picture- not necessarily framed. I have 6 brothers and sisters and they like to rotate out their pictures of my children. They also like their frames to match. So maybe no frames would be an even better idea! You can take pictures of the Birthday Boy and/or your family, go to Wal-greens or somewhere and get some 4x6 and 5x7 pictures printed. Give each guest (or family) one of each. Maybe print some wallets for the younger folks (college girls love showing off pictures of babies!!)

Also, I really liked that idea mentioned of the goodie bag for the ride home. Especially right after Halloween, they have the single-serving sizes of candy and mixes going on sale. Throw in some water or a small drink.... This may be just me but if I drove 3 hours for a party and the host sent me home with that, I would think that was the coolest idea ever and be greatly appreciative of it. I would probably even steal the idea and use it for my child's next party!! haha!

Good luck!

we did little photo books with a picture for every month for everyone. you can find the mini albums on sale some times for under a dollar. we personalised each book with pictures of the baby and the adult it was for and everyone loved it - even the non relatives. IF you are worried about the teenagers, just do a goodie bag of candy that you can probably get really good deals on after next week.

I think the picture idea would be great. One variation on that would be making picture magnets. You can buy "magnet paper" where you find mailing labels, t-shirt transfers, and such at Walmart. Then you print them out on your own printer. If you don't have a good printer for printing pictures, you might see if Walmart or someone offers this service in the photo dept.

My friend took a bunch of baby jars to a place that made candles and had them make candles for favors. They had a label on them that said thanks for coming to her party...turned out really cute. Don't think it was too expensive.

I actually did the picture frame thing for my dd's 1st birthday. The $1 spot at target had a bunch of frames, and I got a few from the dollar store.

My parents recently went to a wedding where all out of town guests got a basket of goodies like snacks for on the road; (i.e. bottles of sodas, nut mix, fruit bars, etc.) to enjoy on the trip home. Their basket also included info on the local town attractions in case any out of towners were going to stay over. Since you mentioned that most of your relatives are coming from out of town, this might be an area to explore. Also, fall harvest/Halloween type stuff (baskets, etc.) will probably go on sale after Halloween. I still think a pic of baby would be nice to include. Maybe you don't have to get it framed?
Good Luck

I would do the picture frames the dollar store has really cute ones thats where I buy most of mine. You might also have you and your son make picture frames. The way to do it is buy some small wood and give him some paint supervised of course like finger paint and let him decorate them. I'm a teacher and am planning on doing this with my students. Its fun and kids enjoy it even at his age and it will make everyone feel special. They will all have their own unique frame. Good Luck Hope this helps

I like the picure frame idea!! You can put each one in a gift bag, and it can be different pictures, then they can exchage if they want. ( Dollar Tree for gift bags!) OR you can take pictures of each person with your son and send that to them, framed or not. Since it is "turn of the season", lots or retailers like Wal-Mart and Target have frames going on sale/ clearence. Good Luck!!