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Birthday Party Fun: Goodie Bag Alternatives  by: Deborah Shelton If you’re looking for alternatives to pricey goodie bags, here are a few ideas that will make your guests--and wallet--happy. Any Fun Party: Take Polaroid photos of each guest with the birthday child, and decorate cardboard picture frames, or make frames with popsicle sticks. Dance Party: Let the birthday child create a mix CD of favorite music. Burn copies for everybody (and play it at the party too!). Hawaiian Party: Decorate inexpensive plastic sunglasses with artificial flowers. String together more artificial flowers for one-of- a-kind leis. Royal Party: Decorate paper crowns and make scepters from wooden dowels and plastic jewels. Sleepover Party: Decorate plastic light-switch plates with stickers. Allow your young guests to embellish white pillowcases with fabric paints for a take-home sleepy surprise. Spring or Garden Party: Paint flower pots and include a pack of flower seeds for children to grow at home. Survivor Party: Send the children on a scavenger hunt equipped with compasses and trail mixes that they can make before the hunt. The compass will become a new favorite gadget, and the trail mix is a lot healthier that candy treats. Tea Party: Let the girls decorate straw hats with artificial flowers, which they can wear for the party, and later take home. Complete the party with candy necklaces. Have fun! About The Author Deborah Shelton the author of "The Five Minute Parent: Fun & Fast Activities for You and Your Little Ones." Visit Deborah's website for more family-friendly ideas: http://www.fiveminuteparent.com Subscribe to The Five Minute Parent email newsletter mailto:Five_Minute_Parent-subscribe@yahoogroups.com deborah@fiveminuteparent.com This article was posted on April 05, 2004 Read More Articles from the "Kids and Teens" Category: Cool Playstation 2 Games by Morgan Hamilton Quality Time with your Teen by Rachel Paxton Adolescent Obesity - The Blame Game by Steve Ruprecht Why Other Children are Rejecting Your Child by Anthony Kane, MD Mini Trampolines/Rebounders Are A Great Fun Way To Get Kids Up Off The Couch by Denise Nero Don't Go In- Free Short Story To Add To Your Fiction, Sci-Fi Ezine by Laura Hickey Infant Halloween Costumes by Usha Rani Kids & Cell Phones by Robert Lett Sissy's Show of Support by Skye Thomas ADHD / Hyperactivity by Jan Greeff << Back to "Kids And Teens" Index

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