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Making Treat Bags for a Birthday Party

Written on December 7, 2011 – 2:32 pm | by admin

I don’t know about you, but when I was a child, I always looked forward to my birthday.  I wasn’t interested so much in the presents or the cake, but rather the treat bags.  My mother put together some of the most amazing treat bags imaginable and it got to the point where kids in my classes would beg to come to my parties.  When I had children of my own, I hoped that I could make treat bags as good as she did for my children’s birthday parties.

But making a good treat bag is tough.  When you consider the number of things that you can put in there, it is tough.  Many parents cave in from the stress of creating treat bags, and just buy one of those pre-made ones you can find in the store.  I really wanted to stand out of the crowd and do things myself, and it was going to require a bit of thought.

First, I started off buying some bulk candy to put in the bags.  I found a variety of kinds (some of which I liked when I was a kid) and put them in the bag.  Next, I found some balloons, toys, trinkets, pencils, stickers and just about everything else I could think of at our dollar store.  They didn’t have any bags that I really liked, so I bought some online.  It took awhile, but I was able to assemble all the parts that I needed for the treat bags.

Now, all I have to do is put them together.  I think that I am going to enlist the help of my son to assemble the bags, and it should be fun.  I think his friends will really like the treat bags that they get to take home and I really hope they like his birthday party too.  Even though kids can be a lot of work, they are a lot of fun too!