Five (5) Birthday Favor Ideas and DIY Birthday Party Tips

Planning for birthday favors? We asked your fellow moms and birthday celebrants for birthday favor ideas and DIY birthday party tips that can serve as your handy and stress-free guide to organizing an unforgettable birthday party:

Party Loot Bags. Filled with tiny favors, like sweet treats and fancy goodies, this classic birthday favor never fails to excite both kids and kids-at-heart, plus they are fun and easy to prepare and can even revive childhood memories as birthday party favor for adults. And if you are having a hard time deciding on the best birthday party favor for girls or birthday party favor for boys, the solution is simple: Pick and wrap them all! After all, they are party loot bags, or meant to spoil guests with a lots of surprise.

Personalized Birthday Favors. Whether customized with a label or made according to the birthday party's theme or the celebrant's preference, personalized birthday favors give birthday parties a touch of exclusivity and heightened celebratory factor. If you are looking for their practical and long-lasting varieties, look no further than our glass or ceramic personalized birthday favors.

Candy Bar or Dessert Buffet. An array of candies, cake pops, chocolates, cookies, fruit kebabs, and dips around a chocolate fountain is sure to welcome guests with a grand surprise plus they can work in three (3) ways: As party dessert, birthday party decoration, and an innovative idea to the traditional party loot bags when you offer guests to wrap from such rich concoction their birthday party sweets inside fancy paper bags, personalized mugs, or personalized dessert cups.

Customized Edible Birthday Party Favors. Inspired by the old Asian tradition of giving guests something from the birthday food that they can enjoy at home, edible birthday party favors are given a modern take by the custom birthday cookies, birthday party cupcakes, and other freshly-baked goodies, which are specifically made for birthday giveaways. But if you think they are a pensive treat that are not meant to last, reusable containers, like personalized glass mugsand personalized glass jars, are also available, which can make your edible birthday party favors look more attractive and appetizing.

Themed Birthday Favors. They are typically cute and entertaining and make perfect decoration and giveaways for themed birthdays. So whether you are looking to sway the mood of your birthday following the season, favorite fairy tale story, cartoon or superhero character, sports, hobby, movie, games, and many others, these themed birthday favors will not only make for a pleasant birthday bash, they can also take the inspiration of your birthday theme up to your guests' home.

History of Birthdays

In the olden days, birthdays are not exactly known and in the absence of the calendar, people would reference someone’s birthday based on factors that they remember, like the weather, i.e., saying one was born on a very cold night, or an unforgettable occurrence in their community, such as saying there was a party a few days hence or before when she was born.

Long after the invention of calendars, people started to mark birthdays and such later became a custom and tradition that was looked forward to as a special time of the year for every individual.

History of Birthday Celebrations

Birthday celebrations are considered to have stemmed from pagan practices as an attempt to protect the birthday celebrant from evil spirits. They were initially reserved only for the elite and was a celebration that was attended by individuals who would gather around the birthday celebrant to shower him or her with good wishes and noise, such as of songs and laughter, that will drive away the evil spirits.

Receiving birthday gifts was considered to be a sign of good luck while lighting birthday candles became customary as a symbol of guiding light and blowing it off to realize the celebrant’s birthday wish. Birthdays today are celebrated in so many ways – from simple dinner with family and friends to grand feasts that are attended by several guests and with games and fancy giveaways that serve as birthday souvenirs.