In the Western world, there is a quite old tradition of giving party favors. These are small presents given by the host to all the guests who attend such a party. They may be considered to be a token of gratitude to all guests attending such a party as well as a memento of such occasion.
The practice of giving party favors is quite common for occasions like bridal shower, weddings, birthday parties etc.
Birthday party favors are quite common while celebrating birthday of a child. These favors may be of two types. First type given to the guests is not expected to last very long. These items are given to the guests for just enjoying such a party. These may be party hats, balloons, whistles, masks, fire crackers, confetti etc.
Second type is more like a small inexpensive gift given to the children attending such a party which is more like a small memento for the occasion. These items could be small toys, pencils, colors etc.
Even parents accompanying these children may be also the recipients of these birthday party favors. These party favors may make them remember the days when they were children and used to bring such goodies home after attending a birthday party.
When parents arrange birthday party for their children and want give birthday party favors to the guests, it becomes a very difficult task to select the item(s) to be given as birthday favors because the choice is very vast. One of the most important considerations will be number of guests expected to attend such a party and the total amount you can spend to give such birthday party favors.
Primarily, choice of item will depend on these two factors. Another important factor is your taste. Some people may select some gaudy, common items as gift but you may be more selective and give away items so that may remember the occasion for a long time.
To help the parents to select the item(s) to be gifted as birthday party favors, they may consider visiting large gift shops in the city who stock many items, some of them may catch your fancy and also within your budget. Another good place for searching such items is to search the internet using popular search engines like Google, Yahoo etc.
These searches would produce a large list items for your selection. Also, there is facility order these items online. Another place may be to look through Yellow Pages for locating suppliers of these items. By visiting them , you may make your choice.
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