Re: Party Favors We wanted to establish a tone of generosity and hospitality with birthday parties for our kids… We started at age one requesting non-perishable food donations instead of gifts and my kids actually look forward to the trip to donate their “birthday haul” at the neighborhood food bank after which we get ice cream. We do give guest party favors but they are usually part of a craft or game that is part of the party… one year we did a rainbow party and kids made squirt gun art for their favor:

(I am of the opinion that my kids still have too many toys so I am glad we don’t get a bunch of new plastic things each year.)