1st birthday goodie bag suggestions!!! HELP***

[*Beema*]

So DD's first bithday is coming up this weekend

I have been trying to think of something creative to put in the goodie bags, we had a part on the weekend and got...

A Bib (IKEA)
Tiny Teddies (haven't given to DD as I don't really know if they are suitable yet!)
Chocolate Frog (gave to DH)

I am going to IKEA today and I was thinking of the finger puppets but thought hmmm they might be too much, unless I could get a packet and break it IYKWIM.

I don't want to spend a lot either...

What did you put in a goodie bag for a 1yr old's party????

TIA
xxoo

[Ozstar]

I think breaking up a packet of finger puppets is a good idea. What about printing out some easy to colour in pictures and buying some cheap crayons, you could even break up a big box of crayons. Maybe try to fit 4 smaller pictures per A4 page and make a little book??

[alicia]

For DD's first birthday we had kids aged from 1-4 coming so I wanted to get something I thought would be good and safe for all of them. We ended up putting a castanet (ladybug ones ), a small box of sultanas and a balloon in the bags. All the kids and parents seemed very happy with them. The castanets only cost us $2 each so I thought they were pretty cost effective as well.

[Erin_25]

I didn't really know what to do for DS first birthday, and I didn't have access to much so I just it a funky balloon to a lollipop. Woolies has the different shape balloons & just got a mega bag of cheap lollipops. That way they didn't get too much & I guess the parents didn't have to stress too much about what they couldn't have in the bag LOL. All the older kids loved it. I must admitt though I loved getting goodie bags when DS was too young & eating it all myself LOL!!!
For his second party I was better organised & had more access to stuff...but still didn't want to fill the bag with bits & pieces as I didn't know where to start. So I put in a spinning top or bouncy ball that I got a the cheap shop. Then I took the idea of the cup cake decorations from the womans weekly birthday book & iced biscuits instead. They were made to look like lions as we had bit of a jungle theme going & just put them in the bag with the toy.

[Visitor8]

Jaidans party they got a

balloon
crayons (I brought a couple of packets of $2 crayons and split them up)
a freddo frog
little notebook (again a pack of 5 for $2 and I split them up)

I went to a party and they gave chairs, you know those kids plastic outdoor chairs. Each child got one for the party, and at the end they got to take it home. She paid $5 each for them at a garden store.

[~Saram~]

We did the little tubs of playdough - kmart/target (pk of 10-12 I think) and balloon plus some little things from Spotlights party section - I think they had little crayons and things

[Pandora]

In DS1's I put:

baby primas (as in the ones in the baby aisle)
balloon
bubble mix

I think the finger puppet idea is good aslo