Crafty Party Favors

Here are some of the party favors I made for Emma's Strawberry Shortcake party last weekend.

Berry Basket Picnic:
I purchased berry baskets from a local produce stand for 25¢ each. Since ribbon can be expensive, I purchased 1/2 yard of gingham fabric ($1.12 from WalMart), cut it into strips and wove it through the basket slots. I tied the fabric in a bow and hot glued a plastic strawberry to the center. The handle is 1 white & 1 red pipe cleaner twisted together. I used these baskets to put the kids snack and juice box in.
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Homemade Play Dough:

I made homemade Kool-Aid play dough using orange Kool-Aid (the Kool-Aid makes the dough smell yummy & gives it the orange color). The empty baby food jars were covered in scrapbook paper cut with decorative scissors. I spray painted the lids orange, tied an orange bow and glued on a label that reads, "Homemade Play Dough ~ Love, Orange Blossom." These were given to the kids as a prize at the Rotten Orange (played like Hot Potato) game.

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Coloring Books & Crayons: I tore 20 pages from Strawberry Shortcake coloring books purchased at Dollar Tree, hole punched the sides and attached the pages with ribbon to a red school folder (purchased during the back to school sales for 9¢ each). Instant coloring books!

The crayons were also purchased during the back to school sales at WalMart for 22¢ each. I added some inexpensive ribbon and a plastic strawberry to the front. The coloring books and crayons were prizes at another one of the party games.

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"Goody Bags":

At the end of the party, each guest went home with one of these containers. They are actually Crystal Light Drink containers that I altered with scrapbook paper, ric rack, and a mini straw hat spray painted pink. I love these containers because the kids can use them to hold treasures or a slit can be cut in the top and they can be used as penny banks.

Inside the containers were Strawberry Shortcake Band-Aids, stickers, fruit snacks and party blower.

I'll post more pictures of the party later in the week.