Our son’s birthday is also coming up. We usually do a plant or seeds, or anything that gets the kids doing an activity outside.
I prefer to give something that is a) Consumable and b) Educational
For past parties/gatherings we’ve given maze/activity books, garden tools tied to a bucket filled with potting soil and seed packets, inflatable globe balls, glow sticks/bracelets/necklaces, flashlights…
We’ve also done our own homemade activity in a bucket/ziploc/(whatever I find that’s cute/useful at the dollar store or in my house…basket-etc). I include photos for inspiration on the instruction sheet I print out.
Activity kits we’ve given:
*Wooden spoon puppet
*Sock puppet
*Wooden birdhouse (cheap section of the craft store) given with either paints or markers
*Rainy day box (filled with enough art suplies for a couple of crafts & instructions).
*Book with a bookmark to make/decorate.
Cute ideas I’ve seen for little girl parties:
*Nailpolish (pretty light pink color) with a homemade sticker over the label (Given with a cute pink emory board & Tied with a coordinating ribbon)
*Rubberband balls on a lollipop stick wrapped in celophane & tied with a bow
*Flower hairbands “planted” in a terra cotta pot
No matter what we give, I always personalize it with homemade (computer made or by hand) labels with a “Thank You for Celebrating My Birthday With Me!”...Usually on cute paper tied with a grosgrain ribbon or raffia, etc. Even dollar store items look better when personalized.