Category Archives: Favors

DIY Halloween Treat: Frankenstein Tongue Depressor Craft

28th October 2019

Hey, hey, hey, Halloween is only 3 days away! Because of this I figured I would hand make a logo shirt for my child’s Halloween parade and make treat crafts AND put it all on a blog 72 hours before.

I am so stinkin’ tired. I just made my hubby take all four kids on a car ride so I could finish this little post, ha.

So this weekend we had my church fall festival and one of the women put together a little tongue depressor craft she found on Pinterest. I thought they were so cute just as the stick figures and then it gave me in inspiration:

“Turn them in to candy holders to give at a class party!,” the voice said to me. I had been trying to come up with something for my son’s class treats so I was super stoked. Thanks, voice.

All you will need is:

googly eyes (obsessed with them this season, apparently)
hot glue gun
pack of colored tongue depressors
pipe cleaners
Sharpie
Candy of your choice

I saw a picture of a mummy sticks wrapped in white pipe cleaners and if you wanted to do a spin on my idea of turning this craft into packaging, wrapping a piece of candy up in the pipe cleaners would also be cute! You could do almost any theme or holiday with these tongue depressors and using them in this way is the cutest presentation!

Here are my Frankenstein tongue depressors with candy! Put their names on the back and hand these puppies out to be a Halloween diva princess….or a mom….or whatever.

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Reindeer Brownies

12th December 2018

Same story, different chapter! First came the Hershey Bar Reindeer and then came along the Cosmic Brownie Reindeer! I bought the poms, googly eyes and stick on antlers from Hobby Lobby for 50 percent off. The foam adhesive antlers were actually part of a multi-pack foam reindeer craft and it was so cheap and so easy to use these pre-made antlers. Mamma said, “All day long.” I also saw these on Pinterest and while I try to post purely my own ideas, I thought some other moms out there would appreciate 2 easy, Christmas appropriate class treats for all of those school parties out there!

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Hershey Bar Reindeer

6th December 2018

I saw a few of these guys on Pinterest (iheartartsncrafts.com) and decided it would be the perfect Christmas treat for my Hershey lovin’ daughter’s preschool class. I got all of the candy bars and candy canes from Aldi for really cheap and the pom noses and googly eyes from Hobby Lobby for 50 percent off. So basically, I am like a money ninja. And don’t you love the eye-lashed googlies for the girls in her class? I can’t hear what you said, but I feel like you said you loved them.

I used hot glue to attach all of the pieces to the candy bar and surprisingly, they didn’t melt the candy. It is like Hershey witchcraft. I gave each glue blob a little blow before I attached them so maybe that helped.

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Derby Stick Horse For School

25th April 2018

Meet Glewco, the almost unicorn derby horse. I don’t know about your school, but at my daughter’s school, you can make the horses look pretty much however. This is what we ended up with….a magical rainbow horse lady.

When I looked on Pinterest, I didn’t see many examples of derby stick horses so I thought I would throw mine out there for an example. I didn’t use any templates or anything sooooooo, it’s not a tutorial but rather something you can knock off!

ALSO, THIS WOULD BE MAGICAL WITH A HORN AND IF YOU MADE A SMALL HANDFUL, SO CUTE FOR A KID’S PARTY FAVOR! You know, puttin’ my party pants out there on that one.

I made this entire horse out of felt, a feather boa, and the insides of an old pillow! I used only scissors and hot glue to put it all together. And of course, a wooden dowel.

Unfortunately, it cost me 26 dollars at Hobby Lobby, which included the price of her t shirt I made “jockey silks” out of. I wish I could wow you and say it was 5 bucks for everything. Boo. The plush fabric for the head was 10 bucks for one sheet which I didn’t see until the register so, dodge that bullet.

Now meet Glewco, named after a diabetic alert dog we know of. It’s a play off of the word glucose and I think it’s a super cool name. My daughter has type 1 diabetes, so it was fun and fitting.

I think this horse has a personality. Just wait til it smiles at you…which is what I feel like it does across the room from me.

She picked out the colors of her jockey “silks” and wanted her geometric shape to be circles because they would look like glucose tabs aka something she may eat for a low blood sugar. We added the G for Glewco for good measure after I saw some silks with letters on them. She will wear white fitted pants, tuck in her shirt, and have on knee socks and a jockey hat as well which I have no idea what I’m doing there.

This whole project was maybe an hour max. I actually really enjoyed it and I couldn’t believe how well it turned out! Sorry there aren’t any instructions because I made it up as I went. I hope it inspired some stick horse ideas for your child’s derby or future party favor!

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DIY Candy Necklace Bar

12th April 2017

I threw my first birthday party for one of my children where activities were 100 percent of the entertainment. In the past they have wanted inflatables etc., and with those, you don’t fill the time. You just let those puppies run! I was nervous to do an all activities party because I didn’t know how many activities I would need or how long each would last with a bunch of 4-ish year-olds. I pictured flying through everything and then all of the kids just sitting there staring at each other and their parent’s staring at me and I’m naked! No wait, that is the nightmare I had about it the night before. I did wear clothes and successfully left them on.

This simple activity was what dreams are made of and how cavities come to be: DIY Candy Necklace Bar. They can wear them, eat them, or take them home as a super unique and easy favor they made themselves.

I bought different colored string and used Fruit Loops and several different types of Life Savers (gummy, orange mint, etc.) I also tried to use one inch cut pieces of Twizzlers, but the holes were not big and circular enough. Note to yourself: If you do this activity, use Red Vines instead. I think those would work much easier!

How cute and fun was this?!?! It’s affordable and not something you have likely done at a party before! Pin, share, enjoy and follow all of my party pants, right here…right now, y’all.

Photography Credit: Shelly Griffin Photography

Perfect Summer Party Favor For Kids

6th June 2016

If you are having a beach/pool/water party and more, try on this super easy, cheap and colorful party favor!

I got these cute buckets/shovel combos at the Dollar Store for..well…one dollar! Then I got an 80 count box of Pop-Ice Popsicles for 3 dollars! I filled the pails as a cute take-home and freeze summery pool treat! It was perfect for my 2 year old’s pool party and could easily be done a hundred fun ways for tons of themes!

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Dollar Gumball Machines: Easy, Cute & Cheap Party Favor

1st May 2016

Whether you are fancy pants or not, whether you know it or not…the dollar store has been and will forever be your best friend when you are party planning. Even swanky parties can slip in dollar store items all the time.

For my girls double birthday party this weekend, I went with gumball machines and bagged baker’s twine tied baggies of multi-colored gumballs.

The machines came from the Dollar Tree for 1 dollar a piece. The gumballs I got in the candy aisle at Walmart and I got just over 6 pounds for 15 dollars after tax.

28 machines= 28 dollars

6 pounds of gumballs= 15 dollars

Total: 44 dollars

Price per favor: $1.57

It’s substantial, unique and the kids LOVE them! It’s hard to do favors for that good of a price that isn’t a random bag of nick-knack throw away toys. I think it’s a win!!!

Plus, if your child brings one home, don’t throw them away! Fill them up with jelly beans, M & Ms, or any small candy and use them as reward jars for good behavior, good school work, or whatever the going rate is for a jelly bean in your house!

Love the idea and want to do it? You can pre-order and do site-to-store and assure the number of items you want for your party. Nice little tip there…. That way you can avoid being there the day of the party praying they unloaded the truck with gumball machines on them. That sounds very familiar.

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Rainbow Party Favors For Older Kids

18th March 2016

This detail is from my Simple Rainbow Birthday Party I did years before I ever thought I would start planning parties. I still LOVE these favors. For these I used Izze drinks which are a colorful, healthier and already sweet in their original packaging. ‘

In small celophane bags, I added colored gumballs and Skittles to the bottom, centered a drink in the middle of the candy and added colorful paper straws. I tied them with orange ribbon and “Thank You” tags I stamped myself. They looked awesome on the tables and the kids loved them. AND I think they are unique which, you know, gets me all kinna’ excited!

I love the display, the color and the clean modern look. This favor WINS!

P.S.- These pictures were taken under fluorescent lights, our home’s previous owners favorite thing. The show must go on!

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Easy DIY Ghost Suckers

20th October 2015

Originally on my blog, www.the1sthundred.com, but it’s still me guys.

Here’s a throwback to Halloween treat I made with my mom as a child in the late 80s. Today I made them with my toddler to give to her friends at church. Just take a Kleenex, wrap it around a sucker, tie a string at the neck, and draw a face with a Sharpie. Boom: old school, cheap, and easy Halloween DIY to do with your kids.