Please help me decide on favors - the perfectionist in me won't let me

coasterqueen wrote: I'm such a perfectionist and every day I'm finding out that I'm not. But I still try!

Anyways I'm trying to decide on the party favors and need your opinions (butterfly party theme):

A) Do I go with premade party favor boxes such as these:

For the boys:


For the girls:


B.) Make my own party favor bags and include:

For the boys: Bug catcher boxes, bug stamps, bug tattoos, and growing insects (you put them in water and they grow)

For the girls: Butterfly nets, butterfly bracelet, butterfly stamp, butterfly memo pad/pencil.


Dh response was: they know when they go to a party they are going to get junk so why not get them the pre-packaged junk and be done with it.

Oh and two of the boys are only 1 so I guess I'd have to get them something more age appropriate.

gr33n3y3z replied: those are very nice
Its up to you
I think you would spend the same amount per kid if you made your own up

ediep replied: those are very cute premade boxes. Normally, I would make my own goodie bags but since those are so cute and they are perfect with your theme, I say go for the premade ones!

DansMom replied: They will be happy either way, but I like the handmade ones (because I love those dinosaur sponge thingies, the stamps, all that stuff is slightly more fun).

A&A'smommy replied: I love them both do what is best for your budget!

julesmom replied: I'd go with the premade boxes, they'll probably cost you less. I always end up spending more by putting stuff together myself.

MommyToAshley replied: I'd go with the premade too... those are really cute and one less thing you have to worry about getting ready for the party.

kimberley replied: premade! those are adorable! and i bet the kids will play more with the boxes than anything lol

Maddie&EthansMom replied: Okay, normally I have to do everything myself and end up spending way more $$ in the end. Those premades are really cute. I know the kids will love them. You will be happy not to have to search all over creation for your own stuff, too.

MommyToAshley replied: Ok, Karen, so I have to ask... where did you find those? I wonder if they have something I could use for Ashley's party...they're really cute!

NummyMommy replied: I really like those....they are adorable! Trust me thats saying a lot since I am a diehard fan of make it myself! The only reason I can think of to make your own is if the littler kids would get jealous....maybe you can buy extra boxes and fill with age appropriate toys??

coasterqueen replied: It was Birthday Express dot com. I saw a really cute horse theme pack! The only thing keeping me from buying te packs now is that the color of the boxes don't match the colors in her theme. Do you think that mattters? See I'm so anal

NummyMommy replied:
OMG you sound like me.....a perfectionist but not perfect Just ask my DH I drive him nuts! I even can't make a dinner that doesnt "match". (case in point--tonight the kids really wanted bean dip and chips for dinner so I HAD to change the pork chops into Mexican pork chops so everything would match!) OK maybe that was TMI (hides from the guys in white coats)

Kaitlin'smom replied: I love the pre-maid ones. I do like making them myself but I always send way to much that way and never fell like I got it right

it does not matter if the colors match as long as they dont clash it shoudl be fine.

coasterqueen replied:


That's me. This morning Megan had a baby blue dress outfit on but it had a hint of some other shade of blue that I can't describe. I put a pair of robeez on her that were baby blue with pink piggies that also had pastel green trim. It was bugging me all morning because they didn't really match well. I kept asking Dh and he just looked at me like "woman! come on!" I ended up sending her to daycare with them on but it's STILL bugging me.

I almost think I'm going to make my own. I found really cute party favor boxes on ebay and the lady said she could stamp butterflies on them. The party favor box colors match her decor.