Cheap birthday party favor bag ideas
My four-year-old was so excited for his birthday this year and I was looking for a DIY easy birthday treat bag for him to give out. We only had a family party for him, but he still was going to celebrate with his preschool class and they LOVE getting goodies when it is someone’s birthday! So off to Target and the Dollar Store I went in search for the most inexpensive things I could buy to put in the treat bags with DIY thank you tags! Check out 9+ other DIY party bag ideas at the end of this post.
How to buy cheap items to fill DIY birthday favor bags?
Check the clearance section after any holiday. Might require a little planning, but totally worth it and even cheaper than just buying things from the Dollar Store. My son’s birthday is in April, and I had bought clearance Valentine’s Day prizes for 70% off after the holiday. I was able to purchase sets of 15 bubbles and little skateboards for under $3!
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DIY Easy Birthday Tag
I found that CANVA is amazing! You could design free party invites, create tags and your own custom thank you notes. Here is a screenshot of a new mustache design I just customized as a thank you tag. Even if you don’t have design experience, you will be able to figure this site out.
Recently I started exploring using Canva.com on my laptop, instead of phone or tablet. I can’t believe that it is a FREE design tool. As a DIY girl, I am ALWAYS looking for inexpensive and FREE! You can upgrade to the paid version to really unlock more designs. If you haven’t ever checked out this site, you really need to.
Search the Templates to Create Tags
One could spend hours searching and trying new templates in Canva. Make sure that the free logo is on the templates you want to use. Trust me, you will be able to find one that will fit your birthday theme.
For my son, I simply found this adorable mustache one that said “A stache of thank yous” and change it to add “for celebrating my birthday and for being my friend”. This probably only took me 5 minutes to create and mainly because I was “shopping” around and looking at all my options!
Next, I downloaded the image from Canva to my camera roll and added them to my pages app (mac’s word program). Then, I was able to resize and fit as many birthday tags on a page as I wanted. After that, I hit print and I was ready to cut them out.
Since I am a DIY nut, I always need simple ways to cut any cards I make. This personal rotary trimmer sure comes in handy for some of my simple paper projects!
Add Birthday Treat Bag Items
There is an endless array of options here. I was able to find beaded necklaces and jumpy frogs at my local dollar store. In a few of the bags that were for the kids at the babysitter, I even ordered these small wooden cars that kids could decorate themselves. I tried to stick to non-food items. However, if cooking is your thing, I am sure kids would love to have few treats in the bag.
Treat Bags for any Occasion
I was so happy with how these easy DIY birthday treat bags came out that I had to share this simple project here. I know that these were only “kind of” DIY, but if you really wanted to you could completely make everything in the bag. Since I was able to find such good deals, it really wasn’t worth it to make all the little treats! My son sure had a smile on his face when he came home from passing these out to his friends for his birthday!
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More DIY Birthday Treat Bag Ideas
Here are 9 other DIY birthday party bags ideas. You will probably want to pin this to not forget the next time you are planning a party. Our favorite is #6! We will for sure be adding this to our kid’s craft list soon!
DIY Birthday Party Treat Bag Ideas
Here are 10+ DIY birthday party favor bags that can inspire you for your next party. We love that some of these treat bag ideas also double as a party activity. Who doesn't love a DIY project that doubles as a kid's activity as well?
Wolf Gift Bag Tutorial for a Wolf Birthday Party
How adorable are these felt party favor bags? We see this bag as an inspiration for many different felt animal birthday treat bags.
Alien Party Favor Bags
Create these fun alien birthday team bags before the party or have all the supplies ready as a birthday party activity. Let kids get creative about what an alien may look like. We love when a favor can also act as a party activity.
DIY Horse Party Favor Bags
This simple DIY party favor bag is sure to make the horse lover in our family happy. Use materials you probably already have on hand to create these fun bags.
Frankenstein DIY Treat Bags
These adorable treat bags are perfect for Halloween or even those October birthdays. Have fun with the facial expressions and get creative!
How to Use Cricut Infusible Ink on a Cosmetic Bag
If you have a.special tween or teen these DIY cosmetic bags could be the perfect party favors for that special birthday sleepover. Learn how to use Circuit Infusible Ink during this crafty project.
Color-Your-Own Tote Bags
Use iron-on transfer paper, white totes and colorful fabric markers to create this fun DIY birthday treat bag and party activity. We know a few kids who would love this idea to create a personalized bag!
Filled Balloon Party Favors
Every kid loves a balloon. Now, what if it was filled with a few goodies? Use fun patterned balloons to really treat your party guests and watch in amazement when they get to pop them.
Faux Wood Party Favor Bags
These DIY party favor bags were used for a Sassy Sasquatch Bigfoot Party. This simple idea really worked well for this party theme. Fill these with fun exploration items like a mini magnify glass, mini flashlight and cheap notebook.
DIY Goodie Bags Dipped in Confetti
Our friend from Mod Podge Rocks claims you don't need any crafting ability to make these. Have fun creating these simple and easy favor bags. They even mention use sparkle Mod Podge if you are feeling fancy.
Check out our recent DIY laptop cover makeover that also used the glittery topcoat.
Unicorn Party Bags with Free Template
I feel like we can't have a DIY birthday treat bag list without including a unicorn. These simple and cute party favor bags can be made relatively quickly and filled with all different types of goodies.
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We love DIY projects, especially easy ones like these simple DIY party favor bag ideas! Now go ahead and have some fun creating memories.
Erlene
Thursday 16th of May 2019
I love Canva too! It's always great when you can diy and save money for party things. Great job!
Roseann Hampton
Sunday 21st of April 2019
How fun for your son to be able to pass these out to his friends!
Leslie Susan Clingan
Friday 19th of April 2019
What fun!! I know your son was so proud of these cute treat bags. Hope his birthday is as big a success.
Erin
Saturday 20th of April 2019
Thanks Leslie! He was so excited! It is crazy how just a simple treat bag can make their day!
Beverly
Thursday 18th of April 2019
How fun! It's always great to buy seasonal items that can be used with some changes for various occasions!
Kristie
Wednesday 17th of April 2019
Thanks for the tip regarding Canva. Your treat bags are very well done!