My baby sister got married! She is the best ever, and her husband is pretty awesome, too. I was her maid of honor, and I threw her bachelorette party. For some reason I got super excited about doing favors for the guests, and I got a little bit out of control with trying to make them perfect. I love my sister and I wanted her to feel like she had a cool party! I don’t know. I’m nuts. Someone should take away my Mastercard.
I knew that I wanted more than just a favor, I wanted kind of a hangover kit (she and K made something like this for my bachelorette party). I started trying to think of ideas and doing Internet research. I still wish I had cuter containers, but I needed to reign the situation in a little and there was a good sale after Valentine’s Day.
This is the result of this part of the bachelorette party planning:
What’s inside:
From the Dollar Store-
- Juicy Fruit gum (4 packs for $1)- our great grandmother always had it, I couldn’t resist
- Smarties (one bag for $1, and I learned that they are gluten free!)
- The boxes (2 for $1)
- A few seashells (one bag for $1)- her wedding is on the beach, so I thought this would be a fun touch!
- A marker for the scavenger hunt, and maybe for phone numbers? (One package for $1)
- Glow bracelet (8 for $1. Not pictured because they were still in their packaging)
From Amazon-
- Advil packets
- Single use face towelettes (I got the kind for men. They were less than half the price. WHAT is up with that?!)
- Brightly colored bandaids (if you don’t understand why these are included, you obviously have a lot more coordination than me while drinking. And, hell, just while walking.)
- Mini red solo cup shot glasses
- Sugar free Monster energy drink
The hair ties I made myself, one in each of her wedding colors. I bought the elastic from this shop on Etsy. Check out my post here on how to make them! I did buy cute little bags for the hair ties, but I accidentally bought them from China and they took a month to arrive. Amazingly, everyone survived without having the hair ties in bags!
Has anyone else made gift bags for a party? What did you put in them? I had so many ideas, but it’s way too easy to spend a ton of money when you’re making a lot of them. I got a lot of compliments on these, and the guests were using things from their boxes all night.
Jillian
What a great practical gift. May I also say that would make an great New Year’s Eve swag bag.😊
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You’re so right!! This would be great for a New Year’s Eve party.
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Juicy Fruit gum is a classic. Something my dad always on him when he was alive. There is so much creativity here. I am sure your sister would have been extremely delighted! 🙂
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Aww, your dad and my great grandma had the same favorite.
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My dad died in 1973 when I was 15. Your mention of the Juicy Fruit (which was a part of him) brought up wonderful memories. Thank You! Love it that your great grandma had the same favourite! 🙂
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