How to Pick Beach Party Favors

Straw hats, grass skirts and coconut-shaped bikini tops are some of the kitschy beach party favors you can pick for your celebration. For kids, have sand pails, beach balls and toy favors on hand. Adult guests may enjoy keepsake favors they can take home and display. Mix up an array of these little items for your party-goers to remember your event after it's over.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Pick Party Favors in Bulk

1. Select age-appropriate favors for your child's beach party. For very small children, lean toward toy themes, including "The Little Mermaid," "Nemo," water tubes and sailboats.
2. Plan favors for middle-school aged youngsters. Fill little metal buckets with a decorative shells, beaded jewelry and lip gloss for girls. For a boy's party, give out pails filled with candy and packs of baseball cards.
3. Buy fun beach-themed items to give out as favors that celebrate the shore. Pick co-ed items, including little towels, flip flop candles, funky shell or Hawaiian jewelry, blow-up lobsters and sunglasses.
4. Go to PlumParty.com to find an abundance of favors you can buy in bulk, from surfboard key chains to tote bags.

Make a Keepsake Beach Party Favor

5. Make sand dollar ornament favors. This type of gift is especially appropriate if the beach party is meant to celebrate a birthday or anniversary. Purchase sand dollar shells at PlumParty.com or a craft store.
6. Loop a piece of twine (or other sturdy string) and glue the bottom edges to the back of the sand dollar. Thin, colored ribbon also works well as a handle for your ornament. Summery colors like light blue or yellow work very well. Adhere the handle to the shell using a hot glue gun or a semi-bond craft glue.
7. Write out the date and the person's name on the sand dollar using a container of squeezable paint. Work with Scribbles dimensional fabric paint, available at Michaels.com. Feel free to write your own saying on the shell or add accents of dots.

Tips & Warnings

• Choose a favor that symbolizes the special theme of your party. Create your own music CD of songs played at the party and put them in labeled jewel cases for guests.

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