Here are some of our favourite mini gift ideas:

• Stickers
• Fun and colourful fridge magnets
• Stamps
• Temporary tattoos
• Crayons, colouring pencils or glitter pens
• Badges
• Blank colouring in sheets
• Hair clips/bands/ scrunchies
• Handmade bead bracelets and necklaces
• Packet of plant seeds (herbs and veggies)
• Bouncy balls
• Play dough and cutters
• Novelty hats and glasses
• Mini colouring pads or notepads
• Socks
• Keyrings
• Bubbles

Crafty party ideas:

• Plant pot to decorate and/or sow with seeds
• Placemat to colour in/decorate and laminate
• Recipe cards for food they try at the party (see the Family Food Patch website for ideas)
• Mini photo frames to decorate (you could take instant photos of each child at the party and present them with a picture to put in their frame)
• Handmade paper windmills
• Wishing wands made from dowling sticks and cardboard stars with ribbons
• Finger puppets (knitted or made from felt)
• Beads and thread

Packaging ideas:

• Cardboard noodle boxes (get the kids involved to decorate them)
• Mini fabric drawstring bags made from odd scraps and offcuts
• Brown paper bags decorated with crayons, stamps, stickers