favors

[riley]

i found great favors on oriental trading website:
www.orientaltrading.com/otcweb/application?namespace=browse&mode=Browsing&origin=/products/4_2845.jsp&event=link.externalProductDetails&sku=4/2845&topLevelCategoryId=342675&parentCategoryId=342680&categoryId=342717&tabId=Holidays&cm_mmc=srchdex-_-WOOD+ROLLING+PIN+ORNAMENTS+-+50%26cent%3B+PER+PIECE-_-srchdex-_-srchdex&CM_REF=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fhl%3Den%26q%3DROLLING%2BPIN%2BORNAMENTS%26btnG%3DGoogle%2BSearch
they are wooden rolling pins with gingerbread man on them and they come with a card. They are perfect at .50 / piece!

[riley]

sorry the url didn't work. but at the oriental trading website, just type rolling pin ornament in the search field, it will come up.

[SHARON]

FOR A FAVOR HOW ABOUT A THEME DECORATED TONGS OR A DECORATED SPATULA OR SPOON. SO THE PARTY GOERS COULD USE IT TO PICK UP THEIR COOKIES WHEN THEY SWAP.

[Marci]

Last year I gave everyone a framed christmas poem (the poem was about our town, written by my Dad), and this year I am making a Christmas CD with all my favorite Christmas songs!

[Bonnie]

Check out page 3 - I need a favor section. Lots of Ideas

[LaLa]

Homemade favors that have been big hits:

On year I typed up the "equivalents" section (teaspoons in a tablespoon, etc.) in a long column, put several on a sheet then cut them apart. Laminated them at Kinko's, cut them again with rounded corners: voila, a handy cookbook bookmark.

Last year I bought some bagels, and cut them in half. Smeared each half with peanut butter, and dipped it in birdseed. I froze them (on a cookie sheet) so they wouldn't be sticky. Then I tied a ribbon with a long loop through each one, and put them in plastic bags. Wonderful winter birdfeeders to hang outside a kitchen window.

[BonnieP]

Some favor ideas from my past swaps include:

1. votive candles (christmas cookie or gingerbread scents) packaged in decorative gift bags with a gingerbread ornament tied to package.

2. gingerbread cookie cutter ornaments with chocolate in shape of ornament. Easy to make - buy the cutout cookie cutters and melt chocolate to fill the interior of the cookie cutter. Add mini-candies for eyes, buttons, etc. and package in decorative bag with curly string.

3. there are a lot of inexpensive candles and ornaments that are themed to gingerbread or cookies. I also found gingerbread-themed mini-scrapbooks with stickers last year.

[Cathie in PA]

Hello:

I am so glad in the heat of July I am not the only one starting to plan for my cookie exchange.

I found a favor idea on the internet: you take a whisk, and fill the wisk with Hershey's kisses, put a little ribbon on it and a tag that says We whisk you a Merry Christmas.

It is corny, but real cute and the gals can use the whisk for their cooking.

I believe the site is called Organized Christmas.

Cathie

[P Travis]

Hey everyone just google "coupon oriental trading" and you can get 15% off $50 from many coupon sites.