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Selection of easy and affordable Christmas goodie bag ideas for toddlers. Toddler and little kids will love the little toys, festive treats and Christmas themed items.
These festive ideas will make the holiday party even more special without breaking the budget. Get ready to start filling your goodie bags with these fun ideas for the young guests.
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It’s a lot of fun to have Christmas parties over the festive season, and a lovely way to round the party off is to hand out a goodie bag or (Christmas party favors as you might prefer to call them) to the toddlers and little kids.
It can however be difficult knowing what to include in these bags. You want to ensure that you fill the bag with budget friendly items that are suitable for the little ones.
But don’t stress because you have come to the right place.
You will find ideas below that include fun festive toys, sweet treats, healthy treats and little fillers that will make up some wonderful holiday goodie bags. So if you are struggling for ideas, read on for lots of fun ideas.
What Should The Goodie Bag Look Like?
The first thing you need to decide is what you would like your goodie bag to look like. This may also depend upon how much you would like to include in the bag. At the end of the day, there is no “perfect goodie bag” but rather different goodie bags to suit different needs.
Goodie bags can also be known as treat bags or loot bags. They are a fun idea to give out at birthday parties or Christmas parties and contain a mixture of little gifts and consumable items.
There are a number of options for how to present your goodie bag, including:
- Using pre-made holiday goodie bag. These might have patterns of Santa, Rudolf, A Snowman or snowflakes etc.
- Brown paper bags that can have a picture or patterns stuck to the front of the bag
- An actual Santa bag or Santa sack
- A clear bag tied with ribbon or twist ties with gift tags attached
- Small containers, box’s or Christmas themed cups
- A Christmas themed water bottle could be filled with lots of goodies
You may like to choose your goodie bag to fit in with the theme of the party, so that they match the decorations.
Deciding what you want to include in your goodie bag might help you decide how big it needs to be and therefore narrow down the options.
What Snacks Can Go Into A Toddlers Goodie Bag?
A goodie bag wouldn’t be complete without at least a few snacks. These snacks can consist of a mix of a few holiday treats, but it is also a good idea to include some healthy options too. Use some of these options as ideas:
Candy Canes: A popular choice for kids of all ages are candy canes. These little treats are easy to buy in bulk and are budget friendly too. It is also possible to buy mini candy canes if it is felt these are more appropriate for toddlers.
Chocolate Coins: Chocolate coins are always popular at Christmas time and they are a great addition to a goodie bag. They are budget friendly and lots of fun. Plus you are giving chocolate without going over the top. They are a win win for an inclusion of a sweet treat.
Christmas Cookies: An easy way to bring some holiday cheer is to add Christmas cookies to the goodie bag. Everyone loves a Christmas cookie! With so many different types of cookies to make, it is easy to find some that the little kids will love.
Wrap a cookie up in a small clear bag to add easily to the goodie bag. A fun idea would also be to tie on a Christmas cookie cutter, so that the toddler can make some cookies when they get home.
Fruit Snacks: It’s a good idea to add some healthier options and fruit snacks are great for this. Little fruit packets are a great option that look just as exciting as lollies but healthier.
Popcorn: If you give popcorn to the toddlers just ensure that you watch them as they are enjoying the popcorn to avoid any chocking hazards.
Popcorn is however a great healthy treat for young children (provided that the eating is supervised).
Pretzels: Pretzels are a great little snack that are also available in lots of different shapes and sizes. It’s not uncommon for these to be available in Christmas shapes over the festive season.
Chocolate Bars: There isn’t anything wrong with adding a few naughty treats and small chocolate bars are perfect for this.
What Are Good Goodie Bag Stuffers For Toddlers?
There are literally SO many options when it comes to stuffers for the goodie bags, and they don’t all have to be small toys either.
Temporary Tattoos: Temporary tattoos are a great way to get those little gasps of excitement from toddlers. Christmas character tattoos would be the perfect thing to include.
Christmas Squishes: You can never go wrong with sensory toys and Christmas squishies will be an absolute winner.
Plush Toys: Plush toys can be obtained in all sizes, so it will definitely be possible to find a small plush to fit inside a goodie bag. Toddlers will definitely love cuddling up to their Christmas plush.
Christmas Socks: How adorable are little socks. What’s even more adorable are Christmas themed little socks! Add a pair to the goodie bag and the parents will love them just as much as the kids.
Bubble Wands: Bubble wants are always a great idea for toddlers. It’s also easy to find Christmas themed bubble wands over the holiday season. Wands are available in full length and in mini versions so pick a size that fits the goodie bag you wish to use.
Coloring Books: Toddlers love coloring, so this is a great thing to include in the goodie bag. There are also always lots of festive coloring books around, so this would be a nice gift to add.
Art Supplies: For Christmas art supplies think pencils, crayons, stickers and erasers. This would also be perfect to add with the coloring books.
You might also wish to add glue sticks, Christmas pom poms, pipe cleaners and stickers that the toddlers can get creative with.
Chalk: Toddlers love sidewalk chalk, which makes it the perfect addition to a goodie bag. Let them create lots of different Christmas patterns to be enjoyed over the season.
Glow Sticks: Glow sticks are always fun, but they are also a great thing to add to a toddlers goodie bag. There are lots of opportunities to play with glow sticks over the festive season.
They can also be bought in bulk and split between the bags, which also makes them budget friendly. Glow sticks become such a fun activity for young kids as they light up the night.
Christmas Decorations: It might sound silly, but kids love their own Christmas decorations. This is a fun way for them to start their own little collection. A little Christmas tree ornament is a great addition to the goodie bag.
Christmas Novelty Items: Toddlers love the novelty Christmas apparel, so why not include them in the goodie bag. Choose from glasses, hats, headbands, hair scrunchies, hair clips and jewellery.
Slime or Playdough: Do you know a child that doesn’t like slime or playdough? Small gifts like these are super easy to coordinate and are perfect to add to the bag. Kids love playing with them, and they can never be given too much, which makes them the perfect addition to a loot bag.
Small Christmas Puzzles: There are a lot of fun Christmas puzzles that are available in the festive season and these small puzzles are perfect to add to goodie bags. They are a great activity for the kids, plus lots of fun too.
They don’t have to be Christmas themed, but they would be a great addition to any Christmas celebration goodie bag.
Keychains: Keychains are another one of those simple and easy small items that toddlers and small children will love. They can add them to their backpacks or their lunch box’s.
A keychain in a Christmas character would also be a lot of fun.
Christmas Bookmarks: A Christmas bookmark suitable for little hands is a fun idea to add to the goodie bag. It will help mum and dad keep track of the bedtime reading and the toddlers will love putting the bookmark in it’s place.
Magnets: Magnets are love by kids of all ages. It could be a magnet of a Christmas character that the toddler can add to the fridge, or it could be a magnet that they can look at all year round. Toddlers love having little items that are theirs visible in the home.
Frisbees: For a bit of interactive fun, how about adding a fun frisbee to the goodie bag. Available in all different colours, a frisbee is something that will bring a lot of chuckles to a toddler. There are also mini size frisbees that would work too.
Fidget toys: Kids simply love fidget toys. There are so many different types, shapes and sizes which make them the perfect addition to a goodie bag.
Rubber Ducks: All toddlers love rubber ducks, and they are such a fun thing to play with at bath time. At Christmas you can even get them a special rubber duck with a Santa hat. This is just extra fun!
With these ideas you can create lots of fun Christmas goodie bags that the toddlers are going to absolutely love. They will leave the party but have lots more enjoyment with their bags when they return home.
Just remember to keep the goodie bags simple! These are not intended to be over the top presents, but rather a token of fun and the giving of a little bit of extra joy.
Be creative and the toddlers and young kids will absolutely love them.
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