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		<title>Kid Birthday Party Favor &#124; Conversations on Seesmic</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[KIDS + BABY]]></category>
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I wanted to add surveys to my blog. Then, I taught about Seesmic as a quick and easy way to ask questions and hear your opinions. Moreover, I wish to speak more often in front of the camera. 
Today, I am curious to know how you feel about the party favor trend that is [...]]]></description>
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<p>I wanted to add surveys to my blog. Then, I taught about Seesmic as a quick and easy way to ask questions and hear your opinions. Moreover, I wish to speak more often in front of the camera. </p>
<p>Today, I am curious to know how you feel about the party favor trend that is going on at kid birthday parties? </p>
<p>As an event designer, it is obvious that I like party favors a lot. They are cute and fun. I find it is a nice gesture. For me, party favors are an element of every celebration.</p>
<h4>Party Favors Ideas for Kid Parties</h4>
<p>It is sure that you need time to custom make the party favors. They are plenty of sources and inspirations to give you a head start. Martha Stewart proposes these simple <a target="_blank" href="http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=f67076ecfd22f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&amp;vgnextfmt=default&amp;rsc=header_5&amp;autonomy_kw=kid+party+favors">baseball-themed treats</a>. All you need to do is to place the treats nicely in a cellophane bag and add a sticker. It is not too time consuming.</p>
<p>A spa-themed birthday party where the girls get home spa treatments certainly fit into a whole experience. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=9202ce908332f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&amp;vgnextfmt=default&amp;rsc=header_53&amp;autonomy_kw=kid+party+favors">Grooming gears</a> in a handmade vinyl pouch makes a wonderful gift.</p>
<p>Dot D is a mother who prepared these cute goody bags for her son&#8217;s birthday. If you are looking for more robot party theme ideas, check out her <a target="_blank" href="http://www.dabbled.org/2008/06/robot-party-round-up.html">Party Robot Round-Up</a> on her blog called Dabbled. You can download the graphics free for personal use.</p>
<h4>A Different Point of View</h4>
<p>But I can understand why some parents may feel overwhelmed by this trend. They feel it has gone too far. I try to explain their reasons in the video. Moreover, not everyone is the crafty type. </p>
<p><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: block;"><embed width="435" height="355" allowscriptaccess="always" bgcolor="#666666" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="video=YijMvUM40V&amp;version=threadedplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://seesmic.com/embeds/wrapper.swf"></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background: transparent url(http://seesmic.com/images/seesmichtml.gif) repeat-x scroll left top; display: block; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; width: 435px;"><a target="_blank" href="http://seesmic.com"><img width="100%" height="29" border="0" src="http://seesmic.com/images/spacer.gif" style="border-style: none;" alt=""></a></span></p>
<h4>What Do You Think?</h4>
<p>Are you in favor or not of distributing goody bags at kid birthday parties?</p>
<p>&gt;&gt;&gt; Sourcing:    <br />
Learn more: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=f67076ecfd22f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&amp;vgnextfmt=default&amp;rsc=header_5&amp;autonomy_kw=kid+party+favors">Baseball Birthday Party Favors by Martha Stewart</a>     <br />
Learn more: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=9202ce908332f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&amp;vgnextfmt=default&amp;rsc=header_53&amp;autonomy_kw=kid+party+favors">Spa-Themed Sleepover Birthday Party by Martha Stewart</a>     <br />
Learn more: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.dabbled.org/2008/06/robot-party-round-up.html">Party Robot Round-Up on Dabbled</a>     <br />
Photo credit: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dorsner/2563658388/">Goody Bags with the little space cowboy robot by Dot D on Flickr</a> &#8211; some rights reserved</p>
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