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Sri Juneja's avatar

Thanks for the shout out! And I’m a huge fan (obviously) of children’s books as favors. I do this for my daughter’s birthdays and it’s always a hit!

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Kathryn Barbash, PsyD's avatar

It was a hit here too but I also loved the process of him picking them out, felt so much more personal.

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Emily Miles's avatar

I love the book favors idea! We have two little-little kids (1 and 3) and our go-to favors have been either bubbles with a “thank-you for coming” note attached, or a small coloring book with like 5 crayons (or a small pack of crayons). Parents love these! They’re consumable and easy to stick in a backpack or diaper back for entertainment on the go.

For our daughter’s 3rd birthday, we even found an Etsy seller who put together a custom coloring kit that matched the party theme, included a thank you note, and cost less than $2 per favor. We felt like we struck gold!

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Kathryn Barbash, PsyD's avatar

Oh yes, I remember how many little bags of coloring supplies I had when my kids were young. And bubbles remain a hit for quite awhile.

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Julie Vick's avatar

I love the book as party favors idea and I try to temptation build too (usually listening to a book while going on a walk or putting away laundry).

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Kathryn Barbash, PsyD's avatar

Laundry doesn't happen for me without a show or an audiobook.

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Melinda Wenner Moyer's avatar

Thanks for the lovely shout-out, Kathryn!

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Chanel Riggle's avatar

Thank you for sharing my link and for sharing these other gems! I also like to gift books for parties but haven’t thought about it for favors.

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Kathryn Barbash, PsyD's avatar

You're welcome, I am so looking forward to another gathering of great presentations.

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Ral Joseph's avatar

Finally I found someone who is also a fan of "The residence" I've been watching it all alone this article makes me so happy and I'm smiling from chin to chin right now. You're the best my friend 💯

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Kathryn Barbash, PsyD's avatar

I am sooo enjoying it, glad to hear someone else is watching it, too.

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Katherine Goldstein's avatar

Glad to have you in the club!!

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Kathryn Barbash, PsyD's avatar

It's been great and really enjoying all the wisdom being shared.

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