Name: Thrive! NCHE Homeschool Conference
Start: 2025-05-22T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-05-24T23:59:59-05:00
Location: Winston-Salem, NC

This topic has 6 replies, 5 voices, and was last updated 10 years, 9 months ago by Phobo.

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July 15, 2014 at 9:15 pm
Phobo
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Hey Ladies,
My daughter’s sixth birthday is coming up, and I’d love some ideas for goodie bags. Last year I did bird feeder kits by just sewing up some little cloth bags and filling them with a huge pinecone with thread to hang, bird seed and peanut butter. I’d love to do something in the same vein this year. I am NOT a fan of junk toys, candy (sometimes I’ve done honey sticks), etc. I used to resist doing any goodie bags at all, but they’re so expected in our area, that I gave in, but try to do something a little less gimmicky. Nature themed would be great, but I’m open to any suggestions!

Thanks for the help,

Rachel
July 15, 2014 at 9:57 pm
Linabean
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Plant, animal, insect or bird sticker books. Small package of seeds, a small pot and some soil. Kid sized set of gardening tools. Flower/leaf press (homemade or made at the party. They can search for press-able samples as one of the party activities). Field guide and small magnifying glass. Bug viewers. Cut flowers (start with a bouquet as part of the decor and send each child home with one of the flowers). Veggie seeds and cute, homemade veggie markers. Nature themed scavenger hunt with a small notebook to record all their findings as “nature explorers”.
HTH, Have fun with your party!
-Miranda
July 15, 2014 at 10:32 pm
Katrina in AK
Participant
I saw that Acorn Naturalists has animal track bandanas. That could be fun to tie stuff up inside. They are a bit pricey, though. Maybe you could put together local animal track ID cards, put them on a jump ring, and tuck them inside a regular bandana?
July 15, 2014 at 10:34 pm
Monica
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My son loves his bird call that he got in his stocking at Christmas.
July 15, 2014 at 11:55 pm
Phobo
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These are all great ideas, thanks! I did some online searching after I posted too, and I saw this really cute and easy (and cheap) nature notebook made from a blank greeting card. So I found a bunch of nature themed cards on Amazon to do those. I saw a pack of assorted different cool rocks (non tumbled) for a really good price, so I think I’ll add a couple of those, the notebook and then a cheap little magnifying glass.

I love these ideas though, so I’m storing them away for future parties!
July 16, 2014 at 12:27 pm
RobinP
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Do you have a link for those, Phobo? They sound really cute. Love the other ideas, too.
July 16, 2014 at 3:11 pm
Phobo
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They’re just little ones, but I thought they were so cute. Here’s where the woman did them with cards:

http://sunnydaytodaymama.blogspot.ca/2012/08/picnic-party-invitations-and-nature.html

Here’s the original tutorial for sewing the seam:

http://glittergoods.typepad.com/glittergoods/2007/11/bookish.html

Rachel