Birthday Party Goodie Bag Ideas (That Aren’t Junk) If you don’t want to do a birthday party goodie bag, you shouldn’t feel obligated to do so.

I used to spend so much time and money making goody bags for my child's birthday parties. Here's why I decided to stop handing them out—and why you should too.

If you go to 15 birthday parties a year and come home with goody bags 15 times, of course you are going to assume that “birthday party = goody bag.” The problem here is that my kids now ...

This, to me, is sort of the bare minimum. We can do better, whether for a wedding, family reunion, or birthday party. My cardinal rules for assembling goodie bags are short and simple: One, make ...

A couple of years ago, my kids (then ages 9, 6, and 4) started coming home from birthday celebrations and other events with goodie bags. You may be familiar with them too—Mary Poppins–esque ...

As one parent exclaimed: "Please, for the love of god, stop the birthday party goody bag madness." Politics Entertainment Life Parents Cost of Living Shopping. Skip to Main Content.

I used to spend so much time and money making goody bags for my child's birthday parties. Here's why I decided to stop handing them out—and why you should too. If every party has a pooper, I ...