Favors? What age is the usual cut off

Having a B-day party for DS, kids attending can range from 1 - 13...do I give a favor to every kid? do you stop if they are over 10 or something? No idea how this works and don't want to offend anyone.

Thanks

Favors? What age is the usual cut off

I would say to have something for everyone. For the older ones, oyu could give them school related things like mini notepads and cool pens or something

Re: Favors? What age is the usual cut off

I have to say this was a mess for DD's 1st bday party. I wish I jsut went with my original plan which was to just give everyone, kids through adults, a cupcake as a favor. Then I started listening to other people chiming in about how I needed favors for the kids, blah blah blah. So I go nuts trying to figure out favors for the different age groups, of course the older kids thought they were "too old" for the favors I got, ugh! We gave one older kid (this is DH's side of the family, so I don't even know the ages) an Itunes gift card at someone's suggestion, which he was thrilled with but I think the older kids who didn't like their favors were all wishing they got them too.

So unless you know these kids really well, can you just do a food favor and call it a day? I find that cutting off at a certain age gets hairy in families and some younger kids think they're older than they are. Sorry this turned into a rambling rant!

Re: Favors? What age is the usual cut off

Posted by Sparrow

I have to say this was a mess for DD's 1st bday party. I wish I jsut went with my original plan which was to just give everyone, kids through adults, a cupcake as a favor. Then I started listening to other people chiming in about how I needed favors for the kids, blah blah blah. So I go nuts trying to figure out favors for the different age groups, of course the older kids thought they were "too old" for the favors I got, ugh! We gave one older kid (this is DH's side of the family, so I don't even know the ages) an Itunes gift card at someone's suggestion, which he was thrilled with but I think the older kids who didn't like their favors were all wishing they got them too.

So unless you know these kids really well, can you just do a food favor and call it a day? I find that cutting off at a certain age gets hairy in families and some younger kids think they're older than they are. Sorry this turned into a rambling rant!