Party favors range from practical birthday candle favors to edible chocolate wedding favor treats. Perhaps you’re throwing a theme party for the office and need a memento for people to take home with them or you’re in charge of a friend’s bridal shower arrangements. Planning a party is a lot of work and you need these little details to be ironed out and executed flawlessly. If you’ve waited until the last minute, then you’ll probably wind up paying a small fortune at a party supply store or choosing cheap and frivolous items from the Dollar Store. If you were wise and planned in advance, you can get a great deal on unique favors online.

Many offices decide to throw theme parties now because it makes decorating and party favors so much easier to select. Many adults have fun dressing up in costume or participating in themed activities. Some adult themes include Renaissance, Roaring 20’s, Glamorous 40’s, Psychedelic 60’s, Disco 70’s, Retro 80’s, Black Tie Party, Gangsters, Western, Casino Night, Costume Party, Pirate Party, Hawaiian Luau, Mardi Gras, Movies, Murder Mystery or Wine Tasting. Over at www.shindigz.com, there are a number of unique theme party favors. For instance, you could get a glass boot mug for a Western themed party or a Harlequin mask for a Mardi Gras party. For more upscale favor ideas, try www.accenttheparty.com, where wine glasses, pint glasses, shot glasses, mugs, letter openers, memo pads, pens, custom playing cards, wine stoppers, luggage tags and paperweights can be purchased for under $4 a piece.

It’s common for parents to scratch their heads, wondering what teenagers could possibly crave as sweet 16 party favors, but here are a few party favors that will win them over. Most teens love music, so personalized ear buds ($15, www.allthingsremembered.com) will make a perfect gift. You can also get iTunes gift cards for as low as $5 that will allow guests to download songs for their portable music devices (www.itunes.com). Technology always makes great sweet 16 favors as well. Keychain digital cameras can be purchased for as little as $4.99 (www.amazon.com), plastic shower radios retail for $9.99 (www.bedbathandbeyond.com) and 128 MB USB drives for $7.07 (www.garrettsspecialties.com).

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