Make craft items as party favors for Mothers
A favor is a little gift of appreciation that is presented at a party or celebration. Favors can be eaten or a functional item the guests can take home with them. New Years Eve favors often consist of hats and noisemakers. Favors for guests attending a Mother's Banquet may reflect items related to motherhood.
Edible Favors
Make cookies for favors and write words on each cookie with frosting to exemplify a mother's love. Write words such as love, caring, patient, compassionate, kind and a good listener. Alternatively write names for mother such as Mom, Mommy and Mum. Consider personalized tea bags for the guest to take home that have the name and date of the event written on the tea bag sachet.
Favors That Will Last
Give your guests favors that will last such as a herb pot so that they can continue to grow the herbs at home. Appropriate herbs would be rosemary, parsley, basil and thyme. Another option is small flower seeds such as Shasta Daisies or Poppies, Sweet Peas or Forget-me-nots. Place the seeds in a piece of cling wrap and tie with a ribbon that matches the room's decor.
Poetry and Prose
Inspire your guests at Mother's banquets by giving them a poem or a piece of prose that honors mothers. It could be humorous material about child-raising memories, about mothers in different stages of life, to single mothers, or a special prayer for mothers. Print them off the Internet using a fancy computer font and tie with a small ribbon for a special keepsake.
Homemade Bookmarks
Press flowers to make pretty bookmarks to give to guests as party favors. Use various small flowers and glue to a piece of cardstock. The cardstock can be white or any color you choose. Alternatively, use decals or stickers from a scrapbooking or craft store to decorate bookmarks. Use letter stencils to write words or messages of inspiration on bookmarks or write each guest's name on the bookmark to personalize each favor.
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