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Sometimes guests crave nothing more than favors they can eat! Sweets are popular and cheap bridal shower favors, but the real appeal is in how you package them. Listed below are fun, imaginative containers to suit every party style. Fill them with chocolates, small cookies, jellybeans, hard candies, chocolate-covered pretzels - anything you'd enjoy receiving!
1. Cookies with a View
Purchase a pack of clear treat bags from your local arts and crafts store. They come in several sizes, so choose based on the size and quantity of the cookies you wish to package within each. If you don't want to bake your own cookies, this ideas works equally well with candies, such as M&M'sŪ or mints. Fill the bags and tie with a colorful ribbon.
2. Favors to Go
Chinese carry-out boxes have undergone a wonderful transformation! The once-plain parcels are now available in dozens of colors and smart designs, including stripes, floral silhouettes, and hearts. Find them in craft stores or online in a variety of sizes.
3. Two Surprises in OneA glass votive candle holder makes a perfect favor container because your guests will be able to see all the yummy (and perhaps colorful) goodness inside! Votive holders brimming with candy invite guests to snack during the bridal shower. Want to enclose the favor for easy transport? Cut out a circle of cellophane, and set the votive holder in the center. Fold the cellophane up around the glass, twisting the excess together at the rim. Tie it shut with a ribbon to prevent any candies from escaping. Best of all, once your guests have enjoyed the contents, they'll get repeated use out of the votive holder!
Clean, simple, and delicious: is it any wonder that fruit is making a crisp statement at wedding receptions and bridal showers?
4. Nature's Favors
Set a single piece of fruit at each place setting. Choose seasonal varieties, or incorporate them into the shower's color scheme if you have one. Keep things simple by giving the same kind to each guest, or create an eclectic feel by setting out different fruits of the same color (such as green apples, pears, limes, and green grapes). On your computer, make tiny paper labels that include the bride's name and shower date or a wedding wish for her. Glue a strip onto one end of a toothpick. Insert into the fruit for an at-the-market vibe. For example, on a fresh peach, you might write, "Here's to a Sweet Marriage with Lots of Warm Fuzzies!"
5. Punchy Colors, Punchy Tastes
Fill small glasses or paper bags with bright strawberries, blueberries, cranberries, grapes, or any miniature fruits you prefer. Add an extra shot of glamour without denting your budget by embellishing the containers. Tie a ribbon near the rim of each glass, or create decorative bridal shower labels for your favor bags.
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6. Adorable nail files
Surprise guests with favors that are as practical as they are aesthetically pleasing. A set of ten petite nail files designed like flower petals add a touch of whimsy and girly fun to the party!
7. Potted pansies
At your local plant nursery, purchase a flat of impatiens, petunias, or other seasonal favorite. Replant the flowers into miniature terra cotta pots or galvanized watering cans. Guests can take home a living memory of the party and of the love that it celebrates.
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