Tuesday, December 11, 2012

8 Nights of Chanukah - 4 Simple DIY Party Favors

For some reason, people who are unfamiliar with Chanukah seem to think that it's one big holiday with eight nights of socks. Socks for you, socks for me, socks for mom and dad...I've never once gotten socks for Chanukah, and if I did, they were at least festive or particularly fun socks. (Or those fuzzy kind...OK, I have gotten some socks for Chanukah, but it's not like we're tossing out packs of Hanes here.) 

So, if you're having guests over to celebrate Chanukah, Jewish or no, why not send them home with one of these cute favors?

Embroidered Dreidel Game Pouches
Your guests will certainly be impressed with these monogrammed, embroidered dreidel pouches. This tutorial from the Purl Bee certainly makes it easy to make something custom and special for each guest. Monogram the initials of your guests, stitch some cute little patterns and fill with a dreidel, gelt, and a rule sheet, and you're good to go!
 
Bundle of Candles
 What could be more simple than wrapping up a bundle of candles? It is a lovely sentiment, and with some unique candles and an interesting piece of string, you've made a cost effective favor with lovely presentation.

 Chanukah Cootie Catchers
 Even more simple, just customize and order these cootie catcher designs, print and fold, and you have a fun game for the kids! If you wanted to, you could also incorporate the folding as a party craft, then each person makes his or her own favor. The designer will customize a .pdf file for you to include the Chanukah wishes of your choosing, so get to fortune telling!

 Washi Tape Matchbooks
With only matchboxes, silver contact paper, and a few rolls of washi tape, you can make an otherwise boring matchbox look festive and holiday ready. I wouldn't go so far as to tape each individual match though - my guess is that was done for the picture. You could use traditional Chanukah blues, or  you could be creative and use colors that are completely unexpected. You could also combine this with the bundles of candles above if you wanted to make an even larger favor for your guests.


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