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Originally Posted by maleficent
Gift bags used to contain a plastic toy, bubbles, and a piece of candy
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I didn't know anyone who had any different, until now!
Growing up, I was a bit odd because I did have "big" parties (up to 14 girls overnight, some years), but it was all homegrown and cheap fun. And, much to my parents' pleasure, I'm sure, I insisted on planning every detail... from age 6 or 7 onwards up to about age 17, when the birthday thing got a bit old.
I usually spent at least half the summer sketching out a little "agenda" for my birthday extravaganzas: planning all the games (three-legged race, etc), prizes (plastic trinkets), who I wanted to invite, where we would be sleeping, what games to play at night (classic sleepover stuff) and picking out ONE special pinata from Toys R Us to fill with candy. THAT's what went into the gift bags! Pinata candy.
The only thing my mom had to do was order a cake and put cheap frozen pizzas in the oven to feed us during the party. Good times.
Man, we should have had a pinata at our wedding.
And a 3-legged race.