Hobbies And Interests
Bubbles
Bottles of bubbles often mean instant fun for kids. Because of their size and their cost, they also make ideal gifts to put into a goody bag. Some bubble sets come with blower wands in different shapes beside the standard round one. Fill your gift bag with a couple of different bottles of bubbles; you may want to wait until the end of the party to give these bags out, since kids sometimes have a tendency to spill.
The Bookworm
Children enjoy hearing stories, and reading to children helps them develop some of the foundational skills they'll need when they're learning to read. Toddler books usually run in small sizes, making them a good fit for a gift bag. Look for books that feature bright colors, teach children about shapes or introduce them to fairy tales or fables. Books that feature hard cardboard pages tend to stand up longer than ones that have paper pages. Pop-up books provide an extra interactive component that others don't have.
Clay
Clay is something that kids usually enjoy, because it allows them to satisfy their need to build something. Kid clay comes in many incarnations, including PlayDoh and Sculpey, although Sculpey tends to be more often used by adults. Fill a bag with canisters of clay and items like cookie cutters and rubber mats for them to play on. If you plan on allowing the children to play with these items during your get together, let parents know so that they can dress the toddlers in old clothes that their parents don't care if they get soiled a bit.
Art Set
The act of scribbling gives a child her first foray into writing and creativity. A kid-sized art set fulfills this need as well as helps her learn colors, capture the world around her in the form of pictures, and make gifts suitable for hanging up on the refrigerator. To put together a kid art goody bag, fill each bag with an assortment of coloring books, some inexpensive art or construction paper, and crayons.