Party favors are gifts given to guests for their attendance at a gathering. Generally, these can be called loot bags, but in company parties, they are often called corporate favors. They’re a great way of showing appreciation to employees and guests and personalizing a corporate party.
Corporate favors can be memorable keepsakes, novelty items, or monogrammed items that can be used at the office. While these are all good, they can be a little too generic. If you want to impress your employees and guests, here are some unique corporate favors that you can easily do by yourself.
Custom Chocolate Bars
This is perhaps one of the easiest (and tastiest) party favor you can do by yourself. If you are not handy in the kitchen, you can buy store-bought chocolate in bulk for cheap and repack them to add in a logo of the company. For more personalization, you can add the guest’s or employee’s name in each chocolate bar so they can easily identify which ones to take.
Mason Jar of Goodies
There is nothing more versatile or multipurpose than a mason jar. You can fill it with a number of goodies as something for your employees or guests to take home. Depending on the season, you can use homemade spiced nuts or make your own granola mix or even a ready-to-bake cookie recipe. It uses sustainable packaging as well, so you don’t need to find boxes or plastic containers to place your homemade edibles in. Additionally, guests can reuse the mason jar once they’ve emptied it out.
Monogrammed Candy
If you want to thank your guests in the sweetest way possible, then give away a jar of monogrammed candy. There are many companies that offer candy customization for companies to use for their corporate favors. You can opt to make your own kind of candy or use brand-name ones and have them monogrammed with the company logo or its initials.
Useful Succulents and Cacti
Giving away small potted succulents and/or cacti is all the rage in parties nowadays. If you want to join in the trend, you will learn that it is cheap to buy these plants in bulk.
It’s easy to prepare and customize them too. All you need are some small pots, some decorations, and maybe some paint. If you want to make tables a little more festive, you can directly place the plants on each seat and make a name card for each guest so they’ll know it’s something they can take home.
Classy Tea and Cookies
Tea and cookies are a thoughtful idea of giving employees and guests a way to relax after a long day. It’s easy to prepare this creative party favor. All you need are some store-bought cookies and tea (either loose or in bags), and you can pack them together in a bag or box. You can add ribbons and name tags to tie the bag.
Caramel in Paper Cones
Soft caramels are a delight, and they can please those with the most discerning palates. While there are store-bought ones you can easily buy, homemade caramels taste even better, and they are easy to make too.
Most importantly, it doesn’t take a lot of money to make them from scratch. You can put them in cute jars or even tins, but if you’re on a limited budget, you can fashion paper cones out of strong material like translucent vellum sheets. Their translucence makes them appealing, and you can use them at the last minute to pack a handful of caramel individually.
Coffee Bags
If your company treats coffee as something more than just a drink, then handing out coffee as a corporate favor will surely get everybody excited. You can choose to customize a unique or distinctive blend for your giveaways, or you can go with timeless flavors. You can pack the coffee in brown bags, but add some ribbon and maybe a decorative sticker to make them look presentable.
Personalized Dip-Dyed Mugs
If you want something easy and cheap, handmade dip-dyed mugs can turn dollar-store items into something more personal. You can literally just buy a box of mugs and a bunch of paint to coat them with.
You can opt to use a lot of colors or go simple by sticking to one color only for that minimalistic feel. If you’re unsure about dip-dyeing, there are a lot of easy-to-follow tutorials that can be found on the internet.
Handmade Chocolate Truffles
Everyone loves a good chocolate, so why not make something simple but sweet? This will work better if you’re handy in the kitchen or you have some chocolate experience. It may take a bit of time, so if you plan to make handmade handmade chocolate truffles, it will be best if you do it for a smaller crowd. However, you can always make them ahead of time as well.
Keep in Mind
Unique corporate party favors are nice to have, but remember that you don’t have to do everything by hand from scratch. If the budget allows it, go for something premade, and add a few personal touches as it will still look good regardless.
Do you have DIY party favor ideas you want to share? Share your ideas in the comments.