Best Christmas Party Favors: Invoking Holiday Nostalgia

The best Christmas party favors spread the warm fuzzy feelings of the holidays. The goal is to use your Christmas favors to bring a smile to your guests' faces, invoking happy memories of past Christmases. Whether it's a holiday story, treat or icon, your guests will love Christmas party favors that walk them down memory lane.

Best Nostalgic Christmas Party Favors: Christmas Stories
Give your guests a trip back to childhood, with Christmas story party favors. Popular Christmas stories are: A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens; How the Grinch Stole Christmas, by Dr. Seuss and The Night Before Christmas, by Clement Clarke More or Henry Livingston.

Christmas party favor books can often be purchased at dollar an item or discount stores. Simply tie a bow around the book and pass out to guests.

Best Nostalgic Christmas Party Favors: Personalized Stories
This Christmas party favor idea is based on the first one, but with a personal twist. Take a Christmas story and insert the names and characteristics of your party guests. You can also individualize it by family. The easiest way to mass produce this Christmas party favor, is to compose it on a computer. Draw pictures, add clip art or print on paper with a Christmas motif.

I did a version of this Christmas party favor, while decorating a nursing home wing. I broke down the verses of The Night Before Christmas and personalized a verse for each resident. For a resident who adored candy I wrote, "While visions of candy bars danced in Monte's head." I kept it simple and fairly close to the original poem.

I wrote the verses on poster board, drew matching pictures and hung them on their doors. The residents spent days going up and down the halls, enjoying the story. Your guests could reap as much enjoyment, from a similar Christmas party favor.

Best Nostalgic Christmas Party Favors: Special Hot Chocolate
Special hot chocolate is the Christmas party favor my grandmother handed out last year. This was probably the best Christmas party favor I have ever received. It took me back to childhood Christmas mornings, sipping hot chocolate and eating cinnamon rolls, with my family.

In plastic baggies, she packaged an individual hot chocolate packet, a mini Hershey's bar, a mini candy cane and three tiny marshmallows. You could tie this Christmas party favor off with green and red ribbon.

Best Nostalgic Christmas Party Favors: Cookies for Santa
This Christmas party favor gives your adult guests a chance to do something that they probably wouldn't do on their own: set out cookies for Santa. Give your Christmas party guests the opportunity to be children and remember the excitement of Christmas Eve. This party favor will be an added bonus for parents who forgot to stock up on cookies and may prevent a disappointed child.

To make cookies for Santa party favors, purchase small Christmas themed paper plates. Then bake or purchase your guests favorite cookies. Try to avoid cookies with nuts, if you are not sure of all your guests' allergies. Place three cookies on a plate and wrap in plastic wrap.

Best Nostalgic Christmas Party Favors: Holiday Music
Music is one of the best ways to capture the spirit of the holiday season and has all the makings of a nostalgic Christmas part favor. Find Christmas cds at dollar stores or make your own, on a computer. Try to find artists that your guests would have listened to in their youth. Add a bow to this Christmas party favor or wrap in holiday paper.

Best Nostalgic Christmas Party Favors: Photographs
Photographic Christmas party favors are thoughtful gifts, especially if you have past Christmas pictures of you guests. The younger your guests are in the photographs, the more nostalgia it will bring on. You can use individual or group shots for this holiday party favor.

Purchase frames or photo ornaments at discount stores. You may have to shrink down photos, for smaller frames. Place these Christmas party favors in small gift bags.