Very Hungry Caterpillar Birthday- DIY Favors

Between morning sickness and the DIY fervor running here at The Ricardo's, I opted to make simple favors for Jonah's Very Hungry Caterpillar birthday and use as many existing supplies as possible...

Favor #1:

I gathered up some brown paper lunch sacks, mini clothespins, seed packets, mini biodegradable plant pots, potting soil (not shown) and pom poms...

 

...and inside each parcel is housed seeds, soil & pots...



...and a hungry caterpillar munching away- I used a handy dandy Crop-a-Dile to make the holes but a hole punch will work too:)



No fancy punches on the tags- just quick & simple:)

Cost:

Brown Paper Sacks: free (already had)

Mini Plant Pots: 12 for $1 x 2= $2

Mini Clothespins: free (already had)

Seed Packets: free (leftover from Livy's 3rd birthday)

Pom Poms: $2 (lots leftover...)

Potting Soil & Ziplocs: free (already had)

Tags: free (handmade with existing supplies)

TOTAL: <$4 for 8 favors

Favor #2:  

I had a stash of Wilton favor tins that I had never used & so opted to fill them with...

..."caterpillar food" aka M&Ms:)

Livy helped to fill the tins while munching on some caterpillar food & Auntie Leah's crocheted  strawberries were a lovely visual addition:)

And after I was left with this mess for the umpteenth time, I scrapped trying to print on the provided labels and opted to leave them blank:)

Cost:

 Wilton Favor Tins: free (purchased several years ago for a project never completed)

M&Ms: $2.50

TOTAL:  approx $0.10 each

Favor #3:

I snagged these all natural cherry fruit snacks at Big Lots for $2/box, $0.40 each...

...and here they are chilling in a left over basket from Livy's 3rd birthday:) 



I reused the chalkboard from Livy's birthday, removing the rodeo bow and adding a paper fan of red polka dot paper (creased/cut using the Sizzix Big Shot)...

 

...and another pom pom caterpillar:)



The mantle became the resting place for Jonah's party favors & everything laid out perfectly...

 

...making me a happy Mama:)

Conclusion: 

All 3 favors came to under $1 per kiddo & I used a bunch of my stash supplies- so chuffed:) 

Thanks for stopping by & stay tuned for more details on Jonah's birthday!

Tiffany