Prom Idea: Fill Candy Jars with Favors

A Gift for Any Event!

Prepare to sweeten guest smiles when you gift them with candy jars brimming with favors.  You can pick out the design for each made to order candy jar favor. These adorable miniature candy jars hold up to 4 oz of small candies or other items.  There are many options to choose from including: lollipop swirls, snowflakes, an under the sea scene, city lights, stars, and close-up of a rose.  One is sure to capture the theme you choose for your school dance.

Now the question is – what to fill them with?  You can go for the standard candy, pretzels, or nuts.  In fact, prom 2012 butter mints are particularly popular.  Or, consider taking it up a notch and hide a surprise or two inside – only be sure to think mini since you have 4 oz. to work with.  Think about filling the jars with colorful confetti, shred, or silk rose petals; then adding a little special something.  Some favor ideas include: mini lip balm, which comes in several delicious flavors; themed, made to order stickers, or key chains that can hold pictures of this special event, or “special someones”. Affordable favors like necklaces or bracelets are always favorites with the girls.

Just think about the creative possibilities these candy jars can hold – candy, color and fun!  This multi-dimensional party favor is sure to be a crowd pleaser at your next event.

New Prom Trend – Swag Bags Stuffed with Prom Favors

 Styling Swag Bags

One new and exciting idea for Prom night is using swag bags.  Think about the many ways you can both decorate and provide memorabilia for this very special occasion. Imagine them spilling over with color and fun prom favors. Prom swag bags come prefilled; however, you can order and create your own with prom-themed items or just plain fun stuff– either way colorful swag bags are sure to please.

Adorn tables with your favorite swag bags – silver metallic bags filled with metallic red confetti, black bags filled with metallic silver confetti, gold glitter bags with black confetti, or silver glitter bags filled with blue confetti.  Each set of colored swag bag is filled with its own combination of prom items so you will want to check the color and item list to be sure of what’s inside.  The 2012 Silver Value Swag Bag, includes two butter mints, two silver beaded necklaces, one prom 2012 key tag and one bottle of bubbles.

Themed swags you might want to consider are tropical sunset swag bags.  Each include a beach ball, a silk lei and a coconut cup. The Paris at dusk swag bag contains an Eiffel tower key tag and acrylic photo frame, while a black Masquerade swag bag has a glittering golden mask and mask mint tin.  These bags contain additional items which follow the theme of each Swag Bag and are sure to bring character to the evening event.

Give individual totes for gals and guys.  The value swag bag for her includes a glittery silver emery board, silver glitter key tag, two Prom 2012 butter mints, one vanilla flavored lip gloss, and one metallic tiara.  The swag bag for him, comes in a tuxedo tote and contains  a pair of sunglasses, a star bracelet key tag, a self-adhesive mustache, a bottle of bubbles, and two 2012 butter mints.

So whether you decide to create your own totes filled with prom favors, or use prefilled ones, put prom swag bags on your list for making this the most memorable night of the year.  For a long time, you will hear the stories about how much the themed prom favors added to the fun and thrill of this special evening.

Hot Prom Favors for 2012

With 2011 nearly behind us, students and teachers across the country are thinking about their upcoming 2012 Prom season! Just as prom fashion changes year to year, prom favors also change. Schools are searching for more unique favors on a more restrained budget. American Prom has put together a short list of prom favors that we think will be hot for Prom Season 2012!

SWAG BAGS: Rather than the traditional photo frame or candle favor, schools have realized the need for gifts that suit both the ladies AND the gentlemen. Swag bags hit the mark with items to please both the young men and their lovely dates. Each bag can be ordered with our pre-determined goodies, or you can choose your own swag to include.

PHOTO CUBES: These favors have been taking proms by storm. The photo cubes allow students to feature several memories all in one favor! Not only the official prom photo with their date, but also photos with their friends and family. The best feature of a photo cube is that it can be re-used and updated as new memories are made. Interchange the photos to feature homecoming, a wedding or family photos for a favor gift that keeps on giving.

MASQUERADE: Many promenades are being converted into masquerades to add a little mystery and fun to the evening. This trend will stick around for the 2012 Prom Season. The favors and decorations surrounding this theme are endless. American Prom features invitations, decorations, favors and treats. It’s a fun theme that allows the students to step into a world of history and imagination.

Affordable Senior Class Gifts & Favors

If you are getting ready for a National Honor Society reception, class party or other senior class event, you’ve come to the right place to start hunting for senior class gifts and favors. Check out these budget-friendly customizable gifts and favor ideas from American Prom.

Show customized cleverness and combat bad breath from delicious party food at the same time. Create a chewing gum slider for a senior class party.

Stellar personalized cell phone straps tell them they’re superstars! Also look for key chains, photo frames, and other Stellar gifts and favors.

The Enduring Days autograph photo cube is a naturally therapeutic gift for seniors feeling somewhat sentimental or nostalgic. It comes with a handy pen.

Snag lovely silver photo boxes for less than $3 each while supplies last.

Fill a Favors by Design glass candy jar with goodies for a snack during the party and as a reusable container to take home.

128 MB metallic Jump drives are cool, portable, practical and imprinted in the color of your choice at checkout, for half (or even less) what you’d pay elsewhere for this senior gift.

Get a clock, photo frame and mirror in one hinged, sleek silver-gray casing. The Enchanted Mirror photo clock is now reduced almost 60%.

Observe order minimums for the very best prices on affordable senior class gifts and favors.

Looking for still more great deals? Be sure to hit Favors by Design and Clearance Favors at American Prom.

Also, shop for custom vinyl banners to announce your events, and funny photo settings to round out the end-of-year fun.

Teacher Gifts & Favors Under $10

A successful school year is no accident. Be sure to recognize the teachers who have worked so hard to help make it so. Take a look at what American Prom offers for teacher gifts and favors to give during teachers’ appreciation nights and luncheons, end of year assemblies, awards banquets and “just because.”

All of our offerings are customizable and will leave you comfortably under a $10 per person budget. (To accomplish this feat, order minimums do apply.) Here’s a sampling:

Put the school mascot or a “2011” graphic design on the personalized Trendy photo holder and still pay less than $1 each. Place photos of shared school events inside and get the autograph pens out.

Perk up banquet tables with Favors by Design coasters in school colors.

Create customized personal care packages by selecting from our lotions, lollipop soaps, bath salts and lip balms. Place a matching lotion and lip balm duo in a personalized Tiny Tote favor bag. Putting together several products will still land you under that $10 limit per person.

Speaking of consumables, which teachers love as a rule, try personalized hand sanitizer as a favor. It will end up on desk tops, in supply closets and briefcases at the ready! Select a snazzy design, write a personalized message, and choose from three fragrances.

The gray nylon photo box is perfect for favorite teachers, advisors and coaches. Place a photo of your team, group field trip photo or other event in the lid for thoughtful giving. This handsome photo box is also an exceptional value with a small minimum order (12) and a price reduction to less than $2.

If you are looking for key tag favors, we recommend the practical Favors by Design lighted key chain or the elegant Silver Brilliance key chain with a custom imprint for this purpose.

Edible teachers’ gifts are easy. Get personalized tins filled with your choice of five delicious varieties of cookies that are baked and shipped the same day — and, yes, still for less than $10 each!

Find these teachers’ gifts and favors, plus discount drinkware favors and more, on American Prom’s Favor pages.