VINTAGE TOYS
One of the most interesting favor ideas I have ever seen is giving vintage toys to your guests. They are memorable, and great conversation starters! It also helps to lighten the mood. You can either give each guest a different toy, if you have a small guest list, or choose a variety of about ten or so different toys and make sure everyone at each table has a different one.
Visit your local consignment and antique stores, and garage sales, to find the toys. You never know what you might come across—a doll still in its original packaging; an antique deck of cards; vintage children’s books… You can also order toys online. You can buy wooden yo-yos at The Knot Wedding Shop and used children’s books on sites like Amazon or Ebay. Other toy ideas include matchbox cars, dominos, chess sets, wooden tops, slinkies, marbles, Rubik’s Cubes, jacks, Etch-a-Sketch, and View Masters. One rule of thumb—make sure your toys are interactive in some way (i.e. you can read a book, play dominos, or draw on an Etch-a-Sketch). Also, make sure the toys don’t look cheap. Wooden yo-yos have a classic appeal, as do nice sets of marbles. And make sure to package them well—put each in a nice box or bag.
You can also focus on toys from a certain era. If you are a child of the 80s and 90s, Pogs, for example, could make your guests gleeful with nostalgia! No matter how you decide to arrange it, this could be one of the biggest talking points of your whole wedding!
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