Party Favors for a Fifties Theme Party

If you're planning on throwing a party with a 1950s theme, you'll want to send your guests home with party favors that will remind them of how enjoyable the party was. There are several items you can use as inspiration for favors, some of which may have sentimental value for you and your guests.

Types

• Items that are directly associated with the 1950s that will make fun party favors include plush dice, guitars or records. You can purchase mini pairs of plush dice in various colors to pass out to guests as they leave the party, or present key chains in the shape of small records or electric guitars. Items that reflect music and entertainment from the 1950s are ideal as well, as well as edible favors, like candy or treats from the decade.

Significance

• Posters featuring characters from "I Love Lucy" or "The Honeymooners" may bring back fond memories for guests, or you can put together a CD filled with 1950s music from artists such as Chuck Berry or Pat Boone; these songs may remind you and your guests of special times in your life, such as a wedding, first date or an eventful summer as a teenager. Your guests also may enjoy a goodie bag stuffed with treats they remember from the 1950s, such as chewy candies like Bit O' Honey, or bubble gum cigarettes.

Considerations

• Consider whether you want to give guests mementos they can keep for years, or edible favors that still have sentimental value. For example, if you're hosting a party for people who were born or grew up in the '50s, chewy taffy from brands like Kits or Doscher's is especially nostalgic; favors like small framed photos that feature celebrities from the decade who are well known to this day, such as Marilyn Monroe or Elvis Presley, are great favors for a celebration with younger guests.