Here is how we made ours work:
-Each participant was asked to think of a favourite item that cost $6 or less and then bring five of that item
-There were 13 of us in total so we put 13 numbers into a bowl and each pulled out a number. In numeric order we went around and described/explained the item that we brought
-Then the person who had pulled number one got to pick what they wanted from the table of goodies. Once everyone had picked one thing, we put the numbers back in the bowl and pulled again so that you weren't always stuck in the same picking order
-At the end of the process, each person got to take home five new favourite things!
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| A jam packed table with so many awesome things! |
So what were some of the favourite things that made it into last night's exchange? I was thrilled to take home a new placemat for my daughter that was made of chalk fabric! Ribbon was glued around the edges to finish it off and it came with a sponge and chalk too. She will love this!
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| Placemats made from chalk fabric! |
A beautifully packaged cookie mix - just add butter and an egg. Wonderful to give as a gift or to make with your junior chef's at home.
We also got to choose from dark chocolate with sea salt, triple chocolate brownie mix, an adorable first aid kit for kids complete with bandages in the shape of crayons, festive holiday soap, stress relieving body wash, caramel popcorn, eye makeup remover, awesome owl motif mugs packed with sweet treats, comical note pads and pens (no other way to describe those that is blog appropriate I don't think!). To top it all off, our host made us each these cute bags to take home all of our loot.
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| Notice the festive water bottles too! |
I was so giddy when I got home last night, it was like having a mini Christmas! Am sure it won't be too long until we have another one of these, it was a huge success and everyone had a really great time.
What would you have brought as one of your favourite things?
