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How to Host the Ultimate Favorite Things Party

By:

Britni Vigil

04/25/2025

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This favorite things party is one of my favorite parties I’ve ever planned. With great ideas for food, decorations, and even awesome gift ideas – a favorite things party will be a traditional your family and friends will love! 

Tips to Host a Favorite Things Party

What is a Favorite Things Party?

The idea behind the party is based on Oprah’s Favorite Things shows where she talked about her favorite things and then gave the audience a copy of each one. Since I couldn’t give everyone a 7-day cruise (one of Oprah’s gifts), I thought I’d come up with a little surprise of my own well because I can’t just copy someone else’s idea exactly.

For the party, everyone brings three copies of their favorite thing (i.e., if mascara was your favorite thing, you would bring three things of mascara) up to $10 and everyone goes home with three things from other people, so you’re basically sharing your favorite things. Make sure your guests bring their gifts wrapped!

It was so much fun, kind of like a late Christmas. Even though everyone knew that they would get three gifts, it was really fun to watch how excited people were when their name was called. It’s definitely something that could easily be done once every few months since everyone could easily come up with new favorite things.

How a Favorite Things Party Works

When everyone arrives, have them do two things – put their wrapped gifts on a table and write their name on three pieces of paper and put them in a large bag or bowl. So once everyone has arrived, you will have a bowl with three copies of each guest’s name, including your own.

Pick someone to go first. They should first get their gifts from the table then pick three names out of the bowl of names. Gift their gifts to those three women and let them open them together. Once the gifts are opened, the person who brought the gift should explain what it is and why its their favorite. Continue onto the next person and repeat until all of the gifts have been handed out. People shouldn’t get two of anything and they shouldn’t get their own gift.

Table full of party favors

Favorite Things Party Food

For this party, I made all of my favorite food – pizza loaf, pigs in a blanket, cupcakes, and more! Just pick some of your favorites or make it even easier on yourself and have everyone bring their favorite dish to share.

Counter top full of food
half eaten Boston cream pie
Breakfast frittatas
breakfast fruit tray
Orange juice and water
Mini Pizza loaf strips
single serve striped delight desserts

Favorite Things Party Gift Ideas

For the party, everyone brought their favorite things. You can pick whatever your favorite thing is but here are some of the things brought to our party to get you started:
  • iTunes gift card
  • Pillow Pet
  • Lip balm
  • dry shampoo
  • Anthropologie soap
  • Water cup
  • Olive oil mister
  • Spoon rest
  • Scrapbook paper
  • Room fragrance
  • Wool Socks
  • Aveeno Lotion
And while I would have loved to get any of those things, I love the three I eventually ended up with. I definitely needed one of the purse hangers and I can’t wait to try the top coat nail polish and listen to the CD!
party gift bag
My gifts wrapped
music cd

 Favorite Things Party Favors – Swag Bags

As part of my favorite things party, I reached out to local vendors and Etsy shop owners and asked if they would be interested in providing items for the party in order to get in front of a local audience of women who would be coming to my party. I was lucky enough to have some amazing vendors participate and we had everything from a free massage to free jewelry for all of my girlfriends.
Since every vendor participating didn’t provide one for everyone, I basically split up all of the gifts evenly between the bags and added a number to each gift. After my friends presented their favorite things, they picked a number and picked up the goodie bag with that number attached. It was so fun to see what was in everyone’s bag, definitely one of the best parties ever!
table full of party favors
women receiving a gift
women opening a gift
women opening up a gift
group of women sitting in a circle
group of women sitting in a circle
group of women exploring their new gifts
women showing off their fun gifts

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  1. Donna Martin
    11/27/2022

    You have the best (and easily executed/cost effective) ideas!

    Reply
    1. Britni Vigil
      11/29/2022

      Thank you for the kind words!

      Reply
  2. Shannon
    11/27/2021

    Do you have any suggestions on what venders to reach out to? Like what type of items?

    Reply
    1. Britni Vigil
      11/29/2021

      Your favorite things!

      Reply
  3. KIMMIE
    07/18/2021

    What games did you play??

    Reply
    1. Britni Vigil
      08/06/2021

      We didn’t actually play any games, we just went through our favorite things!

      Reply
  4. Hunter
    05/16/2019

    Hi everyone, it’s my first visit at this web page, and article is genuinely fruitful in support of me,
    keep up posting these content.

    Reply
    1. BritniV
      05/21/2019

      Thank you

      Reply
  5. Jessica
    12/09/2014

    Wowie your tip about contacting the local vendors really struck home with me. Adding it to my action items once I start the party portion of my blog. LOVE this, you are so wonderful!

    Reply
  6. Lana
    02/09/2012

    You are so the party princess! What an awesome idea

    Reply
  7. Katelin
    02/01/2012

    seriously such a cute idea, love it.

    Reply
  8. Jenny @ An Apple for the Crafter
    01/30/2012

    Great party!! Thanks so much!

    Reply
  9. The Fischer Family
    01/30/2012

    What a great party Bert! Looks like you got your mom’s flair for entertaining! 😉 I want to do one of these with my girlfriends. It looks like so much fun! I can’t wait to see what was inside the swag bags!

    Reply
  10. Nicole
    01/30/2012

    So fun! I would love to do this one day! I’m gonna have to put a pin in this one! haha

    Reply
  11. Kaylyn
    01/30/2012

    Best party ever! Thanks Brit! It was seriously so awesome!!!

    Reply
  12. Kevin+Ashley
    01/29/2012

    How come I’m never invited?? Your parties are AWESOME

    Reply
  13. tootie
    01/29/2012

    What a fun, fun idea! I may have to plan a party like this sometime 🙂

    Reply

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