A
small bag of
cheap toys given to
attendees of
birthday parties for kids under
10. Giving out these
bags is like saying "
thank you for
attending." But they're really given out to
calm hostilities that could arise from one
kid receiving a
bunch of
presents and everyone else getting
nothing. In this way,
loot bags are much like the "
Participant"
award that all
young kids receive at
events to
encourage them to continue to
participate in events later in
life no matter how badly they
suck.
When I was in
grade one, I was the only
boy present at 2
girl birthday parties. One of my fears was the
possibility of the inadequacy of the loot bag. What if it were
full of un
interesting girl
toys? But, in both cases I had no need to
fear. Both girls'
mothers in fact
overcompensated. These 2 loot bags were probably the
best loot bags I'd ever
received.
Styrofoam airplanes, little
plastic parachute men,
cowboys and Indians,
candy and
miscellaneous other boy-oriented
goodies.