20 Birthday Party Favors for Adults

Updated on Apr. 09, 2026

We found plenty of party favors for adults that guests will love! Choose from homemade treats, drink gifts and thoughtful tokens.

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If you’re planning a birthday party, whether for yourself, a friend, a partner or a family member, there can be a lot of logistics to coordinate. From ordering or making a birthday cake to decorating the space, you want to ensure your guests have an enjoyable time and maybe even send them a little treat to remember the evening.

Whether you’re DIYing a birthday celebration on a strict budget or ready to splurge and pamper your guests, we found the best party favor ideas for adults, including sweet treats and personalized keepsakes.

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Box of Mints

Send them home with something to remember your party—and minty-fresh breath to boot!—with this box of personalized Tic Tacs in Fresh Mints flavor. Choose from dozens of label colors and add a custom message for a favor that’s perfect on its own or as a fun addition to a candy bag.

Mini Succulents

These live succulents make an elegant party favor for birthdays or any event. The 2-inch pots are wrapped in burlap and tied with twine, then topped with moss to hide the soil. It’s a gift idea that’s sure to grow on your guests.

Hangover Kit

If your party is a hit, more than one guest might overindulge. (It’ll be especially tempting when presented with these birthday cocktail ideas.) No problem when you give them their own hangover kit filled with remedies. It’s one of those fun, tongue-in-cheek goodie bag ideas that is sure to be useful in the morning.

Party Candles

After the birthday celebrant blows out their candles, guests can look forward to taking home candles of their own. These mini jars come in a variety of scents, like birthday cake, coffee, champagne toast, lemon verbena, jasmine and more.

Mini Champagne Bottle Labels

Let your guests take the celebration home with mini champagne favors. Supply your own small bottles, but make them extra festive by wrapping them in a custom label to mark the occasion.

Rosemary Sea Salt

Your party guests are the salt of the earth, so give them gourmet salt as a party favor! You can infuse your own, or grab one of this herbaceous variety. This is an especially gift bag idea for a beach-y pool party.

S'mores Kit

Send everyone out the door with their own s’mores kit! Wrap up all the best s’mores ingredients in cellophane bags and tie with twine, then add these cute labels for the finishing touch.

Infused Olive Oil

The home chefs in attendance will love taking home mini bottles of cold-pressed olive oil at the end of the night. The gourmet olive oil can be infused with your choice of flavor, including garlic, basil, rosemary and lemon.

Lavender Sachets

Hosting a spa party? Your guests will love taking home one of these beautiful cotton sachets, filled with fragrance. Each sachet is filled with dried lavender and will add a pleasing smell to a dresser drawer.

Cotton Candy on a Stick

End the party on a sweet note with these mini bags of cotton candy. First pick your flavor of choice—like orange or bubblegum—then complete the party favors with a customizable label.

Thank You Candy Bars

You love your party guests, so tell them! Send everyone home with kind words using candy bars. Just wrap a chocolate bar in this printable “Thank You” wrapper. It’s sweet enough on its own or as an addition to candy bags.

Homemade BBQ Sauce

After a memorable backyard bash, send your family and friends home with a small mason jar of homemade BBQ sauce, like this delicious recipe made with Dr. Pepper! Add a ribbon or a label along with a basting brush and you’ve got one of our favorite food gift ideas.

Themed Shooters

Send your guests home with a little bottle of your favorite liquor. Affix fun personalized labels to nips of Jack Daniels, Fireball or flavored Smirnoff. You can also buy your very own cocktail kits, too.

Engraved Bottle Openers

For birthday party favors they’ll actually use, look no further than these engraved bottle openers. They’re one of the pricier items on this list, but knowing your pals will think of your birthday bash every time they crack open a cold one or uncork a bottle of wine is worth the cost.

Candied Pecan Gift Bags

This recipe for candied pecans only requires a few ingredients and can be made with pecans or almonds. Turn the delicious nuts into a party favor by wrapping them in decorative bags.

Customized Candies

Guests will enjoy grabbing a handful of these customized candies at the end of the night! The personalized stickers make simple sweets, like Hershey’s kisses, shine.

Personalized Tote

We know practical party favors are the best kind, and your gals will love this elegant name tote. Choose from a variety of colorful cotton totes, then personalize with the name of each guest.

Rum Balls Gift Box

Forget the bags of store-bought candy; your party guests will be clamoring to get their hands on these rum balls. Serve them in small boxes so they’re easy to carry home.

Artisan Soaps

Wrap these honeycomb soaps in a gauze bag for a useful, eco-friendly party favor. Guests will love the beautiful honeycomb and bee designs!

Macarons Party Favors

Instead of party favor bags, pack sweets in elegant treat boxes for easy transport.If you’re feeling ambitious, bake up a batch of delicate macarons (we love this cinnamon roll macaron) and send them home with guests.

FAQ

Should you give favors at an adult birthday party?

You can, but you don’t have to! While adult party favors may be expected (but not required) at formal events such as weddings, you’re certainly not required to have them for a birthday party. But if you want to spend the extra cash to send your friends and family home with a fun treat, you should absolutely do so.

Are party favors per person or per family?

While we usually think of party favors for adults as per person, you can buy one per couple or family to offset the cost of more expensive items. For some party favors, it may even make more sense to do this, like if you’re gifting a framed photo of the couple.

How many favors do you need for 100 guests?

One favor per guest should be sufficient unless you gift favors per couple or family unit. If your favors are delicate or small, you may want to have a few backups in case they get broken or misplaced. But usually, 100 favors for 100 people would be plenty.

Why You Should Trust Us

This guide is written by two seasoned lifestyle experts who know how to pick products that genuinely delight. Erica Young brings her deep knowledge of cleaning, home organization and décor—skills sharpened through years of helping readers transform messy spaces into stylish, functional ones. She has a good eye for practical, party-ready finds that make hosting easier and more fun.

Katie Bandurski, Taste of Home’s deputy shopping editor, has reviewed hundreds of home, kitchen and holiday items throughout her eight-year career. With bylines across top lifestyle brands and experience testing everything from cookware to Christmas trees, she specializes in identifying high-quality products that bring joy to everyday life. Together, Erica and Katie curate thoughtful, well-tested birthday party favors adults will actually appreciate.

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Erica Young

Erica is a cleaning and home décor expert. She knows exactly how to tidy a filthy kitchen and straighten out a mixed-up pantry! When she's not writing you'll find her organizing a closet, buying more bins she doesn't need or bingeing her latest TV show obsession.

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Katie Bandurski

As Taste of Home's deputy shopping editor, Katie connects readers with the best gifts, kitchen gear and home items on the market. An avid foodie and a holiday enthusiast, Katie is an expert at cultivating meaningful moments. Before joining the shopping team, Katie worked as a digital staff writer at Better Homes & Gardens and on the Taste of Ho...