Deciding what to put in lolly bags starts with the type of celebration, the guest group, the packaging size and whether you want a ready-to-give favour or an empty bag to fill yourself.
This guide explains what to put in lolly bags, gives practical DIY item-quantity examples and clearly separates Flossty Treats’ prefilled Lolly Bags from empty Party Bags and Gable Boxes. Browse the complete Personalised Lolly Bags collection, or compare the wider product range in our personalised party favour product guide.
🍬 What to put in Lolly Bags: Quick Answer
For DIY packaging, a practical answer to what to put in lolly bags is one feature sweet, several smaller wrapped treats and, where suitable, one small non-edible extra.
Flossty Treats’ Lolly Bags are already prefilled with sweets and finished with a personalised label, so they arrive ready to give to guests without you needing to source, sort and assemble the contents yourself.
🎁 What to Put in Lolly Bags: Prefilled or DIY?
Before choosing individual fillers, decide whether you want a completed edible favour or empty packaging for your own items.
Prefilled Lolly Bags
Flossty Treats’ Personalised Lolly Bags are supplied prefilled with sweets and finished with a personalised label.
They suit customers who want a coordinated favour that is already assembled and ready to place on a table or hand to guests.
DIY Empty Packaging
Personalised Party Bags are supplied empty with a custom label.
They allow you to add your own wrapped sweets, small toys, stationery or guest gifts. Empty Gable Boxes provide another packaging option for Birthday and 1st Birthday celebrations.
Our Lolly Bags, Party Bags and Gable Boxes comparison explains the three formats in more detail.
🧩 What to Put in Lolly Bags: A Simple DIY Formula
When deciding what to put in lolly bags that you will assemble yourself, use a simple structure rather than choosing many unrelated items. This helps the bag feel planned and avoids overcrowding it.
Start with one larger or more noticeable item, such as a lollipop, chocolate or another individually presented treat.
Add several smaller wrapped sweets to create variety and help the bag feel complete.
Include a different style of sweet, such as a chocolate, marshmallow or candy item, rather than repeating the same type throughout.
Add one small toy, stationery item, sticker sheet or guest gift when the bag is intended to contain more than sweets.
Complete the presentation with a label that matches the name, age, event wording, invitation and colour palette.
These filler ideas apply to empty packaging that you assemble yourself. Flossty Treats’ Lolly Bags are supplied as completed prefilled favours.
🔢 How Many Items Should Go in a DIY Lolly Bag?
The number of items depends on their size and the size of your chosen packaging. A few larger products may fill the bag more effectively than many small pieces.
These are general DIY planning examples rather than the contents specification for Flossty Treats’ prefilled Lolly Bags. Check the Lolly Bags ordering page for the current supplied product details.
✅ Why Choose Prefilled Lolly Bags?
Ready to Give to Guests
When you do not want to plan what to put in lolly bags or assemble each favour, prefilled Lolly Bags remove the separate work of buying packaging, sourcing fillers and dividing the sweets.
- The sweets are already packed inside the bag.
- The personalised label is included with the product.
- The bags arrive ready to display or give to guests.
- The same label style can coordinate with other Flossty Treats products.
- You can review the design proof before printing.
View the current Lolly Bag contents and ordering options before placing the order.
🏷️ What Can Go on the Personalised Label?
Personal Details
- name or names;
- age or milestone number;
- event date;
- celebration type;
- short thank-you message;
- business, school or organisation name.
Design Direction
- party theme;
- invitation colours;
- photograph or supplied artwork;
- floral or milestone styling;
- logo and brand colours;
- seasonal or celebration artwork.
Flossty Treats creates the custom label design and shares a proof for approval before printing.
Read How Personalisation Works, explore our guide to label and wrapper wording ideas, or use the theme and colour matching guide to coordinate the design.
🎉 What to Put in Lolly Bags for Different Events
Lolly Bags can be restyled through the label colours, artwork and wording, making the same product format useful across many celebrations and events.
Use the guest of honour’s name, age, theme and favourite colours. Browse Birthday Party Favours and the birthday party favours by age guide.
Coordinate Lolly Bags with Baby Showers, Gender Reveals and 1st Birthday themes. Explore Bump to Birthday Favours and compare the stages in our Bump to Birthday favour guide.
Adapt the label for engagements, bridal showers, hens nights, wedding days and anniversaries. Browse Wedding Favours and Bonbonniere and the wedding journey favours guide.
Create suitable designs for Christenings, Baptisms, Holy Communion and Eid. Explore Religious Celebration Favours and the religious celebration favours guide.
Use logos and organisation colours for corporate, school, expo and community events. Explore Promotional Sweet Treats, view Branded Lolly Bags or read our branded sweet treats for events guide.
Use themed labels for Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Valentine’s Day. Explore Seasonal Celebrations and Gifts.
Provide an invitation, colour palette, wording, logo or artwork through the Custom Designs collection.
👥 How Many Lolly Bags Do You Need?
After deciding what to put in lolly bags, start with the confirmed guest list and decide who will receive one. For a children’s birthday, this may be one per child. At a wedding, community event or family celebration, you may choose one per person, couple or family.
Include a small number of extras for siblings, late confirmations, additional guests or bags required for photographs and display.
Use our party favour guest-count guide for a more detailed calculation.
🛍️ Lolly Bags, Party Bags and Gable Boxes Are Different
Lolly Bags
Prefilled with sweets and supplied ready to give to guests with the personalised label.
Party Bags
Supplied empty with a personalised label for your own wrapped treats, toys or small gifts.
Gable Boxes
Empty carry-handle boxes with a personalised label, available for Birthday and 1st Birthday celebrations.
Read the complete packaging comparison guide before choosing between the three formats.
⚠️ Common Lolly Bag Planning Mistakes
Avoid These Problems
- buying fillers before checking the size of the empty packaging;
- using too many large items that prevent the bag from closing neatly;
- mixing unrelated colours that compete with the personalised label;
- forgetting to include bags for late confirmations or extra guests;
- confusing a prefilled Lolly Bag with an empty Party Bag;
- approving the design without checking the spelling, date and wording carefully.
📅 Allow Time for Design, Preparation and Delivery
Plan Around Your Event Date
Flossty Treats generally requires approximately one week to prepare an order, excluding delivery time. This allows for the personalised design, proof approval, printing and preparation.
Once you have decided what to put in lolly bags and confirmed the quantity, order at least two weeks before the event where possible. Allow additional time for larger orders and busy seasonal periods. Read our personalised party favour ordering timeline and check Australia Post delivery speeds and coverage when planning for your postcode.
❓ What to Put in Lolly Bags FAQs
Are Flossty Treats’ Lolly Bags prefilled?
Yes. Flossty Treats’ Lolly Bags are supplied prefilled with sweets and finished with a personalised label, ready to give to guests.
What to put in lolly bags when filling them yourself?
For DIY bags, use a feature sweet, several smaller wrapped treats and an optional small non-edible item where suitable. Flossty Treats’ Lolly Bags are already prefilled; check the ordering page for the current supplied contents.
Do I need to fill the Lolly Bags myself?
No. Flossty Treats’ Lolly Bags arrive prefilled. Choose empty personalised Party Bags when you want to add your own treats, toys or small gifts.
Can the label match my invitation?
Yes. You can provide your invitation, theme, colours, preferred wording, logo or artwork as design inspiration.
How many Lolly Bags should I order?
Start with the guest list and decide whether you need one per person, child, couple or family. Include a few extras for late confirmations or additional guests.
Can I review the personalised label before printing?
Yes. Flossty Treats shares a design proof for approval before the personalised labels are printed.
What to Put in Lolly Bags: Choose Prefilled or DIY
Skip the separate filling and assembly process with prefilled Lolly Bags finished with a personalised label for your celebration or event.
Explore Personalised Lolly Bags
Explore more product guidance and practical party-planning advice in the Flossty Treats Party Ideas Blog.