If you are looking to market a kid friendly business, one cost effective and successful advertising idea might be promotional items for kids. Kids promotional items such as place mats, coloring books, stickers, flying discs, toys, awareness bracelets, stencils, games, temporary tattoos, or sand pails are great promotional items. Many of these items can be purchased for less then $1 a unit and can be an effective type of marketing or advertising. Kids love to get free items – particularly things that are fun and interesting. Parents also may appreciate the brief novelty that holds a child’s attention for a short time.

Items Priced Under $0.50

There are many great promotional items for kids that can be bought for under $0.50 a unit. Sheets of stickers or temporary tattoos are some of the least expensive promotional items for kids. For as little as $0.03 per sheet for tattoos or $0.10 per sheet for stickers, you can purchase a large supply of these marketing items for kids.

Many family friendly restaurants have promotional placemats printed. They are a great marketing tool and they give kids something to do while they wait for food. The cost for a custom placemat and a small box of crayons with the business name and logo can be as little as $0.10 per child. Coloring books with crayons can also be a great promotional item for kids. Several companies produce promotional coloring books for as little as $0.32 per book. You can order standard theme books custom printed with a business name and logo printed on the cover.

Items Priced from $0.51 to $1.00

Various styles and colors of flying discs can easily be printed with business names and logos for as little as $0.65 per unit. Reflective wristbands or awareness bracelets with advertising can be purchased for as little as $0.55 a unit. Bubbles, yo-yo’s, key chains, kazoos, boomerangs, rally towels, puzzles, can coolers, pinwheel, and reflective zipper pulls are also popular kids promotional items that can be purchased for about $0.75 per unit. Although these items are more expensive per unit, they are also longer lasting items than quick throw away paper items.

Items Priced $1.00 and up

For just over $1.00 there are several kids promotional items that are popular items such as glow-in-the-dark sports bottles, pencil cases, sand pails, jump ropes, slinky toys, foam footballs or basketballs, paddle ball toys, or bookmarks. More expensive kid’s promotional items include stuffed animals, games, harmonicas, puzzles, inflatables, kaleidoscopes, and backpacks. While these are more expensive promotional items they are also more durable. In the long run, these more expensive items may provide more marketing results for each advertising dollar than the cheaper disposable items.

All of these promotional items for kids can be great marketing tools for a business. There are items priced for any advertising budget. Kids and parents like to get free things and whether you choose less expensive disposable items or more substantial durable items, kids promotional items are a great way to advertise a business.