Unique Gift Time ... Slumber Party Kit (Girl Birthday Gift)

The 2nd gift I made fort the 2nd birthday party (It was a party for a brother and sister).  The brother got the Fort Kit.  For her I knew her mom was going to be a slumber party with her cousins.  So I thought why not make up a basket for her slumber party.  

It was a simple one to make but very cute and a hit with the girls!

What You Need:

Large Popcorn Bin

Popcorn

Popcorn Bags

Glow Sticks

Cookie Mix

Cupcake Mix

Nail Polish

Nail Decals

Nail Polishing Kit

Lip Gloss

Makeup

Snacks / Candy

Put it all together in the bin, print a cute label and your done.  SIDE note make sure you write slumber party correct.  I was in such a hurry I forgot the m and added to b's LOL.

Happy New Year!

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Unique Gift Time ... Fort Kit (Boy Birthday Gift)

This past weekend we had 2 parties to go to, I wanted to make something fun and not just the normal store bought gift. I googled boy gifts dyi and came across a few sites with Fort Kits (I'll link to one I found on The Painted Home, ton of them on the net and I'm sure I'm not linking to the person who created it but I've had enough nasty grams so I'm linking what I found lol), simple enough to make.  I then printed a tag to attach to the bag that I found on a cool tag on All for the Boys that I printed on card stock and attached with ribbon.

This was a simple but such a cool gift, was a huge hit (well at least with the mom's around who saw it, I bet the kids later will be thinking it was cool).

Materials:

- 2 twin top-sheets

- Rope

- Clothespins/Clips

- Suction Cups

- Flashlight

- Glow-sticks

- Notebook

- Batteries to put in Flashlight

- Treats (Beef Jerky & Cookies etc)

- Bag to put everything in! 

ALEXIS NOTES: I bought one sheet ($7.99 at Fred Meyers), the rest of the items I found at the Dollar Tree.  Gift cost around $20.00.  Put all items in the bag (I found a laundry bag it was perfect).  I tied it with a ribbon and added my printable tag I found and ready to gift!

Happy New Year!

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Themed Gift Idea ... Dragons Oh my (Once Upon A Time Gift Bag)

Yesterday I showed the gift for Stacy @ Stacy Uncorked and her family, today I show the gift I did for her daughter Princess Nagger.  Stacy let me know PN loves Dragon's, so I thought why not make a fun Dragon / Fairy Tale gift.  I couldn't find all things dragon so I ran with a Fairy Tale as the Dragon as my focal point. 

I hit up Michael's Craft store for a few items and then Target to complete my items.

What I used:

Canvas Bag

Iron On Letters

Wood Castle (I found a pre-painted one at Michael's)

Stuffed Dragon

Foam Castle Craft

Zany Tales (Like a Mad Lib but Fairy Tale Version)

Princess Bracelet (Since they call her Princess Nagger)

Hot Tamales (Wrapped up saying Dragon's Breath)

- Hot Glue Gun & Sticks

- Hot Iron

I first started out with a canvas bag, I then took these fun iron letters that reminded me of the font on fairy tale books.  I first put them on the bag and figured how I wanted them on the bag.  I then took my hot iron and set the letters on how it like them.  I took my trusty hot glue gun and glued the castle down in the middle.  I wanted to keep with the dragon theme.  So I took some Hot Tamales and went to my computer took a flame and added the Words Dragon's Breath.  I wrapped this around the box and done!  I took Pink Tissue paper to match the bag and put it all in. 

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Themed Gift Idea ... Craft Birthday Gift Bag

We attended a birthday party a few weeks back and I wanted to do something fun for the little one.  I thought what better then a craft bag of fun things to make and do with mom and dad.  The party was at a pumpkin patch, so I went with a Halloween themed bag but this can  be done with any theme or just a fun bunch of different crafts.

What you Need:

Bag - I used Frank 'n Stein

Any Crafts 

(I used)

- a mini pumpkin

- pumpkin design kit

- build a cat

- build a spider

 - glow stick

It turned out so cute!  And little kids love to build things and be crafty.  My boys were trying to take over the bag before it left the house :).

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Personal Gift Idea .... RELAX Gift Basket

Getting close to the holidays I'm going to show off some fun personal gift ideas you can make for the holidays, birthdays or a just because gift!  This is a fun gift that was easy to put together for Cole's Teacher for her birthday.  It cost around $20 to make and was a priceless gift I must say so ... lol.

I found this RELAX gift idea with FREE printable on Little Miss Suzy Q's site.  She had it listed great so it was easy to buy for and put together. 

Here is what she had listed:

Read- Book, reading glasses ,book light, gift card to a favorite bookstore.

Enjoy-chocolate, favorite candy bar, CD, DVD, I did Cutler's cookies (if you live in Davis County, you know why).

Lunch-gift card to a favorite sandwich shop, Lunchable, coupon for a lunch date on you.

Alleviate-lotion, fuzzy socks, sleep mask, pedicure gift card.

Exfoliate-Loofa, foot scrub, pummis stone or file.

Here is what I did:

R - Read - Book (It's hard Being Green, by Jim Henson)
E - Enjoy - Bag of Chocolate
L - Lunch - Gift Card to Subway ($5)
A - Alleviate - Fuzzy Socks, Sleep Mask, Gel Mask and Candles.
X - Exfoliate - Lotion, Loofa and Pedicure Set.

Extra Items you need:

Bin - $1 at Dollar Tree

Clear Bags - $1 (25 pk) Dollar Tree

Ribbon - $1 Dollar Tree (Blue, Pink, Orange, Green, Yellow)

Hole Punch

I picked up most of these items at the Dollar Tree.  I found a bin that could fit it all in and then medium sized bags and tied with matching ribbon to the color of the letter template she gave as a free printable.  I punched a hole in each letter and tied with the coordinating ribbon to the color of the letter.

I got a very sweet thank you card from Cole's teacher.

This was very simple!

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Gift for the Science Enthusiast (Inexpensive & Fun)

As most of you know that I LOVE to do theme gifts and giving something that is unique and not just the usual item you buy and throw in a bag.  My best friend's son (my dinner guest every other week) had a birthday a few weekends ago.  She loves to do experiments with him.  So when I came across this science kit on I Can Teach My Child.  I had to make it.  It was so simple to make, I picked up most of the items at the Dollar Tree & Walmart.  This super cool kit cost around $20 and I swear was a HUGE hit worth so much more.  

She even put together a really cool pdf that you can print with experiments and what is needed for each experiment.  NOW you MUST sign up for her email alerts to get this download (I will NOT add a link here, you have to go to her site, click on the link science kit above to get the FREE download).  You can always create your own, but I'm all about the easy and really a few extra emails won't kill me.

What you Need:

• Download and Print the Fascinating Science for Kids eBook
• Matching Printable Gift Tags
• Goggles (Alexis Notes: I gave up finding in the winter so I skipped!)
• Personalized Lab Coat (a men’s white-collared shirt from Goodwill with the child’s name written on it) - Alexis Notes another item I skipped
• Marshmallows
• Rubber Bands
• Balloons
• Food coloring 
• Funnel
• Vinegar
• Baking Soda
• Hydrogen Peroxide
• A few tablespoons of Yeast (Alexis Notes - I picked up the 3 pk of yeast)
• 2-Liter of Diet Soda
• Mentos
• Oil
• Bar Magnet (Alexis Notes - Couldn't find so skipped)
• Rock Salt (Alexis Notes - Couldn't find so skipped)
• Radish seeds
• CD/DVD (Alexis Notes - Left out)
• Cap of a Sports Drink (Alexis Notes - found one on the side of Rick's bed .. lol)

Combine all of the materials and print off a gift tag.  Wrap up the basket in some cellophane and add your tag!  I just printed and added a paper clip.  You could  laminate the pages back-to-back and bind them with a metal ring, if you want.

I skipped a few items due to time and well I couldn't find at the two stores I went to so they will have to just pick those up.  I loved this gift so much that I also made it for my bosses son.  He is a great little guy who loves experiments and I just knew this would be right up his isle.  I mailed it off and my boss let me know it was perfect for him.  SCORE!!!

Happy Monday hope you all had a great weekend!