Themed Birthday Gift ... Manly Man Gift Basket

Onto another theme, this time for those men in your life.  It was my dad's birthday last month, he's on of those guys that has everything and doesn't really need anything.  So he's super hard to buy for.  I love making gifts from the kids, but there is only some many handmade kids things that can be given also.  So onto a Manly Man Gift!

I picked up some of his favorite things:

Beef Jerky

Pepperoni Sticks

Pretzels

Potato Chips

Gummy Coca Cola Bottles (I'm sure he doesn't eat these anymore but when I was little he always did).

Utterly Smooth Lotion (His hands are always rough)

His Favorite Beer

Basket

Easy pease, find the things they love the most add it to a basket you can find at the Dollar Tree and ta da you're done!

Do you Theme Gift?

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Themed Birthday Gift ... Batman Gift Basket

The 2nd party we went to this weekend was for a boy in Cole's class, I asked what theme. They said no theme (I know imagine my shock .. lol), but he did like Batman or Mindcraft. So I thought Batman would be a easy one to do.  Jeez was I wrong, who knew finding batman items would be so hard!  I ended up going to five stores to find the few items I did find.  

What you Need:

Notebook / Coloring Book - Batman (usually Dollar Store has tons)

Candy (Batman)

TShirt Batman (Old Navy had one)

Flip Flops Batman (found at Marshall's)

Basket

Homemade Cookies (if you want)

Add any batman items you can find!  Usually the dollar tree is great and you find puzzles, books etc.  This time I had no luck there, only could find Spiderman, Captain America or Thor.

I had a black basket left over from a giveaway I won a long time ago, you could find a basket at the Dollar Store if needed.  Add the items in.  I also added some homemade cookies, put them plastic bag and added a fun tag.  I found a Batman Cookie Tag on Parties and Patterns. She made a cute little cookie holder I cut out the circle only an hot glued on to the front of the bag and then stapled the Cookie label on top.  I printed mine on white card stock so it would hold up better.

It came out super cute, I think :).

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Themed Birthday Gift ... Spring has Sprung

This weekend Cole had been invited to TWO parties of course at the same time and day!  So I had to split our time between the two parties.  Personally I would have loved to stay all day at the second party (of course for a Girl so Cole gave me the face that he had to go). The mom and her best friend were so much fun, I wish I could have stayed longer to maybe make friends .. LOL I'm so needing a Girl Friend.

I texted to RSVP for the event (because you know that is my crazy pet peeve that people don't do that) and asked what theme.  She let me know Spring / Hello Kitty.  So this girl went on a theme hunt!  You know me by now and my love for a theme!  This actually I must say is one of my favorite gifts I've made in a long time.

What you need:

Bucket (I found a pink one with flowers and Butterflies)

Spring Sign

Bubbles

Chalk

Flip Flops

Note Cards

Pinwheel

Flower Toy

Candy

Homemade Cookies

Stickers / Coloring Book

Large Clear Gift Bag

Ribbon

Card Stock (if you want to add tag)

Arrange all items in the bucket.  I put it in clear bag and tied it with a nice ribbon that reminded me of spring.  I found this cute FREE Printable for a Spring Bucket List on Love Bakes Good Cakes that I added to the ribbon before I tied it up.   You can really do anything you want with the bucket.  I just found all things that reminded me of spring, then a few Hello Kitty items I found.  Most items can be found at Dollar Store or Michael's Dollar Bin.

NOW of course I couldn't just leave it as is!  I had to bake some cookies (recipe and pictures to come soon) but if you're looking for a yummy recipe I made Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies.

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Themed Gift Idea ... Welcome Home Basket (Dinner and A Movie Night)

Next on our themed gift basket idea is a Dinner and a Movie Night.  My amazing Bloggy friend Stacy from Stacy Uncorked moved back to town.  I wanted to make her and her family a Welcome Home Gift. I've made a version of this as a wedding gift before and it was such a hit that I thought I'd do a smaller version.

What you Need:

Bowl or Colander

Spaghetti Noodles

Spaghetti Sauce

Popcorn

Candy

Movie

Tissue paper as s filler

I put tissue paper at the bottom to help put all the items in the bowl.  I was going to add a thing of french bread but I wasn't sure when they would eat and didn't want to buy something that goes bad.  I also was going to put in a bottle of Wine but she makes the best wine and thought it would be a little silly giving her wine. 

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Then Comes Baby ... Mom to be Kit

After the wedding comes baby, in my case baby #1 came home from the honeymoon with us.  My dear friend is having baby #2 and it was her birthday so I did a duel gift.  I thought it would be fun to do a Mom to be Kit for her.   I looked on pinterest and didn't find exactly I wanted so I went and picked up what I always wanted when I was pregnant.  I think it turned out pretty darn cute.  Next time I may add some fun ribbon and a baby themed item glued onto the front of the basket but overall I was really happy with it.

What you Need:

A Good Book (who doesn't want to put their feet up and read)

Sprite (for upset tummy)

Pretzels (always good to snack on)

Red Vines (always a good snack too)

Saltines (Helps with tummy)

Gum (Mint helps with tummy)

Chicken Noodle Soup (Reminds me of childhood)

Tea

Chocolate (who doesn't need chocolate)

Plastic Cup with Straw

Crystal Light or Store Version

Basket

I won a giveaway a while back so I have a ton of bins on hand which helps since you all know my love of gifts in a bin.  I put some tissue paper in the bottom to make it easy to prop up everything.  I then placed the items in the bin and arranged it to make it look the best.  I really like how it turned out and my friend really enjoyed it.

Give it a whirl I'm sure you'd make any mom to be very happy!

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