Yesterday, I attended my friend Tracie’s baby shower and had a delightful time. Tracie and her husband Chuck are expecting a precious baby boy in July. Knowing the gender of the baby ahead of time made my gift buying decisions a whole lot easier. As usual, her shower gave me another opportunity to flex my creativity muscles and make the perfect gifts for she and her husband. Of course, as soon as I received the invitation I immediately started searching on Pinterest to find some awesome ideas to use as gifts.
The first gift I created was the “Boys Night In” six pack. I saw the image on Pinterest and thought it would be a fun idea for her husband. The gift was pretty simple to make. It only required a six pack of beer, three baby bottles, three additional bottle nipples, and baby socks. I used blue wrapping paper to cover the box and hide the original beer logo. I also added a pre-made confetti bow for an added splash of color and whimsy. Then, I created and printed out the “Boys Night In” sign and taped it to the front of the box. Finally, I topped the beer bottles with the bottle nipples, removed three of the beer bottles and added the baby bottles (they were stuffed with baby socks and a tiny baby skull caps). Chuck and the party guests got a big kick out of the gift. It definitely was a gift that many will remember.
The second gift I made for Chuck was the “Hospital Survival Kit”. It’s actually a smaller version of the one I made for my brother over a year ago. I bought a small travel bag that is used for toiletries to hold all of the items in the kit. The bag included shaving cream, soap, toothpaste, deodorant, mouthwash, lotion, gum, hand sanitizer, granola bars, and Red Bull. Many of the female guests at the party thought that the kit was an excellent idea because many of their husbands forgot to bring those things to the hospital when they went in for delivery.
The final gift that I created was the “Baby Bath in a Jar”. I bought a large clear glass cookie jar and filled it with all of the items necessary to give a baby a bath. The jar included baby bath, baby powder, baby shampoo, baby lotion, Q-tips, thermometer, washcloths, baby wipes, nail clippers, nose aspirator, and Desitin. I carefully placed each item into the jar with tissue paper, covered it with the lid and added a pre-made confetti bow. I think the gift turned out pretty well and the jar can be used again to store other items in the future.
MATERIALS NEEDED FOR EACH GIFT
Boys Night In – Six pack of beer, 3 baby bottles, 3 wide bottom baby bottle nipples, socks, baby hats, wrapping paper, and a bow
Hospital Survival Kit -Shaving cream, soap, toothpaste, deodorant, mouthwash, lotion, gum, hand sanitizer, granola bars, and Red Bull
Baby Bath In a Jar -Baby bath, baby powder, baby shampoo, baby lotion, Q-tips, thermometer, washcloths, baby wipes, nail clippers, nose aspirator, Desitin, tissue paper, and a bow
