Homemade Christmas II: Niece & Nephew Gifts

Part II of our Home-made Christmas ~ The gifts for my nieces & nephews.

I saw the idea for a Fort Kit here.  I thought it was a genius idea and started collecting supplies.

The 3 kits.  1 for each of my nephews and 1 for Natalie Grace:

Natalie's Kit:
Outer bag & accessory bag from a pillowcase I got at Goodwill - $0.50
Rope from Dollar Store: $1
Glow Sticks from Dollar Store: $1
Flashlight from Dollar Store:  $1
(Batteries for said flashlight):  $1
Suction cups from Walmart:  $2.50
Sheet from Goodwill:  $1
Clips:  $2
Ties from old T-shirt:  Free
Tag:  Printed on cardstock at home:  Free
TOTAL ~~~~~~~~  $9.50

Wouldn't you know it's her favorite :)

My nephew's kit.  Sheet, accessory bag (the sheet came in it!), and rope.

Since I had to buy the sheet new, this one was a *little* bit more.  I think $13 total.  (Still very reasonable!)

Added loops/ties on the corners, mid-way points of the straight edges, and in the overall center of the sheet:

Sewn in an "X" for durability (in theory) :)

For the 4-month old, we opted for a little initial "taggie blanket."  I got this idea here.  I loved the general concept.  Natalie found the fabrics at Hobby Lobby and the ribbons were ones I had on hand.  In general, I would have preferred the ribbons to have different textures, but I love the way it came out either way ~ the bright colors, the contrasting stripes and polka dots - and the satiny feel on the back.  Merry Christmas, Baby A!

And this one for the 4-year old.  I got this idea here.  She posts a downloadable version you can just print, cut, and glue, but I wanted to personalize a little more than that, so I used some scrapbook paper Natalie carefully chose at ... yep, Hobby Lobby.   I had the little bag from some buttons I bought at a craft store years ago (that now live in jars) and it worked perfectly for this.  A quick little photoshop for a tag (directions photoshopped in opposite colors on the back) and VOILA!  A Popsicle Memory Game.  She beat me twice in a row when we played it last night! :)

 Had so much fun with each of these!!