Father's Day Gift Ideas

If your husband is anything like mine, trying to figure out the perfect father's day gift is a nearly impossible task.  There is nothing he needs.  The things he wants are far out of my price range nor my ability to shop for (new tuba, new computer, new nook... you get the idea).  So I am opting for all kid participation gifts this year.  Cute, and frugal!

My favorite idea, and you probably saw these around mother's day are the printables where you ask kids questions about their parent, and they fill in the blanks.  I found this one and printed it out for my kiddos, but there are plenty out there to choose from.

My 3 year old son's answers

  My 5 year old daughter's answers

My daughter also insisted on drawing a picture for daddy.  This is our family, watching madagascar 3 at the movie theater... Doesn't get much cuter than that! 

 

I also really liked the road shirt idea.  The image I had re-pinned from another user does not take you for a link.  Simple idea - get a plain shirt, buy colored sharpies. Draw pictures and a road.  If you child is more of a train enthusiast, no reason you couldn't draw train tracks instead of a road. 



 There are many other ideas that are inexpensive and easy for children to help with.  Most involving candy, so if your husband is a health nut or allergic to chocolate, you may want to avoid any of those ideas.  My personal favorite is the candy bar letter. I bought poster board today and will hunt down the necessary candy bars tomorrow! 


Whatever you decide... crafts, a nice dinner out, or a fun family outing, I wish all the fathers out there a fantastic Father's Day 2012!!

Striped Baby Blankets

I was asked to make a baby blanket for a customer and for the life of me could not find my favored pattern.  So after searching patterns online, I found this one from Red Heart.  Simple and adorable!

Seriously, this pattern is perfect for beginners, or for someone who wants an easy project.  The only challenging part of this pattern was I didn't want to do a knitted border, so I learned how to crochet from a good friend so that the edges looked nice.

Teacher Gift Idea

End of school is upon us and many of us are scrambling for last minute Teacher's Gift ideas.  Well, look no further, thanks to Overworked SuperMom and Pinterest I stumbled upon this great idea!

I was able to fill drink dispensers with the rest of the gifts, and kept cost close to $10 per teacher (my fall-back plan was to contribute $10 per teacher to the group of parents pitching in for gift cards), and I think that this will be a more memorable gift! All you do is pick up a drink dispenser and buy whatever you can fit in it!  My husband got a kick out of me putting different cups into the dispensers to see which would fit best.  FYI - chocolate covered pomegranate seeds are delicious!!

A similar idea is to just buy the cup and fill with different drink mixes.  Either way, I'm sure this teacher gift will be greatly appreciated!