Are you looking for a funny, creative, imaginative wedding or shower present that won’t cost an arm and a leg? I was inspired to make something completely different for my niece’s wedding. Since I am the nutty aunt lets give them something unusual, something they will really remember.
First of all, I want to give credit to my inspiration….I had googled funny wedding gifts and this is what I found.
http://creativetryals.blogspot.com/2013/05/life-is-picnic-marriage-survival-kit.html Everybody loves picnics!
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http://creativetryals.blogspot.com/2015/05/happy-camper-marriage-survival-kit.html We are campers and the happy couple had posted some camping trip photos so this happy camper marriage survival kit seemed like a good fit for us!
I will warn you right now that this shopping list will have you zigzagging all over the store. Many of these items came from the dollar store and Walmart. Pick and choose the items you wish to add. When we had everything together we could barely zip up the backpack. Don’t feel you need to use all of our suggestions.
We are a religious family and so are the happy couple so we decided to include a few Bible verses in this light-hearted gift.
Wedding Gift Shopping List
- cooler or backpack
- matches
- gloves or mittens
- band-aids or first-aid kit
- ice pack
- rain jackets
- whistle
- flashlight or candles
- blanket
- smores supplies
- sunglasses
- mosquito netting and/or bug spray
- water bottle and lemonade powder
- candy
- salt and pepper
- rope
- bungee cord
- smarties
- egg holder
- snacks
- Hershey’s kisses
- grapes
So lets go through everything what is going into this gift.
Cooler or Backpack: You need to decide what it is all going to go into. Will this be a picnic theme, or camping or grab and go bag.
Matches: Fan the flames of Love
Gloves or Mittens: Keep holding hands for years to come.
One pair of men’s gloves and one pair of women’s gloves, needle, thread, plastic bags or stuffing. Sew one men’s left glove to one right women’s glove. Stuff with plastic bags or pillow stuffing.
Cut a piece of red felt into a heart and stick with white thread (or you could use cardstock thick red paper and a white pencil crayon).
Band-aids or First Aid Kit: Bind each others wounds.
Ice Pack: Keep your cool.
Rain Jackets: Be prepared for storms to ahead.
Flashlight or candles: Look on the bright side. Stay positive.
Whistle: Be heard. Listen and communicate.
Blanket: Get wrapped up in each other.
Smores Supplies: Get mushy!
Sunglasses: “Don’t let the sun set with yourself in a provoked state”. Ephesians 4:21. That verse simply means don’t go to bed mad.
Mosquito Netting: Don’t let little things bug you.
Water Bottles and Lemonade: We used water bottles and individual packets of lemonade flavor.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Candy: Be a sweetie!
Salt and Pepper Shakers: Thoughtful words and a kind voice is like seasoning your words with salt. “Let your utterance be always with graciousness, seasoned with salt, so as to know how you ought to give an answer..” Colosians 4:6
Rope: “A threefold cord cannot quickly be torn apart” Ecclesiastes 4:12. This verse is often read at wedding ceremonies. The three in the cord is husband, wife and God. Three cords together are stronger than one or two.
Bungee Cord: Secure your boat so you never drift away.
Smarties: Spend your money wisely…or smartie.
Egg Holder: “What God has yoked together, let no man put apart.” Matt 19:4-6. My hubby thought of this one! Yoked…I love a good egg joke… Tee He He.
Snacks: Don’t get hangry – pack snacks. Beans, trail mix, coconut chips, pepperettes….great non- perishables.
Hershey’s Kisses: Give lots of Kisses!
Grapes: Be Grapeful! Tip-If the gift isn’t going to be opened right away don’t include perishable foods.
Making the Gift’s Cards
The label’s are essential to making the gift funny. I printed them out on regular printer paper.
You will need:
- Printed labels
- Scissors
- Glue Stick
- Cardstock Paper
- Hole Punch
- Twine
Print the labels and cut them out.
Cut the cardstock out to slightly bigger than the label.
Glue the labels onto the cardstock.
Use a hole punch to put a hole in the label for the twine. Tie the twine and label onto each item.
One final thought…The happy couple may not actually take these things on their camping trips. I’m not sure they would actually wear dollar store gloves or a plastic poncho and mosquito nets, much of this is meant as a joke. But the items here are useful for an emergency preparedness pack. I’m a big fan of having a “Grab and Go Bag” in case you need to evacuate your home with no notice. I am going to add a list of what many people recommend to put in your grab and go bag….clothes, toiletries, phone charger, phone number list, photocopies of your ID and your family members.
We packed everything into the backpack starting with the blanket on the bottom.
I included this note with my gift.
Have fun rolling with this idea! I would love to hear if you put a similar gift together.
Scrabble Tiles Gift Idea for Kids
I have a sick kiddo at home (head cold, sneezy, wheezy) and she wants to use my craft supplies to make a gift for daddy’s desk at work. So here is what she came up with a love letter in Scrabble Tiles to Daddy and an old photo of herself.
Where can you get Scrabble tiles? From the board game of course silly! Or from a thrift store or online.
The other day I found myself parked next to an antique store I didn’t know existed. So I went in and found a gazillion things I would love to have and upcycle. The store was AMAZING! One of the items that I bought was a cool old mason jar filled with scrabble tiles.
My sick little darling sorted out the letters into piles while I went rummaging for supplies.
You will need:
- scrabble tiles
- a piece of wood, picture frame or canvas
- white glue-for the photo (or to make it temporary use “sticky tack”)
- hot glue gun-for the tiles
- hanging hook (optional)
I have scraps of wood and often will stain or varnish a few extra pieces in case I want to make a wooden plaque in a hurry. We chose out of scrap options a piece approximately 9 1/2 by 5 1/2. It was already stained with “Forest” Behr Semi-Transparent stain-which has a subtle green tinge to it.
Another option would be to use a blank canvas from the dollar store. You could paint with inexpensive craft paint in his favorite color or leave it white.
First she wrote out this…awe Mommy is at the top of the list!
I love that she is not bothered that 3 of her M’s are upside down W’s. When you see the letters are crooked its tempting to want to straighten them out but resist! It’s a child’s gift and adds character to the final product.
Arrange the letters and photo to your liking. Hot glue your scrabble letters to the wooden board.
Have your child put a thin coat of glue on the back of the photo. Or if you want to be able to take the photo off later and replace it you could use sticky tack instead!
Would you look at those gorgeous eyes! This gift will melt his heart!
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