Hospital Gifts for the Siblings and Supportive Spouse

Wanted to get the munchkins a gift for when

they came to the hospital to meet munchkin #4.
(These gifts were to come in handy depending on
how long their visit would...keep 'em entertained!)

Boys got a Target Dollar Spot bucket, light-up yo-yo and then legos from the toy section...
Sarah Morgan gots a boy baby doll and bottle...
Daddy got a couple treats (which he opened not too long after birth. Ha. It's tough having a kid!!) and Camron can wear the sleeper that says 'I love my DADDY'...
Here are all the gifts that ready and waiting...And now for them opening their gifts...gifts were a hit!...
Mommy has a boy baby and so does Morgan...

Christmas Craft Bag Gift

Sometimes (at least for me) the hardest part about doing crafts with my kiddos is the actual purchasing of the supplies. My mom has done a craft box for my kids in the past and I so enjoyed having things on hand. So...crazy me decided to do this for my husband's side of the family - for six kids!
It's kinda hard to get excited about this kind of gift during the actual opening of the gifts (kids like TOYS right then and we parents have a hard time opening up a gift that has more than 3 pieces to that toy...and plus, this gift was for a later time. And when 10 kids are opening a gazillion gifts at once, who has time to get excited and appreciate each one? Traditions...different in each family. Hey, at least it went quicker - ha! And I know my sister-in-law, K, had enjoyed a craft gift for the boys a couple years ago and they all loved it, so I figured I was safe in doing this gift.)
Here is what I put together...took awhile but it was something I wanted to do. It was fun to do something special like my mother.

Paper bag for making a puppet, sticky-back foam and fuzzy pipe for ears or antennas...already had these supplies...
Stickers...99 cents...
Creative scissors (harder to cut with so hopefully no boo-boos or hair cuts!) My husband of course asked, "Didn't they have anything besides pink?" Nope. Not enough at the store I was in....$8.99 for a pack...
Wrapped with tape so they couldn't have fun until Mom helped them!
In bag: scissors, glue stick (bought a pack),...the glitter and googly eyes already had in my stash...Carton of stickers..$7.99 and 40% coupon...pom poms $1.99...had the other stickers shown here...
In bag ready to go...6 sheets of paper per kid...already had on hand...
Dinosaur mold & paint magnet kit ($5.99)...Race car mold and paint kit ($3.99)...decorate your own piggy bank ($6.99) (I think those prices are close!) ...plus a 40% coupon on one of those!
Had to purchase two sets of these but was able to use a 40% coupon on one...Personalized bags...had stencil and paint on hand (had purchased a different kind of paint, but that was a mess and didn't work well...ugh. Luckily this worked great!)...
The finished product...had all the tissue on hand...

*Hobby Lobby and Target is where I purchased most of these items*

A side note: You could give these out all during the winter season... Once the 'stuck indoors syndrome' hits mid-February, they could have something to entertain them! I take craft time as a time to do something with my kids - be involved with them for a few moments.

Gift Ideas

I didn't even try to camouflage the size and shape of the personalized calendars this year...they expect to get it - ha! THEY aka grandparents, great grandparents...and I added a couple more people this year but they don't know it yet - shh!
I have tried a couple other places, but have found I love Walmart calendars the best.


I ordered a few gifts through Magazines.com. With ebates or mrrebates (can't remember which) I was able to get 30% cash back!
I made cards for the people that would be receiving a magazine...
I even re-used some nice wrapping paper a friend gave me last year!...
Old wrapping paper, but still fun...My 'not so fussy' wrapping paper this year...used for men and women...
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