So what do you do when you want to have a more eco-friendly birthday for your little girl? Some may have the idea that going organic or natural would not really be that pretty or would they even appreciate it much less their friends. Especially when your idea for pretty has the face of Barbie and the Disney princesses, this will be a challenge.
My little girl's giveaways, pretty eco-friendly kiddie tote bags and babydoll carrier
For my little girl’s birthday, my considerations for her give-aways and were:
- I will not use Barbie or Disney princesses or the commercial themes
- I will only use what I have, I will not buy anything new
- It will be something the kids will love to use, nothing throw-away
- It’s handmade
- I need to finish 12 pieces in 12 hours!
I made this for my son, another project started in the middle of the night. Just in time to surprise him in the morning.
Yes, I could just as easily have given coins instead but where’s the fun in that? Also, we would rather not give that much importance to money yet. And, most importantly, his pearly whites are much more valuable to us than a mere few pesos and it deserves to be kept special.
Give this a try and you may even be rewarded by more than a simple thank you, like I was. (Read it here in Nanay Manila)
My quaint little candle snuffer, can you see the O-ring screw? Can you imagine it tinkling as you snuff the candle?
I do story-telling with my kids and their friends especially during special occasions. We have adapted this quaint practice from Manila Waldorf, where our children go to kindergarten.
And part of the ritual is the lighting of the candle before the story and the snuffing it out afterwards. You really have to see the kids when we reach the end of the story, almost everyone would be at the edge of their seats in the eager anticipation that it will be their turn to snuff the candle. It’s a special place to be able to do it because it will only be snuffed once. They would have to wait for another day and another story before they would get to hold the snuffer and perform this much coveted role. Hey, even I wanted to do it… they have such cool candle holders and snuffers.
So for several years I’ve been hunting down a snuffer in my favorite online store… EBAY!!! But I never gotten round to actually getting it. Then a few months back my mommy-friends were able to get some at Rustan’s which is quite a sturdy piece and quite reasonably priced, just PhP295 for a heavy steel shuffer with wooden handle. I wanted one of course, but didn’t get around to it again until all they had left were priced at PhP1,000! (okay, PhP995). But, I’m sorry, I don’t think I’ll spend that much on it especially since I liked how the less expensive one looks in the first place.
So, what else can I do… well… make a candle snuffer myself!
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Quaint 3-step Frame Trashformation using cut-offs
By now, we have all heard anout recycling and reusing, there’s even a new term I have come across, which is “upcycling”. But before that, I’ve been quite a fan of HGTV shows, especially Decorating Cents with their features on trash to treasure segments. Some of the transformations are even better that the original that I have come to really appreciate this process.
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