$10 DIY Activity for Your Next Baby Shower

ToolBox Divas
by ToolBox Divas
Recently I had the pleasure of attending a friend's baby shower. I debated over what I should give her. I wanted to give her something meaningful that she and her child would enjoy. While pinning the morning away, waiting on my car to be serviced, I came across the most wonderful pin on Pinterest, DIY Alphabet Blocks. It was the cutest idea found on the blog Mod Podge Rocks, (and by the way Mod Podge does rock.) Given that the Room of the Month for March's Pinterest Room Challenge is the kids room, I thought this would be perfect. I'd make something that was both fun to play with and decorative for a child's space. This project was both simple and easy to do, creating a fun activity for all, kids and adults at the shower.
Materials:


2x2x8 or Wooden blocks already cut to size


Fine Sanding Paper


Scrapbooking paper


Adhesive/Sealer or Mod Podge


Scissors/Paper Cutter


Acrylic paint: Colors I used Sweet Mint & Victorian Blue from Americana Acrylics


Paint Brushes


Stickers (Letters, Numbers, etc)


Cost $5-10
Sand and Prep the 2x2
Measure and cut to 1.5 inches
Sand rough edges
Now its time to cut all the scrapbooking paper to size so that it can be glued to the blocks.


ANddddd....It would appear I'm becoming more garage than crafty these days. I used a piece of plywood as my cutting board and an utility knife to make straight cuts and an L-square to line up my cuts.


Umm.... I'm happy to report after this project I went out and bought a paper cutter.
And that's it! Set up the DIY table at your party.
This is not a task of perfection. This is an activity of love. So there are no bad blocks, only bad paint brushes, and paint, and stickers.
That line that you were supposed to be painting within was always crooked


The most important thing to remember, that these little wooden blocks tell a story, the story of the celebration of the arrival on a little one.
He or she will look at these blocks one day, painted all funny sitting on his or her dresser and know they were painted with love.
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