Gender Issue

A friend of mine asked me to assist her with a very special project.

She was to have an ultrasound and learn the gender of her baby, but her husband was out of town. Since they wanted to find out together, with their little girl, she asked if I would help them.

The plan: she would get the ultrasound done, have them write the gender down and seal it in an envelope. She would then give me the envelope and I would do something creative with it for them one catch, it had to fit in a carry-on.  She and her daughter would fly to meet him the next day and together they would open up whatever I gave them and they would all find out together…BOY or GIRL??!! Exciting!!!

What an honor!! I was also a little nervous about the responsibility and wanted it to be great! I asked people for ideas, searched the internet, and just could not find that one thing that I felt like “That is it!”

I thought long and hard…ideas were percolating…then I had it, I knew what I wanted to do..So, I had my ideas, the supplies, and now I waited for the envelope...so exciting!!

In fact, when she gave me the envelope after her appointment I am not entirely certain who was more excited?!! :) I opened it up...IT'S A BOY!

Here is what I came up with for them: 

Guide to what I did: 

I bought a little Baby Gap onesie (Goodwill $1.29, yay!!)

I bought a Hershey bar…or two! (creativity need nutrition!)

Then I found my IPhone box, scrapbook paper, my laptop, and some odds and ends…

I found a clip art baby face online – then neutral yellow polka dot pattern back ground and printed it as a wrapper to go around the candy bar. (I printed an additional piece of just the background to use to wrap the box up with in the end)

Then I cut the arms out of the onesie and used one to make a diaper and one to make a little hat.

Then I cut a piece of scrapbook paper to line the bottom of the IPhone box and make a little bed, gathered some pink and blue paper flowers and a little green safety pin from my scrapbook supplies.

 I then colored in the HE of Hershey in blue, “dressed” the candy bar, printed out little instructions and placed it on top and then sealed and wrapped the box.

As I wrapped it I prayer for them as a family and for this new little one to grow healthy and strong!! 

What an honor!