Florida Amusement Park Trip

Growing up, family reunions were an annual highlight for my mom's side of the family. Despite life getting busier as we've all grown older, we make it a point to come together every few years for some quality family time. One memorable year, we decided to embark on a magical adventure to Florida, exploring both Universal and Disney parks. It was a blast having everyone together under one roof, creating cherished memories that will last a lifetime. And if there's one thing I pride myself on, it's being the designated "Fun" cousin!

To add an extra special touch to our reunion, I took it upon myself to create personalized gifts for each member of the family. I literally had an entire suitcase full of just these gifts!

I crafted individualized bags for each of my cousins featuring their favorite Disney characters along with their names. I also found doorables of everyone's favorite characters and made a keychain out of them to add to the zip pouch. Full tutorial coming soon! 

The contents of the zip pouches were a mix of handmade and store-bought treasures tailored to each recipient's preferences.

For the girls, I whipped up a set of Harry Potter scrunchies, each representing their Hogwarts house (keep an eye out for the scrunchie tutorial!). Additionally, I included handmade beaded jewelry perfect for beach days, a cute Disney Tsum Tsum, and even crafted pygmy puffs following a fun tutorial I stumbled upon.

The boys received a package of Bertie Botts Every Flavored Beans, a little Disney Tsum Tsum, cute pencils to use with their DIY Monster Book of Monster Notebook (Tutorial coming soon!), and a little nerf gun from the dollar store! 

When it came to the adults, I curated Harry Potter scrunchie sets tailored to each aunt, grandma, and sister, ensuring there was one representing their respective Hogwarts house. Paired with beach-ready jewelry and doorable keychains featuring their favorite characters, these gifts were a hit among the grown-ups.

Crafting for men can sometimes pose a challenge, but I found a creative solution that everyone enjoyed. Snagging inexpensive nerf guns from the dollar store, I personalized each with a Star Wars-themed name. To accompany the guns, I embroidered their star wars name onto tiny pouches to house their nerf bullets, resulting in personalized gifts that brought smiles all around. Check out some of the names I came up with!

Dylan - R2Dyl2

Joseph - Joebi One Kenobi

Todd - Toddy the Hutt

Michael - Mike Skywalker

Van - VanGoFette