Homemade Gift Ideas for Boys

RE: Homemade Gift Ideas for Boys Post By Meghan (Guest Post) (11/19/2007) I bought my seven year old brother a star wars action figure and I'm going to make him a "battle station." RE: Homemade Gift Ideas for Boys Post By Klayman (Guest Post) (06/01/2007) I sell marshmallow guns. From snipers to bazookas i got them all. These arent the ones that you buy at the store these ones are made from 100% pvc pipe. From snipers to bazookas i sell them all. I even spray paint them. If your interested in buying one check out my site at www.freewebs.com/klaymmguns RE: Homemade Gift Ideas for Boys Post By rwiggum (Guest Post) (12/03/2006) I don't mean to offend, but as a kid who grew up a gamer, I'm not sure if a stamp book or something of the like would appeal to him. Yes, video games are pricey, and it is good that you want to branch out his interests. However, I don't know if stamps or bugs are the way to go. If he has a Gameboy/Gameboy Advance/Nintendo DS, a good idea would maybe be a custom-made carrying case for it. There are plenty of good instructions on the internet, and it is something he would use. Also, as tacky as it sounds, if you can find Perler beads (the tiny cylindrical beads that you iron together to make stuff with, you can find them at most any craft or hobby store.) you can go online and find some neat "sprites," or video game characters or objects from early 8-bit or 16-bit games. Simply find a picture of one and use it as a guide to put the perler beads onto a pegboard. When you're done, cover with wax paper and use a clothes iron to melt them together until they hold. Once it cools, stick a magnet on the back. Yes, it sounds tacky, but they often turn out to be VERY cool looking. RE: Homemade Gift Ideas for Boys Post by Harlean from Arkansas (311) | (08/02/2006) Profile | Contact How about a Marshmallow Gun made from PVCpipe? These are popular items at craft shows. You can find instructions, complete with photos at http://pack002.com/how_to_marshmellow_gun.php or just "Google " Marshmallow Gun and there are several sites with instructions...and even a few where you can purchase one of these. Harlean from Arkansas RE: Homemade Gift Ideas for Boys Post by dollar out of a dime (25) | (08/02/2006) Contact 7 year old boy...yup...three words Bug collection kit: Fish tank net (you may be able to get something bigger at a dollar store, but I usually see these at garage sales for a dime) Clean, plastic jar with small holes in the top magnifing glass bug book (buy one of those "field guide" type books, it will last him many more years than a "kiddie" book will. RE: Homemade Gift Ideas for Boys Post By LRP (Guest Post) (07/29/2006) how about making him a stamp book collection book. and start him with a few stamps. let him know that several stamps can be gotten at the post office, separately or in themes. RE: Homemade Gift Ideas for Boys Post By LindA (Guest Post) (07/28/2006) One of the best cheap gifts I think I ever gave my neices and nephew was their own ream of printer-type paper (put it in a box from the print shop so it stays nice, and a set of markers and drawing pencils. All together around $5. 500 sheets of fresh white paper, all their own, was a big hit, and by Christmas EVERYONE needs new markers and pencils. RE: Homemade Gift Ideas for Boys Post by waitin4jesus1979 (2) | (07/28/2006) Profile | Contact It is never too early to think about Christmas. I know because I think of it 12 months a year. I have four sons 10-17 years old. So I have been through the boys 7 th year a few times. I am crafty. I am always making something. But the one thing my boys get nearly every year is a new pillow for their beds or to carry around the house with them to relax with. Last year My youngest got a pillow I made from the left over squares from the blue jean quilt I made for my third son. Both projects use up old jeans so they dont go to waste. And if you take off the pockets and use them too its even more interesting. I even used the brand name tags on the quilts to add a little more fun. Year before that I made all of them pillows from a flame print fabric. This year they are all getting camo print pillows in honor of my oldest son joining the national guard. But that son will get a camo quilt as well. You can put the pillow in pull string bag along with an age appropriate book that he might like. Hope this helps some. RE: Homemade Gift Ideas for Boys Post by nimwe (16) | (07/28/2006) Profile | Contact how about a bottle of foaming monster puke (bubble bath) with a washer,towel,and some monster figurines bought from dollar shop the website for making bubble bath is http://www.craftbits.com/viewProject.do?projectID=476 ,this website has many recipes and ideas for gifts i have used it many times and saved a lot of money hope this helps RE: Homemade Gift Ideas for Boys Post By Cheryl from Missouri (Guest Post) (07/28/2006) How about a disposable camera, photo album and a $5 giftcard for developing the pics? Kids love taking pictures and you don't have to worry about him breaking the family camera. Since he likes video games maybe he would like puzzle books (word searches, sudoku, etc.) I think the dollar store has game cards the size of flashcards that you can write and wipe off. If he's into cars, you could make him a play town. Fabric stores have fabric panels that look like streets and a town. He can drive his cars and trucks on it. My son had a rug like this that he just loved. He would tell us not to move anything because he had a story going. He played with it until his early teens. We eventually made a board for it so it could be easily moved. He later made "trees", styrofoam hills, buildings, etc. RE: Homemade Gift Ideas for Boys Post By (Guest Post) (07/28/2006) Science craft stuff. Go to a teacher store and you will be amazed at some of the stuff you can buy. And if you buy Back to School you are sure to get some good savings. Good luck. RE: Homemade Gift Ideas for Boys Post by hvnlyhills (45) | (07/28/2006) Profile | Blog! | Contact Do you sew? How about making him a large checkerboard. There are free patterns on the web for these and you make the checkers out of yo-yo's .. If you don't sew, but I'm sure you are crafty, try making up one and using iron on fusing to apply the different color squares to the background fabric and use craft foam pieces (two glued together) for the checkers... just a thought ... hmmm ...now you got me thinking ... ut oh ... !!! Cheryl http://www.2ewenique.com RE: Homemade Gift Ideas for Boys Post By carla bledsoe (Guest Post) (07/28/2006) how about a pogo stick or something else physical? my daughter had a pogo stick at that age and she loved it. she got to where she could bounce with no hands, just balance. maybe a sand box with some cars or trucks....anything to get him interested and away from the tv screen a few hours a day would be great. high power water guns are fun for that age too. just be prepared to be fired on if you are in the yard! RE: Homemade Gift Ideas for Boys Post by mobo (172) | (07/28/2006) Profile | Contact Hey---its great to think ahead for the holidays!! Some ideas that I had: 1---Homemade treats in a neat container that he can reuse 2---make your own art kit (if he likes drawing/painting,ect) put markers/colored pencils/crayons/neat pens/notebook---anything crafty in a "rubbermaid" container. This is great to get the items now---because school supplies are on sale!! I've been stocking up on that stuff to use as stocking stuffers!!! 3---make your own travel kit (if he travels or likes something to do in the vehicle, besides always playing the games!!) get a "rubbermaid" container and fill it with items great for traveling!! card games/crayola model magic/pipe cleaners/puzzle books/small notebook with cool pens. There are a few more ideas for you!! Hopefully you can come up with something fun and exciting! RE: Homemade Gift Ideas for Boys Post by bobmarbj (20) | (07/28/2006) Profile | Contact I have a 7 yr. old son who loves video games too (these are pricey!!) Here are a few suggestions: 1) maybe you could make a homemade puzzle of a photo of him or his family. Take the photo and have it enlarged. Glue on sturdy card board and then cut shapes with an exacto knife. 7 yr. olds still like seeing pics of themselves and it could be a fun project for him. 2)They are also at a great age for calendars...maybe a homemade photo calendar with birthdays and holidays of his family written in. Lots of pics with him and his family or friends on the calendar pages. 3) A wall clock for his bedroom. If his bedroom has a theme (baseball, basketball, soccer, Yu-Gi=OH, Spongebob...you get the idea). Craft stores sell the clock parts and they are very inexpensive. Just use your imagination to "decorate" the background. I made my son one using Spongebob that I copied in color off the internet then enlarged at a copy center and used as the background. He loves having his own clock hanging on the wall in his room. Hope these help.