I need some inspiration

[lifeafterkids]

I am getting married on 7/4/09 and I have a dilema... I made rose wands for the girls in our wedding (9 of them)... not all of them are in the wedding, but their parents are so I wanted to give them something to remember the day...

But now I have nothing for the boys.... About 5 of them.. . one of which is my son.... so any ideas on something I can make for them??? I do not need a ring bearer and this is a wedding on a budget (as i am sure everyone is nowadays)..... So I turn to you guys... my disney inspiration... don't be shy... every idea is a good one... PLEASE :

 

[Bride-to-be]

how old are the boys?

 

[lifeafterkids]

They range from 3 to 10...

i am looking for something semi disney related and something that can be a keepsake for them like the wands are for the girls...

I am really stumped on this one...

 

[Bride-to-be]

I am not sure how much you want to spend - but you could get personalized harmonicas. I agree they are kind of noisy but they would also be fun and something that could be kept forever.

mickey watches? mickey ears?

I will keep thinking I am kind of stumped too b/c you don't usually give young boys anything at weddings and they aren't as easy to shop for as girls.

 

[lurkyloo]

Well at Disney the male version of a wand seems to always be a sword, but I dunno how many casualties you wanna sustain at your wedding.

What about those light-spinner thingies they sell on carts in the parks after dark?

 

[Sarah <3 Disney]

Since you are getting married on the fourth of July... why not make the boys some flags? Fabric would be really inexpensive (either cotton or nylon/flag fabric) and you can make them as big or little as your want.

I would just do a solid white background, then with a fun colored fabric, cut out a Mickey head. You could use patriotic prints/colors since it is the 4th or use your wedding colors. Then just sew the Mickey head in the middle of the white rectangle (zig-zag stitch) or use a fabric glue (you would probably want to cover the edges of the Mickey head with a trim though, to clean it up a little if going this route). Then repeat on the other side.

Glue to a dowel rod, painted or not, and viola! A gift that would be the equivalent to a wand for the girls (That isn't a sword! ).

Also, CinderelliT posted a template in the do-it-yourself thread for a Mickey, here it is reposted:

Hope that helps! I think flags would make for a cute photo-op, too.

 

[lifeafterkids]

Since you are getting married on the fourth of July... why not make the boys some flags? Fabric would be really inexpensive (either cotton or nylon/flag fabric) and you can make them as big or little as your want.

I would just do a solid white background, then with a fun colored fabric, cut out a Mickey head. You could use patriotic prints/colors since it is the 4th or use your wedding colors. Then just sew the Mickey head in the middle of the white rectangle (zig-zag stitch) or use a fabric glue (you would probably want to cover the edges of the Mickey head with a trim though, to clean it up a little if going this route). Then repeat on the other side.

Glue to a dowel rod, painted or not, and viola! A gift that would be the equivalent to a wand for the girls (That isn't a sword! ).

Also, CinderelliT posted a template in the do-it-yourself thread for a Mickey, here it is reposted:

Hope that helps! I think flags would make for a cute photo-op, too.

This helped so much...

Thank you so much... my husband to be loves this idea and even adapted it a little...

I am going to try and make Mickey pirate flags...

Now on to try and figure out how to do such a thing

My husband to be is so proud that he has "improved" this idea... I can't wait to tell him he gets to help put it together

Once again.. thank you so much for the great ideas.. I never would have thought about this at all...

 

[Sarah <3 Disney]

Glad I could help! In all honesty, the first thing I thought of was swords, like Lurkyloo! But then I saw what day your wedding was...

Edit: Oh, and you must post pics when you are done! I want to see the pirate adaptation!