Handmade Fish Extender Gifts

[redsonja76]

Actually we are on the one right after you, sailing on the 15th. It's our very first cruise, and we are super excited. I will have to post my other FE's that I am assembling - we are doing a homemade Lego kit for the boys and a "Mickey Mani" kit for the teen girls. I stole those ideas from Pinterest, but they were easy enough to implement.

Can you tell me about the homemade lego kits please?

 

[Jennifer Mattson]

Can you tell me about the homemade lego kits please?

sure...I got the idea from pinterest, and I promise I will post the steps how to do as soon as the rest of our loose bricks come in (Lego is making me sweat on these - we ordered them almost two weeks ago).

Anyway, you use loose bricks to make a replica of the ship. Blue plates for the ocean, Red plates for the bottom of the ship, White and black bricks for the body of the ship, and red and black for the smoke stacks. They are super duper cute and we were able to get about 70% of the bricks from our local Lego store, the just didn't have the angled bricks and the small ones for the smoke stacks.

We are going to bag the loose pieces with instructions to make the kits for the boys. I think it will be a hit, I mean, who doesn't like Legos!

 

[Joyous26]

Those are super cute! My 4 yo daughter would love to get one of those.

 

[Joyous26]

If you have a picture of the lego kits, I would love to see them. They would also make great stocking stuffers for little lego and disney lovers.

 

[redsonja76]

sure...I got the idea from pinterest, and I promise I will post the steps how to do as soon as the rest of our loose bricks come in (Lego is making me sweat on these - we ordered them almost two weeks ago).

Anyway, you use loose bricks to make a replica of the ship. Blue plates for the ocean, Red plates for the bottom of the ship, White and black bricks for the body of the ship, and red and black for the smoke stacks. They are super duper cute and we were able to get about 70% of the bricks from our local Lego store, the just didn't have the angled bricks and the small ones for the smoke stacks.

We are going to bag the loose pieces with instructions to make the kits for the boys. I think it will be a hit, I mean, who doesn't like Legos!

Thanks!!! Totally stealing this idea!

 

[Jennifer Mattson]

Update...I have been bitten by the craft bug and both of my kids think JoAnn Fabrics is my favorite store now. Anyway, here are some pics of some of our other FE gifts.

Mickey Mani kits for the teen girls....


Christmas tree ornaments for each cabin...


And finally, t-shirts for the family for pirate night. After the picture, I added a red-white polka dot bow to Cassie's pirate iron on so she is a "girl pirate." She loves it.




Still waiting on Lego pieces to come in for the boy's gifts, keep your fingers crossed for me, I may have to raid DS's stash.

 

[Jennifer Mattson]

Lego finally sent my remaining bricks yesterday so, as promised, here are the Lego kit pictures in the form of the instruction sheet we made to go with the kit. Enjoy.

 

[SoozCruise]

sure...I got the idea from pinterest, and I promise I will post the steps how to do as soon as the rest of our loose bricks come in (Lego is making me sweat on these - we ordered them almost two weeks ago).

Anyway, you use loose bricks to make a replica of the ship. Blue plates for the ocean, Red plates for the bottom of the ship, White and black bricks for the body of the ship, and red and black for the smoke stacks. They are super duper cute and we were able to get about 70% of the bricks from our local Lego store, the just didn't have the angled bricks and the small ones for the smoke stacks.

We are going to bag the loose pieces with instructions to make the kits for the boys. I think it will be a hit, I mean, who doesn't like Legos!

My girls (9 and 12) would love these! Actually, I (mom) would love them too. I may have to steal this idea for stocking stuffers...

 

[JenPinks]

Update...I have been bitten by the craft bug and both of my kids think JoAnn Fabrics is my favorite store now. Anyway, here are some pics of some of our other FE gifts.

Mickey Mani kits for the teen girls....


Christmas tree ornaments for each cabin...


And finally, t-shirts for the family for pirate night. After the picture, I added a red-white polka dot bow to Cassie's pirate iron on so she is a "girl pirate." She loves it.


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Still waiting on Lego pieces to come in for the boy's gifts, keep your fingers crossed for me, I may have to raid DS's stash.

Super cute models!!!!
Where oh where did you get those small anchors?!?!?!?

 

[Jennifer Mattson]

Super cute models!!!!
Where oh where did you get those small anchors?!?!?!?

Those were at JoAnn Fabrics in the unpainted wood section. We painted them black with sponge brushes and then did an overcoat that had metallic glitter to make them look more "real". The lettering was done with Sharpie Oil Paint pens, also available at JoAnn.

 

[JenPinks]

Those were at JoAnn Fabrics in the unpainted wood section. We painted them black with sponge brushes and then did an overcoat that had metallic glitter to make them look more "real". The lettering was done with Sharpie Oil Paint pens, also available at JoAnn.

Awesome and they already had the holes in them, perfect!!

 

[FantasyDisneyFan]

We have our 1st cruise ever, which is on the Disney Dream, in about 2 weeks, and we signed up for a fish extender exchange. I am not a very crafty person, but I did make these for the girls 12 and under on my list, what do you think?




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Wow, they are super cute!! Good job....I think you are VERY crafty.

 

[Dreamof Disney_73]

The world is such a small place. I think I was a part of Jennifer's FE group and I just fished out the Lego kit yesterday for my son to put together. I've rationed out the gifts to keep the cruise going. HE LOVED IT and it was so cute I googled to see what I would need and this is the first post that came up. UBER CUTR and I think this will be my next fish extender gift.

 

[cheapster316]

Love them all. Sew cute, you really are talented.

 

[Grandma B]

Still being looked at. My grandson got one & looking to maybe do this year