Some of my Christmas creations

This year for Christmas I got creative. It was exhausting, but fun. Next year I'll just start earlier, then I won't be up till 2 am every day for a week before Christmas. I got all the ideas from Pinterest, except for the bunkbed tent, but I just copied the pictures, so unfortunately I can't give credit to the creators. I was so excited to discover Pinterest just when I needed it!

Jason made this for Tyler. Very simple and easy, just magnets with paper glued to the tops, put in a metal gift card tin. The original used an Altoids tin. Joey made Jason this Angry Birds game. The blocks are cardboard taped together. They would have been way better looking covered in colored paper, but I was too tired. The pigs and birds are pompoms with paper faces, and the sling shot is popsicle sticks and a rubber band.

This is a Guess Who? game. We've had the original game for a long time, but the kids lost all the cards. On Pinterest I saw the idea done with presidents of the United States. Then I thought of using family members. You have to know the people to play, though. Like "Does he live in Idaho?" or "Does she have kids?" It's fun.

I loved this idea for headbands! Unfortunately I'm running out of space already.

This is the piece de resistance. The idea for the bottom I got from Sharon at This Thrifty House only I used a flat twin sheet from Walmart ($5). The idea for the top was from Ikea. They sell these, but it will only fit one kind of bed. So I made my own. Luckily my friend Darla had a crib tent that her kids destroyed (unlucky for her) so I used the poles and velcro from it. The boys love it!