Arriving on a Jet Plane

In preparation for our little addition and the realities of having all three kids sharing the same room, we've decided to give the boys a theme with the hopes we can sometime soon move to a bigger place and they'll get a room to themselves. The only way of perking up Eliza about not getting a sister is telling her that one day, she'll have her own PINK room to herself.

I constructed a plane mobile to hang over the changing table out of cardstock craft paper and cut wire hanger. They were given a 3D shape so no matter what way you look at it, you should see a silhouette of each plane. I also tried to stick with patterns that would be visually striking in contrast for those early months of eye development. 

An aviation nursery mood board was put together for a friend who is expecting their first. Many items here can be cheaply purchased/DIY'd for those who are either renting short term or have a limited budget. Painting contact paper and cutting out stickers for the wall is an inexpensive alternative for renters.

Super Fun: Pintrest Test

There was a recent birthday party for a 3 year old boy that we were invited to. When asking the mother what he might like, even she was a little perplexed. He has an older brother who is 3 years ahead of him. He has benefited by being the first and getting most of the traditional gifts through the years. There are no shortage of boy hand me down toys.

Yet, this little boy loves Barney!

So I decided to craft up a Barney inspired superhero play costume.

In taking to Pintrest, I found this pin the most helpful in providing a free printable sewing pattern for the cape.

I purchased a few sheets of craft felt, while going with 1/2 yd of purple felt from Joanns. Velcro and elastic were already on hand. Use your own child for gaging just how long of cape you want, and don't be afraid to jazz the bottom hem up. I made mine come to a point in the middle, but sky's

the limit.

Although you can't exactly see it, I tried to jazz up the mask (channeling my inner Ninja Turtle) in painting some white tulle with black acrylic paint to put in between the layers on the mask where the eye holes were. Also, in giving the felt some strength, I used a material used when making baby shoes or fabric baskets that gives some extra strength (almost cardboard like). You could even used a sheet of craft foam I bet.

I did more hand sewing than machine, as felt is very forgiving. Use a hot glue gun to glue on the front mask portion, as fabric glue does not work well when gluing felt on felt.