Daddy-To-Be Survival Kit

It's almost Father's Day & even though our little man is still inside my belly cookin, I think the daddy-to-be deserves a little gift, too! This could be customized for any daddy-to-be and would be fun to bring to a baby shower... because the daddy usually gets ignored while mom has all of the fun! 

I put together this little kit for Trav full of some fun things for him & some things that will be useful when baby boy arrives. 

 Here are all the goods stuffed in a basket from the Target $ wall :) I downloaded these adorable & free printable labels that I found on pinterest {click here for link}. I cut them out with a scalloped punch & then put blue paper on the backside. I wrote a little note on it explaining each gift. 

 Here's what I put in the basket {See Notes Below}:
1. Hershey's Hugs & Kisses
2. Trail Mix
3. A Baby Book
4. Handmade Bib {daddy is obsessed w/batman stuff for his little boy}

5. Handmade burp rag
6. Starbucks Via Carmel Packets
7. Starbucks Mug {venti sized- for long nights!}
8. "I Love Daddy" Paci's
9. Handmade Peepee Teepee's

10. Cologne Sample Packet
11. Pack of Granola Bars

 I made the black bib out of one of Trav's t-shirts. It was super easy! I just traced another bib we have and sewed the two pieces together. I used some scraps of heat transfer material & my silhouette to cut out the saying & cut the batman logo by hand. 

To make the burp rag, I used a cloth diaper & felt. I printed out a batman logo I found on google & traced it onto the felt. I used my sewing machine to sew the felt on. 

Trav is obsessed with batman recently... which is so strange to me because he's not a big movie buff! I think that having a baby boy on the way is making his inner-boy come back out & his childhood favorites reappear... Plus the new batman comes out a couple days after baby's due date. He even bought him a batman onesie the day we found out we were having a boy! 

 The venti mug is from starbucks & we have grown to love this via stuff! It's so nice to have when you don't want to make a whole pot of coffee. And yes, I am going to be a "bad" mom and let my baby use a paci. :-)

 The notes read:
"Because after a long night up with baby, you just might need a venti!" 

and on the coffee it says
"and you might need to make it fast!"

 "For all of the icky things that will come out of him while you two are watching batman!"

 These notes read:
"For the nights when daddy puts baby to bed" {book}
"Use these until you are quick at changing his diaper... or risk getting wet!" {peepee teepee's}

"Because sometimes he might be fussy... these will help!" {paci's}

 I made the peepee teepee's off of this tutorial at make-it love-it. I saw them at babies 'r us but didn't buy them because they were like $12!!! They are not super practical & more of a novelty item... but for a guy who is slow at changing diapers they may come in handy! Plus, I made them out of all scraps & they took about 10 minutes each so I definitely think it's worth it! I am going to make a bunch for future daddy-gifts! 

 These notes read:
"For the days mama doesn't have time to make you breakfast" {granola bars}
"To remind you that baby boy needs lots of hugs & kisses" {hersheys}

"For a snack after he wakes you up in the middle of the night!" {trail mix}

I can't wait to give him his father's day gift! I think I am more excited than he is {although he is really excited about having a son!} I will definitely be making more of these baskets to bring to the next baby shower I go to! 

Happy Father's Day to all of the dads out there!

Need something for the mamas to be?? Check out my Hospital Survival Kit by clicking HERE.


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