Oh dear. The middle chick turns 9 next week and I am drawing a blank about what to make for her (let alone buy for her!) Last year I made her bunting with her name on it, and a creativity suitcase. This year? I am just not sure! So I decided to prepare a list of the links I find and share them with you in an effort to find inspiration for myself! Let’s hope it works!
Hair accessories
These days my nearly 9 year old is very fashion conscious. She puts together her own outfits with more style than many adults – layering colours, textures and different fabrics to create her own ‘look’. I think that some hair accessories to assist in her styling wouldn’t be out of order!
Interchangable ruffle headband – Funky Polka Dot Giraffe
Hair accessories – Life and Grace
Hair Accessories – Style My Party
Rolled Ribbon Rosette Hair Accessory – Mom Advice
Home décor
Part of developing her own style means that my nearly-nine year old is a ‘tween’. So it is time to update the bedroom décor and let her have her own space to express herself. Some of these accessories might just do it!
Fabric covered magnetic board – Riley Blake Designs
Fabric buckets for storing ‘things’ might also be useful as part of a ‘makeover’ – see the list I prepared earlier! Friday Finds – a list of 23 tutorials for fabric baskets and buckets
Fabric Covered Pin Board – The 36th Avenue
Reading Nook – Club Chica Circle
Clothing
Hmmmm….. perhaps making her some things that fit her ‘style’ might work! With summer coming on she definitely needs a new hat – and is very picky about what she will and won’t wear. Perhaps if I make one with funky fabric that might work!
Reversible Bucket Hat – Oliver and S
The other thing about summer is that she wants to wear shorts – all the time. So perhaps I need to make some of these for her (adjusted to her size of course!)
25 DIY shorts to try – Cameo Blog
Or a skirt?
25 Girls Skirts Tutorials – Every Little Day
Technology accessories
Like so many young people my tween has an embarrassment of electronic gadgets. A cover to assist in protecting them would be just the ticket (and in fact now that I remember, something that she has been asking for! Yes, yes – insert the embarrassed face of a forgetful mother here!)
Kindle Cover – Diary of a Young Teacher
Padded Gadget cover – Riley Blake Designs
Ipad Cover with wrap around Pocket – Sewn Up by Teresa Down
Editted to remove links to the WhipUp.net site which appears to have been closed.
Kindle Keeper – Polka Dot Chair
And to assist with the earphones that I keep finding tangled in a heap!
A list of iPad and Kindle cover tutorials – TipNut
Things of her own
My middle chick loves to have her ‘own’ things now rather than sharing in the communal household things. She also loves to ‘borrow’ her mother’s heat pack for all sorts of imagined ills….. so maybe she needs her own!
She does have a large amount of pencil cases, but when you are the artist-in-residence you can’t have too many!
Notebook Cover – Sew Up by Teresa DownUnder
Edited to remove links to the site WhipUp.net which has been closed.
The good news is that after spending the last hour or so preparing this list, I DO know what I am planning to make for my middle chick! Now to see if I can pull it off before she returns from her holiday! I hope that the list helped you a bit too!
Oh I love these! Especially the skirt tutorials! Thanks for sharing!
You are welcome Ashlee! Thanks for reading!
Thank you for sharing! I hope you find the perfect gift for your sweet nine-year old 🙂
Thank you Sarah. The process of collecting ideas worked well – I have three definite plans for her – and some ideas for Christmas as a back up!
These are wonderful!!! I’m so inspired to make a few of these projects. Thanks so much…
You are very welcome! I got a bit inspired too!
I love the ideas and would add the curtain beside her top bunk!
Mum I am way ahead of you! I am going to adapt the idea of the reading nook and turn it into a bed nook! (But thanks for the encouragement!!)
So many wonderful ideas to choose from. Wonder what you decided?! No doubt we’ll see it soon?!
I do hope to have it all done by next weekend as that is both her birthday and when she is returning from her trip – so yes – all will be revealed Meredithe!
Excellent timing with this list – my niece turns 9 in November – so I still have some time to procrastinate!! Lots of great ideas, thanks!
I am glad I can help Sonya! Even after sorting through the list last night I had to go back and refer to it today – I had better get started though as her birthday is in one week!