Cool Gifts for Your New Little Part 2 – School Spirit Basket

As promised here is part 2 of crafting for your little (check out part 1 here)!  This week we are going to do a school spirited themed basket.  Everyone loves showing off their school pride and this is a great way to have fun with your school!  We are going for low cost, so remember to look for things on sale, that’s why we are starting early!  Use a football or other sports poster to write a note on for your little, let then know how excited you are to go to the next game with her! Part 3 will be coming up on Monday, look for the Movie Night Basket!

Contents:

1. T-shirt / Hat combo – lots of school sell an inexpensive combo that you can pick up!

2. Mardi Gras Beads – grab some from you local party store, if you get them in bulk you can split them with your sisters!

3. Tie Blanket / Pillow – use fleece in your school colors or with your logo on it (check out my article on no sew curtains & pillows for directions!)

4. Foam Finger – You can get one at a craft store store like Michaels.  Write a cute saying like “#1 Little” on it

5. Koozie – If you did not end up putting one in the beach basket, or even if you did, make a new koozie in your school colors with you logo on it! (Summer Crafts – for directions)

6. Wood Letters – Pick up wood letters, either the letters of your school, your little’s name, or your sororities letters! (Check out this article on dorm decorating for directions!)

7. Sippy Cup – this jus a fun filler, check out the dollar store for fun colors!

8. School Tattoos – grad some from your bookstore

9. Pom-Poms – Another item to grad at your bookstore

10. School Traditions - if your school has any of their own traditions add them in! My school throws purple and gold streamers after a  touch down so we added those to the basket!

11. Ribbon Frame – This great to do in school colors or just your favorite colors!

Here is a quick how to for the ribbon picture frame:

What you need:

° Favorite ribbon (for most of the strips you will not need a ton of ribbon so its ok if you just have short leftover pieces!)

° Paint in the main color of the ribbon that you are using

° Wood Frame from Michaels

° Hot glue gun

° Nice sharp cutting scissors

Paint the frame first so that if there is any part showing it won’t just look like wood.  Cut strips of different types and colors of ribbon.  Hot glue around the back of the frame so that you cannot see it!

Kendall Meyer is an intern with College Lifestyles (TM).  She is an Interior Design major at James Madison University and a member of Alpha Sigma Tau sorority.  Ask any of her little and grand littles, her favorite past time is crafting for all of them!

Check out my favorite post from last week, Is Sorority Life for Me? Part 1 for some tips on keeping your chapter motivated during the long school year!