DO-IT-YOURSELF HAWAIIAN GRASS SKIRT

When you need it, you got to do it!

This one is for our toddler’s first Hawaiian dance performed for school recognition. Doting aunt bought a ready-made orange Hawaiian grass skirt for her. It was okay but I felt it was not what I wanted for her. Our toddler is bigger than most of her age and so during our fitting session, I knew the skirt was not hers. The straws were widely spaced and her undergarment could be seen underneath. I asked the more experienced moms in school if we can possibly do it ourselves and most agreed. So, I did watch videos from the net, although there’s only a handful really worth watching and reading, it gave me an idea on how to go about it.

MATERIALS:
Twine or plastic straw (choose the color you want)
Elastic band or garter

 

Yellow Duraflex twine

Measure your kid’s waistline and cut the elastic band to this measurement, keeping in mind to add a few extra inches. Then measure the length of your kid’s skirt. Other moms preferred knee-length skirts but I think ankle length looks better.  After cutting several straws, tie the pieces onto the elastic band using cow hitch knot. That easy!

Here's my labor of love:

Our Hawaiian dancer!

 

I'm a Jolly Toy Scout!

I have forgotten to write about this last year and felt that I should still share this now. We got a toddler in the house and so with a kid comes the toys and other stuff. At first, the toys occupied only a small space in the storage room until one weekend in December last year when I started cleaning and realized we accumulated two extra large Toy Kingdom plastic bags of stuffed toys. There was even a very large teddy that my youngest sister got from my mom as a kid and had outgrown. I asked our toddler to pick the ones that she still loves and decided to donate the rest to Jollibee in Santa Cruz, Laguna.

The Philippines' fast-food restaurant chain accepts donations of toys and books during the Christmas season through its Maaga ang Pasko program and this is my first time to donate. It felt good, especially because I know that the toys will go to children who needed them the most. As for my part, I’ve donated only the ones that are still in good condition – the mutilated and decapitated ones are still at home and getting a loving hug from our kiddo. I’ll definitely do this again next year.