Make a Joyful Noise

Every year at camp there is at least one new girl who has no idea what a SWAP is. Then there are those who ran out of time before camp to make any, or worse, they made them but left them at home on the kitchen table.  This summer the camp directors asked me to put together SWAP kits to help those who did not have SWAPS to trade.  Using paper lunch sacks, I placed all of the supplies to create 15-25 SWAPS with a sample pinned to the outside of the bag.  All of them were super easy, inexpensive, and needed no detailed instructions.  I thought I would share these super easy SWAPS with you.

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Jigsaw Puzzle SWAP

WOW this year has flown by. I can’t believe there are only a few weeks left in 2019. December has really snuck up on me.  I realized that I never posted any SWAPS from this summer, so instead of focusing on Christmas ideas and projects, I will be spending the month of December blogging all of my SWAPS from this summer. Continue reading “Jigsaw Puzzle SWAP”

Teddy Bear SWAPS

 

This year in addition to making all of my SWAPS, the camp director asked me to make some for her.  I agreed to make them, as long as they were easy SWAPS.  I knew I would not have time to crochet 200 Texas stars, sew tacos, or paint light sabers.

Just for her, I re-designed my Sock Monkey SWAP from a few years back.  I began with plastic teddy bear cupcake picks I found at the local dollar store.  Using a pair of scissors I was able to remove the pick and save the adorable teddy bear. The bears fit nicely into the 1.5×3 inch bags that she provided me.

If you would like to make some of these for your own use, here is the downloadable pdf SWAP tag…

Teddy Bear SWAP Tag

Happy SWAPPING