Thursday

Birthday Gift

My sweet nephew is turning 4, I can't believe it.  Im already experiencing it myself, time sure does fly with little ones.  

I racked my brain for something fun to get him for his birthday that he didn't already have and that wasn't typical.  I found this gum ball machine at Goodwill for $2.99 and knew it would be perfect.  He loves this  gumball machine that I madeover for my entryway and always gets a special treat from him it when he visits.  


(my gum ball machine)

and here's the one i found for him, it doesn't look too bad in the picture but in real life the paint job was pretty shabby.  So, I gave it a quick coat of creamy white spray paint (so it would blend in nicely with my sister's kitchen where it will most likely reside)


I took pictures of it as I took it apart so I could remember how it went back together...





I really wanted to fill it with lime green jelly beans or another solid color treat but couldn't find anything so I stuck with classic gum balls.


Happy Birthday sweet Tucker!  We love you so much!  

I'm making a cake for him as well, stay tuned for that...

8 comments:

Rachel said...

What a great find and a very "sweet" gift

Anonymous said...

Cute idea!

Amory said...

He is going to ADORE this!

Dwell by Cheryl said...

Awesome! Great gift.

Nothing But Blue Skies... said...

SO DARN CUTE!!!
xo-Lisa

Donna said...

Love it... now I bet he's going to be hitting you up for your change to go in it. Great idea!

Candi said...

I love both of those, I wish I could find one.

Sarah @ Simply Sarah Style said...

Super cute idea! I would have never thought to make over a gum ball machine. This looks great.

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