In each bag was tucked a pencil,notebook, ID badge, fingerprint card and one item related to the “secret mission” game we played later. Another one kept saying “Do we have to bring them home? Do we?” Sigh. One boy asked me if they could keep their bags, and when I said yes, he hugged me. So each bag cost less than $2 for the straps and D-rings. I used leftover fabric from my living room slipcovers for the bag exteriors, and random leftover fabric for the interiors. I also added another D-ring to make the bags actually close. Not the most refined finish, but these were for 8-year-old boys. Instead of that, I just made the linings about an inch taller, and then folded them over the top of the exterior and topstitched. I simplified the pattern a bit by making fewer pockets and flaps, and skipping the bias binding around the top. I also made each boy a spy/adventure bag, using a free pattern for a nature explorer bag at Chez Beeper Bebe. I cut regular file folders into mini-folders, with the invitations tucked inside: You’ll see that I followed many of them very, very closely! I was so grateful for all the wonderful, detailed ideas I found on a blog called Birthday Blueprint. We invited four of his buddies for a “spy training” party, and it was a blast! Parker’s birthday is later this month, but we had his party a few weeks early to take advantage of the late-summer warm weather given that he had his heart set on a sleepover party at our cabin.
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