5 Year Old Girls Like Pink Right?

Gosh, I hope so. This is the first year I really truly feel like an aunt and actually look forward to Holiday gift making/giving. A lot of it might be because my niece Kyliene is finally at that age group where kids can actually start doing things. I figured with the move into the new house and tons of yard space, a gardening kit would be pretty sweet! But not just any gardening kit...

I looked online for some stuff and a lot of the bags were pretty cute, but it came with either thin and flimsy metal that would rust at any sign of moisture, or just a really cheap plastic that would barely last a summers worth of digging.

I remember when I was about 6 or 7 and my aunt Denise bought me my first cooking/baking set. It was so exciting! I felt so special when I opened that box and saw a real grown up apron, waffle iron, tea towels, measuring cups and spoons. None of that kiddie stuff because in essence, you really can't kid a kid. They know when you give them crappy stuff that was made for children only. And children don't want to feel like children. They want to use what the big people use and feel grown up!

So that's what I did. I went to Home Depot and picked up a spade, trowel, and...whatever those three pronged tools are called. Yay! Then I went to the fabric store and found a discounted scrap of pink duck cloth. Perfect! I'll make a garden bag so she can put all her tools, seeds, and gloves in it along with whatever curiosities she finds while digging in the dirt!

This is the progress so far:

The strap on the side there is going to be a looped holder for the tools. It was midnight by the time I pinned it and with a sigh of exhaustion figured it was time to call it quits for now.

P.S. I still use the apron my aunt gave me ^_^



EDIT: This is the finished product! Well sort of. I ran out of fabric for one more strap. Oh well, off to Fields Fabrics!

May have to pick out better seeds if there is any still available this season. I doubt little girls love onions and turnips haha!