This Christmas I decided to make a bunch of what I call peek-a-boo bags.  They are made for kids to play with and have rice or beads in them with cute little things for the kids to find. I made my own pattern and after a few trys I finally came up with what I think turned out pretty great! I made a whole bunch of them for my neices and nephews. They were a hit!

I am pretty proud of them, and they are so fun. :)
I used waterproof fabric so the baby can suck on them without ruining them. 
I suppose I should give you instructions for how I did it...
Take a 4 inch by 4 inch square of clear vinyl, and about 1/4 yard of waterproof fabric cut the fabric into 4 - 2 inch X 9 inch strips and a 9 inch X 9 inch square.  Then I hemmed the strips so that they look nice and put them togetherso they make a square with the middle missing, then stitch the vinyl to the middle of the square. Place the 9 inch square and the square you have just made with the window right sides together and sew around it leaving a couple of inches on one corner so you can flip it right side out. Topstitch around th outside to give it a nice clean look.  Sew halfway between the out side abd the plastic leaving the same corner open (so the rice and buttons dont end up too far in the corners)  Then fill about halfway full of rice and random fun things to find.  I used buttons in shapes of my kids' favorite things.  Cars, trucks, animals, etc.  then finish the line around the open corner to hold everything inside.  then fold under the outside corner and topstitch to close and finish it off.  So fun, so easy!

I really just wanted to post some pics of my sweet girl, but I figured while I am at it I ought to explain how I made her awesome tutu.  SO EASY, SO CHEAP!! Boutiques want upwards of $30 to sell you one so why not make your own and save a ton, plus you can have it exactly how you want it. 

I bought my tulle in a spool online.  It was under $2 for 25 yards of 6 inch wide tulle! I got a piece of elastic and tied the tulle around it. You fold the tulle in ahlf to make a loop then stick the ends through to tie it on in such a way that it is easily moved or untied.  Then when it was the fullness I wanted I sewed ribbon to the ends of the elastic to make the ties. 

Turned out pretty cute eh? I made the whole thing for about 3 bucks! And man she is CUTE!