We made these fun camping buckets for girls camp this year and the girls loved them! I can’t believe how cute some of them turned out. They are all so talented!
These buckets are super easy to make, and it’s fun for every one to have a “personalized” place to sit or hide their stash of food. ;) lol
You start out with a 5 gallon bucket. You can get these for free at Sam’s or Costco in the Bakery (frosting tubs).
You could spray paint your bucket, but I didn’t have time for that…so it stayed white. LOL
I found some scraps I had and measured around the bucket. Cut accordingly.
Next you’ll need some mod podge! Start in 4 inch sections (so the glue doesn’t dry) and begin wrapping your fabric around, pushing all the bubbles out as you go.
For the seat you can make it as “comfy” as you want. I used about 3 layers of batting and one layer of foam. Cut in a circle to match the lid top and hot glue together. After that is dry wrap fabric tightly around the top and tuck sides under with hot glue.
Next comes the frill! I chose to wrap a big fat ribbon around mine and then tie little ribbons on the handle. You could tie ribbon all the way around the handle which would be super cute! You could get as creative as you’d like!
The most important final step is to fill it with camping “necessity’s” A.K.A CANDY! This way it will keep all the bugs out too! :)
And there you have your new camping “Butt-ket.” Hope you enjoy! Let me know if you have any questions!
*Some readers also had some great ideas to do with these buckets… use them as storage in kids rooms, going on picnics or ball games…Shaunery has made these a little different which I thought was a great idea! She used them as cheer leading buckets! For the lid we measured and cut out a thin piece of plywood. That we layered with foam, batting and fabric, stapling to the plywood. We then used ultra super heavy duty Velcro tape to adhere to the lid. It also allowed us to change out fabric with each season of cheer.
And since we had Pee Wee Cheerleaders, we had pee wee buckets (5 gallon paint buckets from super home stores)
The possibilities are endless! Have fun with it and get creative!
And since we had Pee Wee Cheerleaders, we had pee wee buckets (5 gallon paint buckets from super home stores)
The possibilities are endless! Have fun with it and get creative!
Kristi
What a great idea! I remember being at camp once and I sat a little Dixie cup that had a few m&m's in it, on the side of my bunk one night. It was covered in ants the next morning!
Mine for the Making
Such a great idea!
I gotta be honest…when i read the title of this post, for some reason I assumed a bucket to go the the restroom when camping. LOL! {people do make those…). Needless to say, the buckets you actually made are MUCH cuter!!!
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Erin
Love this idea! I wish we had some to take camping with us tomorrow!!!
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Love this! Who would of thought a giant bucket could be so cute :)
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Kim @ seven thirty three
This is such a great idea! I'll have to keep it in mind when my daughter goes off to camp. ;)
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Kristen
I was thinking of making one of these for my girls room. Looks super cute!!!
Jenny
I am team mom for my daughter's cheeer squad this fall. I have been looking for something cute to make to put their water bottles and pom poms is. This is it! Thanks for sharing. I will be making these over the next couple of weeks.
Abbi
I can't wait to make one of these and take it to the deer lease when I go with my husband this hunting season!!! It's perfect for the deer blind! LOVE THIS!
Phuong
Oh, I love this idea and not just for camping!
staci @ lizard n ladybug
this is so cute (and clever). I saw these buckets at Lowes and wondered what I could do with them…now I know!!
Makalani Adolpho, PLC
These are way cool. You could probably fill with drinks and ice as well for watching kiddo sports games at the field.
You could have the cutest seat on the sidelines.
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Meg
Ha! Very cute. Love the seat part of it! My kids would love this for picnics outside! Especially the candy part. ;)
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jennifer
That is a great and thoughtful idea! I would want my bucket filled with chocolate for sure :)
nate and amy crandell
LOVE this idea Jamie!!! so cute!
Erinn Giblin
Super cute idea… as are many of your other creations!
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Nina
When I was a little girl we had bucket chairs my grandpa made for us. They were a little different and not as cute, but I LOVED them. This brings back memories and I want to try making a cute one like this. It is so cute!
celticmystyc
Down here in Texas our PEE WEE Cheerleaders had their own BUTT-kets. One thing we did different, on the lid we measured and cut out a thin piece of plywood. That we layered with foam, batting and fabric, stapling to the plywood. We then used ultra super heavy duty Velcro tape to adhere to the lid. (the heat down here would cause the hot glue to melt!)
It also allowed us to change out fabric with each season of cheer.
And since we had Pee Wee Cheerleaders, we had pee wee buckets (5 gallon paint buckets from super home stores)
Suzanne
Really cute! I've seen buckets made like this, but this one is by far the cutest!
Nicole @ BugaBoos
These are sooo cute!! What a great idea, love the name too :)
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Becky@Beyond The Picket Fence
Perfect–I love these–they could be used for so many things!
Sara
That is so cute! Great job! We camp quite a bit, but haven't done the bucket route. Mainly just do tubberware containers.
Brooke
This is such a cute idea! They look so cute. Thanks for sharing this great idea. I will be linking to your camping buckets.
Kelleigh Ratzlaff Designs
Adorable!! Wonder how my boys would react to camping buckets – stocked with powerbait and new fishing hooks! LOL!
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Great idea! Oh the possibilities!
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Audra Marie
Super cute, and such an awesome idea. Love it. :)
Jami
OHHH! I wish I had seen these before my goddaughter went to camp! ADORABLE! My mind is racing with ways to "boy" them up for the soccer team! It would be a great place to stash the water bottle, ball & jacket! You're awesome!
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kevin
i would totally do this when i go to camp next time. aside from not forgetting my hiking tents cuz i always do lol
Chey
Oh. My. Gosh.
THOSE ARE TOO CUTE!
Do you mind if I feature them on my blog? (and give you full credit of course)
I have a whole series of girls camp posts that match this years theme: Happily Ever After.
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Thank you! I would love it!
Melissa
I am so glad I read through the comments too. I love the idea of using duct tape instead of fabric maybe hot glue google eyes and let the boys use tape to make a face for theirs and add a fuzzy fabric to the lid for hair :) we go camping a lot and the would be awesome to store the kids flashlights, markers & coloring pages, glow sticks and any thing else that is personally theirs for camp. Would take up less space when I am packing the mini van to camp for a week with 6 of us!
Randa-Nicole
I really love this idea! I’m heading off to my last year of girls camp on Monday and I’m totally going to try and make this over the weekend! Do you have anymore crafty things for girls camp?
Jamielyn
How fun! I’m now in primary, and will miss girls camp! I think this is the only girls camp tutorial. Have a great time!
Rachelle
I love these! I also made seat/storage buckets, but with crates instead! Check out what I did! :) I’m using them in my classroom (I’m a 1st grade teacher in Utah).
http://whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com/2011/07/i-gave-in.html
Bridget Bergstrom
Cute idea! I have all those fabrics— you have great taste!
anon
these look like 5 gallon buckets not 15 gallon buckets
Shannon
“You start out with a 15 gallon bucket.”
Just to clarify…I assume you mean 5 gallon bucket?
Jamielyn
haha yes pretty sure it was just 5 pounds. Not sure why I put 15. Thanks for the heads up. xo
Merrilee
I made these way back in 1989 when I was at girls camp – we still use it today! My Dad loved it and borrowed it many times to go ice fishing. He even started putting the fish he caught in the bucket! This year, I sent my boy scout with my butt-ket when the troop went ice fishing (of course, last min. I replaced the cute decorated fabric with an old boy t-shirt). The boys were so jealous of the warm seat to sit on and all the goodies that were stashed inside! Tonight I’m helping the troop make their own. They will be using colored duct tape to cover the bucket and old t-shirts for the cover.
Sheila H
These buckets are great for fishing as well. I made one for a friend’s grandson a few years ago.I decorated it with fish cutouts from fabric. Serves two purposes- one for sitting on while fishing and the other for all those fish you catch :) (with water in it of course). He loved it!