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365 Days of Christmas
- Daughters: Ages 11 & 8
- Work at home
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- Homemade Gifts
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With grandparents not needing a thing, this year I am having my kids paint or color pictures (I have already bought the frames) to give to them. I found a really cool apron idea at FamilyFun.com to try too... http://jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=10368
Come and share your handmade gift ideas with us today, we want to hear from you!
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- Sons: Ages 3 & 4 months
- Work at home
- Mom2SammyW - November 25, 2008
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We did this last year and will keep up the tradition. We got two cardboard circles the size of record albums (remember those? LOL) and cut a 3" hole in the center of one of them. Then we took a picture of Sammy and set it aside until the circles were decorated. The first year we put his little hand prints (we used washable poster paint) all over one side of both circles. He loved doing it! Then we glued his picture so it showed through the hole, then glued the two pieces together with unpainted sides touching.
This year we used his foot prints, since he's walking. We filled the kitchen sink with warm soapy water, then taped a shower curtain to the kitchen floor. After taping the circles to the shower curtain, we put a little puddle of green paint on the shower curtain next to the circles and had him walk on the paint, then walk on the circles. He had so much fun! The circles came out great!
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- Daughters: Ages 11 & 8
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- FamilyHost_Jen - November 26, 2008
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We did this last year and will keep up the tradition. We got two cardboard circles the size of record albums (remember those? LOL) and cut a 3" hole in the center of one of them. Then we took a picture of Sammy and set it aside until the circles were decorated. The first year we put his little hand prints (we used washable poster paint) all over one side of both circles. He loved doing it! Then we glued his picture so it showed through the hole, then glued the two pieces together with unpainted sides touching. This year we used his foot prints, since he's walking. We filled the kitchen sink with warm soapy water, then taped a shower curtain to the kitchen floor. After taping the circles to the shower curtain, we put a little puddle of green paint on the shower curtain next to the circles and had him walk on the paint, then walk on the circles. He had so much fun! The circles came out great!
- By Mom2SammyW
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What a great idea... my kids are a bit older than Sammy so when I do this, I will have them draw pictures and sign it, then add the photo! Thanks Mom2SammyW!
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- Daughter: Age 6
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- ambersluv4mami - November 30, 2008
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I love to make Bath Cones. I take Bath Salt and put it in clear plastic piping bags. I just fill it up alittle bit to make room for Bubble bath or a Blow up bath pillow, and two ball Spunges all different colors. Put the salt in first then either the bath pillow or a small bottle of bubble bath then top it off with the ball spunges. Tie the bag and add whatever you want. I put curling ribbon and punch hole my favorite Chritmas Picture and tie to the curling ribbon. Or make Holiday Cds of my friends Favorite Christmas songs including mine.
One year when I was Younger My mom and I made a glass light up X mas tree and Star of David out of my baby sisters baby food jars. We took all the stickers off and drilled holes into the caps that were still on the jars and added lights! we glued the jars together with clear culking glue. and put all the jars into the Shape we wanted! It was So Pretty when it was Finished. That my ladies was 15 years ago. My baby sister is Now 16 and We still have the baby gerbar food Tree and Star of David!
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- Daughters: Ages 11 & 8
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- FamilyHost_Jen - December 01, 2008
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I love to make Bath Cones. I take Bath Salt and put it in clear plastic piping bags. I just fill it up alittle bit to make room for Bubble bath or a Blow up bath pillow, and two ball Spunges all different colors. Put the salt in first then either the bath pillow or a small bottle of bubble bath then top it off with the ball spunges. Tie the bag and add whatever you want. I put curling ribbon and punch hole my favorite Chritmas Picture and tie to the curling ribbon. Or make Holiday Cds of my friends Favorite Christmas songs including mine. One year when I was Younger My mom and I made a glass light up X mas tree and Star of David out of my baby sisters baby food jars. We took all the stickers off and drilled holes into the caps that were still on the jars and added lights! we glued the jars together with clear culking glue. and put all the jars into the Shape we wanted! It was So Pretty when it was Finished. That my ladies was 15 years ago. My baby sister is Now 16 and We still have the baby gerbar food Tree and Star of David!
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Oh wow... that sounds so beautiful ambersluv4mami! We would love to see it if you can get a picture!
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- Daughter: Age 5
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- jillybean_108 - December 02, 2008
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I am making homemade picture frames, I like your idea
about drawing a picture for family members, I will have
to have Maggie do that this year.
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- FamilyHost_Jen - December 03, 2008
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I am making homemade picture frames, I like your idea about drawing a picture for family members, I will have to have Maggie do that this year.
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I had not thought abou tmaking frames... what a great idea! Thanks jillybean_108!
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- SUZIESAYS - December 03, 2008
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Great Idea Kids home made Gifts are treasured for years to come. They are made with love and thought.
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- gliztygirl - December 03, 2008
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I love to make Bath Cones. I take Bath Salt and put it in clear plastic piping bags. I just fill it up alittle bit to make room for Bubble bath or a Blow up bath pillow, and two ball Spunges all different colors. Put the salt in first then either the bath pillow or a small bottle of bubble bath then top it off with the ball spunges. Tie the bag and add whatever you want. I put curling ribbon and punch hole my favorite Chritmas Picture and tie to the curling ribbon. Or make Holiday Cds of my friends Favorite Christmas songs including mine. One year when I was Younger My mom and I made a glass light up X mas tree and Star of David out of my baby sisters baby food jars. We took all the stickers off and drilled holes into the caps that were still on the jars and added lights! we glued the jars together with clear culking glue. and put all the jars into the Shape we wanted! It was So Pretty when it was Finished. That my ladies was 15 years ago. My baby sister is Now 16 and We still have the baby gerbar food Tree and Star of David!
- By ambersluv4mami
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i really like that idea and for teenage girls you could do a spa themed with bathfizzies and packets of facials. anothar idea for younger girls is to put a little hand towel they have ones when you put it in water and it comes unloose. you could also put little rubber duckeys, lipgloss, shampoo and conditioner you could make diffrent vershions of it to like hair cone with hair prouduts and hair clips and rubber bands or a toy cone for little kids,candy cones, craft cone with little craft kits,sewing cone and many more.
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- Sons: Ages 19, 16 & 5
- Daughter: Age 2
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- ferrari-johnson - December 03, 2008
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i really like that idea and for teenage girls you could do a spa themed with bathfizzies and packets of facials. anothar idea for younger girls is to put a little hand towel they have ones when you put it in water and it comes unloose. you could also put little rubber duckeys, lipgloss, shampoo and conditioner you could make diffrent vershions of it to like hair cone with hair prouduts and hair clips and rubber bands or a toy cone for little kids,candy cones, craft cone with little craft kits,sewing cone and many more.
- By gliztygirl
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OH, I like this idea. I may try this for my sister. She's no teenager but she'd LOVE this. Great ideas!
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"The sun is shining somewhere...SMILE and find it in you!"
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- gliztygirl - December 03, 2008
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this year my daugter made for her cousin (her cousins in her 30s) a spa day for her birthday we found a card at target that had nail polish on the front inside it said wishing you an extra coat of happines then she made a little certifacate for a trip to her homemade day spa
for the spa she dimed the lights in her room and borrowed my relaxation cd and put it on she did a facial, foot soak, manicure and pedicure she also had her ware a robe and her hair twisted in a towel served her hot choclate and choclates her cousin loved it.
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