This is a near-instant present that nonetheless possesses the keys to good giving: it's personalized, useful, and sure to delight Dad, Grandpa, or anyone else who receives it. Plus, it's easy to mail.
| Prep Time: About 2 to 3 hours | |
| What you need: | |
| Clear photo key chain (available at hardware and discount
stores)
Pens, markers, crayons Paper Scissors | |
| Seasons: Year round | |
| Materials: markers, scissors | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | Remove the ring or chain from the key chain and slide out
the paper insert. |
| 2. | Trace the insert onto a blank sheet of paper and cut it out. |
| 3. | Have your child decorate the paper with a drawing, write a personal message on the back, and slide it into the key chain. Replace the ring, and the gift's done. |
| 4. |
For a twist on this gift: If your kid isn't in a drawing
mood -- or your preteen wants a cool little something to give her
friends -- she can make a mini mixed-media collage on the insert.
Cut up and glue on photographs (or color copies of them),
magazines, calendars, or even, for a holiday feel, old Christmas
cards. |
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Remove the ring or chain from the key chain and slide out
the paper insert.
For a twist on this gift: If your kid isn't in a drawing
mood -- or your preteen wants a cool little something to give her
friends -- she can make a mini mixed-media collage on the insert.
Cut up and glue on photographs (or color copies of them),
magazines, calendars, or even, for a holiday feel, old Christmas
cards.

