Kids wish to be vacation gift-givers, too (however, they probably like being on the receiving end most). So, help children craft provides– such as journals, calendars, and personally packaged edible treats– for their favorite people. Kids can customize products inspired by their art jobs to reveal their gratitude for their moms and dads, grandparents, and teachers– and take pride in putting their imagination to great use for a generous cause.
Whether they’re packing granola present boxes or decorating cookie tins with hand-drawn styles, the little ones in your life will leap at the opportunity to get crayons, markers, and colored pencils to make something special.
A number of these tasks double as simple ways to make several presents using your kids’ artwork– and all of them are bound to make any adult smile this holiday.
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Granola Gift Box
When the family decides to spend an afternoon making gifts for instructors, simple assembly-line production is crucial. Everybody pitches in.
Someone makes a big batch of granola, which is basic to personalize with various add-ins. Somebody else discovers the jars of raw honey and plans the packaging (choose good-looking, compostable wood boxes lined with tissue). The kids take over, filling and sealing the bags of granola, loading the boxes, and making labels to tie on with waxed twine.
Those couple of hours prove a best antidote to the craze of the holiday season.
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Edible Snow Globes
Kids will like making these cookie “snow worlds.” Have them decorate homemade gingerbread cookies with royal icing and sweets, and produce luminous trees by melting difficult sweets into triangle shapes.
Everything is anchored with more icing and sealed in glass containers with painted tops (primed with Gesso). The contents are edible– however most likely to be admired than eaten.
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Iron-on AccessoriesHow can you share your kids’ imagination with friends and family? For beginners, utilize your kids’s preferred illustrations to decorate canvas bags, checkbook covers, or eyeglass cases. It’s quick and simple to do with iron-on transfer paper that fits through any ink-jet printer, available at craft shops.
Print a drawing onto multiple sheets of it, cut out the design, then use a dry iron to move the image to tidy canvas, according to the directions on the bundle. Separate one image from a busy drawing to make a bold, modern (and cute) statement, or duplicate a single drawing several times to make a pattern.
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Decal Cookie Tins
There’s no much better gift for an instructor or neighbor than cookies or sweet packaged in a keepsake tin. Print a child’s illustration on a water slide decal (some decals have a transparent background; others are white).
To safeguard the image, spray decal with coating spray; let dry. Position the decal on a tin; push out excess water with a tissue, and let dry. Long after the sugary foods are gone, the tin will hold the memory of a child’s gift.
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Kids’ Art Handkerchief
A perennially stylish accessory, a handkerchief becomes a wearable work of art with a custom-made drawing. With fabric crayons (offered at crafts stores), draw directly on a cotton or linen scarf (after practicing on paper).
To heat-set, put a scrap piece of fabric over the drawing, and gently iron according to directions on the crayon bundle. Connect the folded handkerchief with waxed cord or thin ribbon, add a present tag, and place it in a color-coordinated envelope.
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Checkbook Cover
These useful, yet spirited covers make even the most ordinary jobs more enjoyable. Using a clear passport cover or clear checkbook sleeve as a template, trace over child’s artwork. Eliminate, and slip photo inside sleeve.
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Gingerbread Loaves
Gingerbread catches the essence of the holidays– warmth, homeyness, time-honored traditions– in a single pan. Wrap the baked loaf in cellophane, then complete with a bow of kitchen twine and a tailored present tag (the kids can handle that part– and assist bake, too!).
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Custom-made Calendar
A custom-made, kid-created calendar is a present any adult can treasure all year long. To create, use peel-and-stick laminate to an image (follow plan directions). Get rid of a calendar from its initial support, and attach with double-sided tape.
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Kid-Embellished Journals
Handmade end documents featuring kid drawings change basic journals into mementos. A journal of any size will work.
1. Step the book’s original end paper, then cut photo so that it’s slightly wider to accommodate the fold.
2. Next, use a paintbrush to apply white glue evenly over the end paper.
3. Lay artwork over glued area and press, starting at center and working out.
4. Wipe off any excess glue; a parent can cut the edges with an energy knife if required.
4. Close the journal, and stack heavy books on top.
5. Let it dry overnight.
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Artistic Magnets
Here’s a brand-new twist on the familiar refrigerator-art gallery: Let kids’ turn their illustrations into magnets that can be utilized all year long. They can draw handy fridge tips or a Christmas tree and accessories. Print onto magnet sheets, and cut out. To provide magnets as presents, affix them to a greeting card with double-sided tape.
