When my older children were little their Grandpa gave them a finger print art book. They are way beyond finger print art but Esther thought it was so "beautiful" when I showed it to her. (disclaimer: that was the only link I could find to the book. I'm guessing it's out of print, I know our grandparents wouldn't have spent anywhere near that on a book - no matter how "beautiful" it is. Also, this is not an affiliate link.)
While everyone else was a their various Wednesday night activities we did finger print art on bookmarks.
One year Benjamin made ribbon and button book marks. I did the hot glue and he did everything else.
Ok, so those are super easy kids crafts that even the very young can do.
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To help address other family members who had financial difficulties during the holidays, my sisters, grandmother, and I have all agreed to give handmade items for Christmas. We've done this for the last several years. I think it helps to make Christmas mean more - because you're giving of yourself, your time, your efforts, and people tend to put a little more thought into the actual gift. Last year, I took my father's old shirts (he died in 09) and made them into aprons for females in my family and ties for the men. This way, everyone had something of my father's that they could wear on a regular basis and remember him. It doesn't always have to cost anything to mean a whole lot.
ReplyDeleteoh, Cindy, what an amazing gift! Your family must have been so very thankful.
DeleteWonderful bookmarks! I like them. Great idea for readers.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rachel. She's having so much fun making them.
DeleteThey are gorgeous. We just started making our Christmas gift today so have saved your link.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I'd love for you to link up any of your creations. Also, if you see things you think others might enjoy feel free to invite the creator to link up. The link ups will stay open until Nov. 31st.
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