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Christmas Gifts [ Home] [ Search ] [ Up ] [ Advent Calendar Activities ] [ Angel Crafts ] [ Christmas Gifts ] [ Christmas Tree Crafts ] [ Christmas Wreath Crafts ] [ Crafty Christmas Ornaments ] [ Other Christmas Crafts ] [ Reindeer Crafts ] [ Religious Crafts ] [ Santa and His Elves Crafts ] DLTK's Crafts for Kids Christmas Gifts for Children to Make I think most of the Christmas Crafts on the site would makegreat gifts from the kids, but here are a few that I created with gift giving inmind. Christmas Coupons Age 5+ Great stocking stuffers for mom and dad! Christmas Puzzle Piece Picture Frame Age 2+ Chocolate-Mint Spoon Age 4+ Desk Snow Globe Age 4+ Dog Biscuits Make a Christmas treat for Rover! Age 3+ Easy Blanket Idea Age 5+ Easy Gift Tag Ideas Any Age Hawaiian Cookies in a Jar Age 3+ (my 3 year old, loves measuring and dumping ingredients) Painted Ornaments easy enough for young children to do, but such a pretty result that even adults will enjoy this project! Age 3+ Pinecone Ornament Age 2+ Plastic Canvas Christmas Tree Ornaments Age 6+ Ribbon Ornaments likely the toughest craft on the site. Suitable for adults. Age 1 2+ Rudolf Pin Age 5+ Snowman Soup with optional Mug Age 2+ can do the soup Age 5+ can make the mug to go with No Picture Available Tile Collage Age 5+ Tri Bead Napkin Rings Age 5+ Christmas Handprint Craft Ideas: Handprint and footprint crafts make great Christmas craftprojects. Rather than simply doing the projects on paper, you can stampthem with fabric paint onto t-shirts or napkins. You can arrange them onpaper and cover with clear contact paper to make placemats. Or you cantrace onto craft foam, cut out and glue to make wall hangings and Christmas treeornaments. Here's a list of hand and footprint Christmas projects on thesite: Angel Handprint and Footprint Craft with Poem Christmas Handprint Wreath Christmas Tree Handprint Craft Rudolf Hand and Foot Craft If you would like to add to the project, we have a variety of handprint poems to go with your craft. Here are some more thoughts that viewers have sent in: I have a home daycare with kids the ages of 0-7. Some christmas gift we have made are. Handprint wreath on burlap with a wooden dowel to make it a banner. I just painted the kids hands green and helped them place it in a circle then I painted their thumb red to make berries. I also took blue felt and painted their feet white and had them stand on the felt then painted their hands white and and placed them out next to the top of their feet. This makes an angel. We also glued fake doll hair on the balls of the feet and wiggle eyes under the hair. We have also traced their hands onto fusible web then fused the hand prints to different types of christmas fabric, then I cut out the handprints and fused them to a piece of Christmas fabric in the shape of a tree with the hands pointing downward. I also made this product a banner with a dowel. Another idea I had is to trace my kids hands out of constructions paper and put it in the center of the plate and on the edge put their name and the date. I think that would make a great Christmas gift for grandparents. One idea that worked very well was to make the child's handprints in dough that is bakeable ( self-hardening ). Put the year and child's name on it along with a hanger on the back. I had a parent call me when she opened the gift on Christmas day, in tears. Said it was the best thing she could have every gotten because although she always wanted to do this, she put it off and had we not done it, her child would have grown up before she did it herself.

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Yet another wedding? Give great gifts for less! - Fashion & beauty - MSNBC.com Skip navigation Today Show Cookbook Working Mom Guide Hometown Wedding Concert Series Entertainment Health Money Fashion & Beauty Kitchen Relationships Books Parenting Home & Garden Weekend Edition Early Today U.S. News World News Business Sports Entertainment Tech / Science Weather Health Travel Blogs Etc. Local News Newsweek Multimedia News Video Most Popular NBC NEWS MSNBC TV Today Show Nightly News Meet the Press Dateline NBC MSNBC Home Today Fashion & beauty Yet another wedding? Give great gifts for less! You want to give the happy couple something stylish; on the other hand, you don't want to go broke. Judy Gordon has some suggestions PotteryBarn.com All tied up! Your gift will be appreciated - and they think it cost much more! By By Judy Gordon "Today" Style Editor Today show You're thrilled for the bride and groom, of course, but the typical line-up of summer weddings can really do a number on your bank account. The answer? Gorgeous gifts that look like a million bucks, but ring in for under $50. We show you some great ideas of what to get (and where to get them) in the latest edition of our weekly fashion and beauty update! JCPenney.com Cheers! These champagne flutes are stylish but not expensive. The perfect toast Give the happy couple even more reasons to celebrate with the gift of beautiful champagne flutes. They're particularly striking in a color (such as deep ruby). Leave it to style guru Colin Cowie to create a wonderful line of well-priced stemware and china that's a great source for chic wedding presents (available at JC Penney; $19.99 for the set of four). Don't be surprised when you're invited back to the couple's first dinner party! Trend Tip: A set of two very special champagne glasses - ones that a couple can use on special, private occasions - is also a lovely gift, and one that will bring back happy memories every time they use them. Target.com Cool! An ice cream maker is a sweet gift. Just desserts They've got their toaster, their microwave, their blender.. So how about an ice cream maker to satisfy a sweet tooth or wow dinner guests? It's not only easy to use, it can also handle the creation of sorbets or frozen cocktails. And it all takes about 10 to 20 minutes. Check out Target for a stylish selection (the one featured here runs $49.99; with other models available). Trend Tip: Other innovative appliances that make great gifts include a panini press, a rice steamer (sushi, anyone?), a smoothie maker or a dehydrator (used to dry flowers, herbs, fruits and more). Spiegel.com Stylish! These vases are sure to please. Home sweet home Yes, it is possible to find striking, wedding-worthy home accessories for under $50 - you just have to know where to look. We're big fans of home dcor catalogs and Web sites such as Horchow and Spiegel, where you can find surprisingly modern gift ideas for a song, like this set of three ceramic vases ($39 by Jonathan Adler at Spiegel.com). Not sure of the couple's taste? You can't go wrong with something simple that's adaptable to any dcor. Trend Tip: Trendsetters love Jonathan Adler's home and textile accessories for their great style and even better prices. At his Web site (JonathanAdler.com) you'll find more gift ideas. TheKnot.com Classy! A picnic can be super-romantic. Couple time We love gifts that encourage the new bride and groom to spend time together after all the wedding hoopla settles down. A classic picnic set is a wonderfully romantic idea for couples who love to head outdoors, whether it be a hike in the woods or to listen to a symphony at a local park. This $49.99 wonder (available at TheKnot.com) includes service for two plus a cheese knife, cutting board and corkscrew. Trend Tip: If you'd really like to give a gift that's unexpected and unique, give a collection of games. Consider mixing old classics like Monopoly or mystery games with new trends such as poker or even a Game Boy! PotteryBarn.com Together at last! Your frame and their picture. Photo finish Those wedding day photos will be reviewed fondly for years to come, so what better gift than an archival-quality photo album embossed with the words "I do"? A gift like this (available at Pottery Barn; $39), a great frame or a travel photo album will be appreciated forever. Trend Tip: For a truly personal gift, you could even take a camera to the wedding and then send an album like this afterwards, filled with your own photos and special notes. Sweet! Only on TODAY.MSNBc.com! 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How to Wrap a Birthday Gift - eHow.com Clear Instructions on How To Do (just about) Everything Web eHow.com Home Family & Relationships Center Family Life How to Wrap a Birthday Gift Try to be as creative as possible when wrapping a birthday gift. Keep the gift recipient's age, likes and dislikes in mind when choosing the colors and types of materials used in your wrappings. Follow these instructions to wrap most gift boxes. Steps: 1. Choose a wrapping paper appropriate to the gift recipient. Is the gift for a child's birthday? Your grandmother's birthday? Does the recipient have a favorite color? There are wrapping papers available to suit any gift recipient. 2. Choose coordinating ribbon, and either purchase a premade bow or make your own. See "How to Tie a Decorative Bow" in Related eHows for instructions. If you decide to make your own bow, purchase additional ribbon. 3. Gather your materials and lay them out on a flat work surface. A kitchen or dining room table works best, but be sure not to scratch the table's surface when cutting the wrapping paper. 4. Use a string or a tape measure to determine the dimensions of your gift box. For a rectangular box, measure around the box as if you were measuring a waist. Add 2 inches to this dimension, and jot down this number. 5. Measure the length of your gift box. Measure the height of the box, multiply that number by two and add the total to the length measurement. Write this number down. 6. Use a ruler or yardstick to cut a piece of wrapping paper to the dimensions calculated in Steps 4 and 5 and place wrapping paper face down on your work surface. 7. Position package, top down, onto paper so that you are able to bring lengthwise edges of the wrapping paper to the middle of the box. Center the gift box. 8. Bring one lengthwise edge of wrapping paper to the center of the box. Secure with tape. Turn the opposite edge of paper under approximately 1 inch and bring this to the center of the box as well. The turned-under edge should overlap the first taped edge. 9. Position box so that one short end is facing you. Grasp left and right edges of wrapping paper and push the sides in so that top and bottom flaps are formed. Make sure that the edges are pushed in as far as they will go without ripping the paper. Secure pushed-in edges to box with tape. 10. Bring upper flap down against the side of the box, making sure that flap is sharply creased at its folds. Secure flap against box with tape. Bring lower flap up against the side of the box. Crease and secure as you did for the upper flap. Repeat for opposite end of box. 11. Position package so that the seamless side is up. Affix ribbon and bow as desired. Tips: Consider using comics or newspaper to wrap your gift; or stamp or paint appropriate designs onto plain white or brown Kraft paper. Choose transparent cellophane tape for your gift-wrapping needs. This will give your package a more tidy appearance than can be achieved with other types of tape. Secure lengthwise edges with tape all along the box length - at the middle and both ends. Use several short pieces of tape rather than one long piece. Use a fabric-lined basket or a drawstring fabric bag to wrap your gift if it will not fit in a box. Warnings: Check the label on any package of gift-wrapping paper to make sure there's enough paper inside to wrap your gift box. If you are wrapping a very large box or several gifts, you may need to purchase more than one package. Don't choose gift-wrapping paper that comes folded into precut squares. It has deep creases, which can give your package a crumpled, untidy appearance. Opt for paper that comes on a tube instead. Don't forget to remove the price tag before wrapping your gift. 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