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December 4, 2007 at 2:03 pm #243930
BigDodgeMan
Hip Dad Gift
Instructions:
Buy a pair of white boxers. On each side of the boxers, where the
hips are, put your a handprint. On the back side of the boxers,
write “I’m A Hip Dad”, and decorated the front however you want.
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Hot Chocolate in a JarMaterials:
Baby Food Jar
Hot Cocoa Mix
Miniature marshmallows
Hershey Kiss Candy
Small Candy Cane
4-inch or Larger Fabric Scrap
Ribbon
GlueInstructions:
Clean the baby food jar and make sure it is completely dry.
Put a one cup serving of the hot cocoa mix into the jar. Fill to the
top with the miniature marshmallows. Put the cover on the jar tightly.
inches long. Set the fabric circle centered on top of the jar lid.
Tie the ribbon around the fabric along the edge of the lid. Tie a bow
in the ribbon.Glue the hearshey kiss to the top, center of the lid. Glue the small
candy cane onto the side of the jar.
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Jewlery HolderInstructions for making an hand-shaped jewelry and ring holder.
Materials Needed:
Paint or Markers
Glue
Tape
Piece of Fabric
Rice, Dreid Beans, or Sand
RibbonInstructions:
Trace your hand and part of your forearm (about 2-3 inches) on a
piece of thick (corrugated) cardboard. Cut out the hand shape you
just traced. You may need to use a utility knife with an adult’s
help! Use this cut-out to trace another hand shape, and cut it out
also. Glue the 2 hand shapes together so they are facing the same
direction. This double thickness will help make your jewlry and ring
holder more sturdy.Using the paint, decorate your hand shape. Use your imagination…
You can paint it to look like a real hand complete with colored nails
and rings, or you can make it colorful to match your room! Paint one
side and let it dry completely, and then paint the other side.Working along the edge of the fabric, use a pair of scissors and make
very small slits about every inch. You want the slits big enough only
to be able to thread your ribbon through. Weave the ribbon through
the slits in the fabric, going down one hole and up another until you
get back to where you started. Pull a little on both ends of the
ribbon until your fabric looks like a bowl shape.
Place 1 – 2 cups of rice, dried beands, or sand in the fabric bowl
shape until it is almost full. Stick the wrist section of the
cardboard hand into the rice, dried beans, or sand. Once you get the
hand shape secure, pull on both ends of the ribbon again to finish
gathering your material. You want the fabric with the ribbon woven
through it to be snug against your hand shape. Tie the ribbon into a
bow!To help make this jewelry holder more stable, run a bead of glue
along the section where the cardboard and ribbon meet. Always pick
your jewelry holder up by the fabric base, never by the cardboard
hand!
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Laundry Scoop Magnet
Materials Needed:Laundry Scoop
Photograph
Glue
Ribbon
Magnet Strip
Instructions:
Trim your photo to fit inside the laundry scoop. Glue your photo into
the scoop. You will want the top of your photo on the side of the
scoop with the handle. Tie a ribbon around the scoop handle. Attach
the magnet strip to the back and hang on the fridge!Optional: You can fancy up your scoop with paint, stickers, lace, etc.
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Mother’s Survivial Kit
“I have a great gift that I received when my child was first-born, it
was htis Mother’s Survivial Kit. For anyone who wants to use it this
way, here is what you include and the poem you use”:A toothpick to pick out the good qualities in your child.
A candy hug and kiss to remind you of the power you get from lots of
hugs and kisses.A band-aid to help with all of life’s hurt feelings.
An eraser to erase any mistakes you might make along the way.
need theirs.Every one of my girlfriends now get these when they have a child. I
use little tiny baby shower favor bags or boxes and print out the
saying on large stickers w/ a baby border. Fill the bag/box with the
items called for and stick it on. I also include (at the bottom of
the sticker) the baby’s name, dob, and vitals….they love them!!”
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Wrap Up RecipesFoolproof recipes are always welcome gifts. If you had time, you
would make a little notebook and handwrite 20 of your favorites.
Here’s a speedier version: Pick one recipe, have your child write it
on an index card, and package it with some of the ingredients. Give a
play-clay recipe, for example, with a cookie cutter and balls of
starter clay wrapped in plastic. Give a bubble recipe with glycerin
and a wand, or pancake mix with the dry ingredients sifted into jars.
Any recipe that starts with the words “Never-Fail Party _________”
would be well-received in my house. I don’t mean to hint.
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Art Cards
for doting grandparents and other relatives. CRAFT MATERIALS:
Ruler and pencil
Card stock or construction paper
Scissors
Glue stick
ArtworkTime needed: Under 1 Hour
1. The following directions are for a 4 1/4-by-6-inch card (which
fits nicely into a store-bought envelope), but obviously you can
adjust the dimensions to any size you like. Using the ruler and
pencil, trace a 12 3/4-by-6-inch rectangle onto your card stock or
paper and cut it out.2. Fold the rectangle in thirds, accordion style. From the top third,
cut out a window that will fit your artwork, leaving at least a 1/2-
inch border around the edges.
glue the back of the artwork and the frame around the artwork to the
paper behind them. Place the finished card under a book for about an
hour to set.Tips:
If you don’t want to part with your child’s original artwork or want
to use a very large piece of artwork, you can make reduced copies
with a color copier.
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RIBBON HOLDER
To keep your holiday ribbon from tangling, store it in a sugar
dispenser and pull the ends through the opening in the lid.
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A Stocking Countdown CalendarWe gave the traditional Advent calendar a creative kick, turning it
into a festive garland that reuses your kids’ colorful socks. Tucked
inside are notes, games, and goodies for kids to receive — one sock
for each day leading up to the Jolly Old Elf’s visit. CRAFT
25 socks
Marker
25 mini clothespins (available at craft supply stores)
Stocking hangers, painter’s tape, or pushpins
6-foot length of cord, string, or ribbon
A game (a Mad Libs or Sudoku a day)
Art supplies, such as a mini paint kit and pad
A special ornament to add to the tree
A new pair of socks!Time needed: About 2 to 3 Hours
1. To make your “calendar,” fill the 25 socks with small treats,
using our list of suggestions or your own ideas.2. Use a marker to number the mini clothespins with 1 through 25.
or pushpins to temporarily hang a 6-foot length of cord, string, or
ribbon within easy reach of a child. Clip the treat-filled socks to
the cord in numerical order, then each day have kids remove one to
discover their surprises.
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November 4, 2008 at 3:54 pm #402662
faxonfive
Great ideas!!!! These are crafts I can sit down with the kids and do!!
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November 4, 2008 at 4:06 pm #402665
starsinnight
I really think that everyone in my family is getting hot cocoa this year! With the economy like this, I can’t really afford any thing else and it is such a cute idea!
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November 5, 2008 at 2:04 am #402733
JoAnn
idea the most. Nice post. -
November 5, 2008 at 8:07 am #402744
QueenSissi
Thanks for the ideas. my favourite is the advent’s calendar… I just needed to collect all the unpaired stocks over the house and there I’d go 🙂 LOL (just kidding – though many stocks find a way of running away from this house – I still haven’t figured out how since I really try to lock them in ;))
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November 5, 2008 at 11:18 am #402768
brchbell
What a great idea! I got a whole barrel of unmatched socks that they can use for anything from finding a match to dusting the house with! I can pick out my favorite 25 and do the Advent calendar thing!
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November 5, 2008 at 4:47 pm #402803
NC_mom
Kris
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November 5, 2008 at 5:02 pm #402804
rtebalt
Some great ideas! Thanks! 🙂
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