Here are a few
more gifts that children can make.
Paper Beads
These paper beads
would be great to put in a center to keep kids busy. They could make the beads for a week and then string them
for someone special.
You will
need: wrapping paper, comics from
the newspaper, glue, pencil, string
Directions: Cut
the paper into ¾” x 7” triangles.
Starting at the wide end, roll around a pencil. Glue the end and slip off. When dry, you can string the beads on
yarn, ribbon, or fancy cord.
Picture Frame
A picture is a
gift that won’t end up in the trash.
Children could draw themselves or you could take a photo of the
child.
Hint! One teacher brought in dress-up clothes
for the children to pose in and then printed the picture in sepia.
You will need: cardboard, puzzle pieces, glue,
photograph
Directions: Cut cardboard into 4” x 8” picture
frames. Let children glue puzzle
pieces around the edges. Tape a
photo to the back.
Decorate with
buttons and say “Cute as a button!”
Popsicle Stick
Frame
You will need: craft sticks, craft glue, photograph,
cardboard (cereal box)
Directions: Lay two sticks together
horizontally. Place two sticks
together vertically on top and glue in place. Cut a photograph to fit in the frame. Glue a piece of cardboard to the back.
Golden Shoe
This project takes
a little work, but it will be an heirloom for sure!
You will need: old shoes, gallon of school glue, old
paint brush, gold spray paint
Directions: Ask each child to bring in one old
shoe. (Tennis shoes, party shoes,
ballet slippers – they all work.) Pour the school glue in a disposable container, and
then let them paint the glue all over their shoe. (Inside, outside, all over!) Dry for several days on wax paper. Have children paint glue all over their shoe a second time. Dry. Spray paint gold or silver.
Adaptations: Stick a sprig of holly in the shoe or
add this poem:
Here is my little shoe.
I made it just for you.
When I’m grown and tall,
you can remember
me small