Christmas Gifts Kids Can Make

Most kids love to make stuff and they love to give gifts – why not combine these two interests and let them make Christmas gifts? Think of the advantages of making Christmas gifts with your kids this year:

Here are some ideas for simple and easy gifts kids can make. Most will require at least some participation from you, although older children may be able to make some of these items on their own.

 

Know anyone who loves hot chocolate or mocha coffee? Chocolate spoons make a great, useful gift. All you do is melt chocolate and dip the spoons into the chocolate. When your chocolate-loving friends use the spoon to stir a hot drink, they get an extra dose of chocolate as a special treat.

 

This project works best with high-quality spoons. You can use different colored spoons and add special treats to the spoons such as mini marshmallows, crushed peppermints, or sprinkles – just sprinkle them on while the chocolate is still warm and wet.

 

To add to the gift, package the spoons with a “cocoa cone.” Just fill a cone-shaped bag (look in the cake decorating aisle of your hobby store for frosting bags) with hot chocolate mix, add a layer of mini-marshmallows or colored chocolate candies, and tie everything closed with a pretty ribbon.

 

Specialty stores sell pretty cookie, soup, and other mixes layered in glass jars for $10 and more. You and your children can easily make your own gift jars for far less. All you need is

 

 

The internet is full of recipes you can use to make your gift jars. Here is one I have made with children from church:

 

Add ingredients to a wide mouth quart jar in this order:

 

3/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 + 1/8 cup flour

1/3 cup cocoa

1/2 cup flour

2/3 cup brown sugar

2/3 cup sugar

1/2 cup chocolate chips

1/2 cup vanilla chips

1/2 cup nuts

 

On the recipe card, you include these instructions for making the brownies:

 

Combine contents of jar with:

 

1 tsp vanilla

2/3 cup vegetable oil

3 eggs

 

Pour into a greased 9×9 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 27-32 minutes

 

Here are some simple, inexpensive ideas if your children want to make gifts for friends, siblings, cousins, or other children:

With a bunch of pictures and a bottle of Modge Podge or other decoupage solution, your children can make any number of gifts. Here are some ideas:

 

Fleece is a great material for working with children because it is soft, comes in many designs, and doesn’t ravel. You can use fleece to make blankets, hats, scarves, pillows, and more. You don’t even need a sewing machine for many projects: you can cut the fleece into fringes and then knot them together. (photo from www.makingfriends.com)

 

 

 

 

Need more ideas for gifts? The internet is full of great ideas for gifts kids can make. Some good websites for you to check include

 

Have fun and get crafty together!