Homemade Christmas ...by my kids

I am looking for some great gifts that my kids can buy MAKE for their friends, siblings, cousins, etc for Christmas this year.  I was flipping through my favorite magazine...Disney's Family FUN.  I came across the idea of a "Gift Making Party."  I think its a great idea and now I am on the hunt for some great projects that we can do.   Some of the ideas that they had were:

Personalized Notebooks
Terrific Trivets
Stenciled Dish Towels
Fleece-Weave Scarves

I also think that Oriental Trading Company will have some cute crafts.

I have been thinking of projects too.  Here are some of the ideas that I have thought of for the gift making party.


Hair bows (lots of videos on youtube) Here, Here, Here, Here, Here, (some ideas...Here) and the curly one is called "corker" ribbon.

Soda Can Hair bows like THIS.  My friend Brooke did a great tutorial!
My 10 Year journal tutorial
My Book Sling project
    
A prayer Chart
Painted/ Iron on Crayon colored picture pillowcases
Decorated purses/ bags
Homemade candles or soap
Crochet_________/ Knit___________
Cross stitch
Homemade Silly putty...like Here and Here
Melting Chocolates into molds/ treats
Homemade perfume
Scripture cards (like a page a day calendar kinda thing)
FHE packets
Use glow in the dark paint to make a cute sign, door hanger, etc...
Prayer doll/ bear (to help them remember to pray).  (see oriental trading co)
Prayer rug (using carpet samples)
Gratitude Journals
hand drawn calendar (Lakeshore, with coupon codes to make them cheaper..or in the store)
Picture/ picture of dawings calendar (have your kids draw pictures, then you take a picture of it and make a calendar on snapfish, artscow, vistaprint, etc.
Photo iron on quilt
Placemats (kids draw pictures and then you laminate them to be placemats)
Decorate picture frames ($1 or lakeshore again)
Sunday bags (clipart to color, quiet book, pictures, crayons, etc)
Sunday flip chart/ book.  Pictures, clipart, etc)
Beaded book marks
Jewelry (beads....necklace, bracelet, etc)
Mod Podge (little wooden boxes...jewelry boxes, etc)
I spy bags
4 patch quilts
favorite recipes (cookbook)
pillowcases for every season/holiday
friendship bracelets
hotpads
knit hats on the circle looms


There are also some SUPER FUN, but a bit harder/time consuming  ideas HERE, HERE, HERE & HERE.  These all have LOTS of great ideas but some take a bit more time, effort, skill, etc.  


I think that is a pretty good start to ideas of simple to more advanced projects for kids to make for gifts this year.


Please...Please...PLEASE.........If you have ideas to share, add them in!


I am looking forward to helping the girls remember the true meaning of Christmas!