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I would love to get started early this year. I say early, it's already the first week in November. What are you guys having the kids make for parent gifts this year? I'm always so clueless. I have from 12 months up to 3 1/2 yrs. Help!
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I just useally do salt dough ornaments. But i rotate shapes i do them in so parents get a diffrent shape each year. I useally do 2 per shapes per year. My husband sprays a shall on them as well.
As well the kids color Christmas colouring pages and we use that as well to wrap them in.Comment
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I think I'm going to do something like this: https://pocketofpreschool.com/glass-...content=tribes
My kids are all young this year so I need to keep it simple.Comment
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For the kids gift to the parents it's usually the no bake cinnamon ornaments or something similar. I know I probably go way overboard, but I always give the kids a gift from me and make the parents a gift basket.Comment
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I would like ideas too. Most of my kids are infants or 2 year olds that honestly cannot participate much.Comment
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12 days of Christmas hand/foot print books are fun, although time consuming. The big stamp pads help, though.
I remember doing these in the 80's. I did find a current link for reference: https://www.healthyhappythriftyfamil...handprint.html- Unless otherwise stated, all my posts are personal opinion and worth what you paid for them.
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Kids to parents will be a salt dough ornament or magnet. Me to parents will be a photo album of their child through the year. Me to kids will probably be pajamas, slippers and a book. Me from my husband will be new toys for the daycare playroom,
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We are doing a photo of their child decoupaged onto canvas, with handprint antlers and a red nose.
Then a christmas cardstock tree card, I bought printed cardstock at michaels on sale, I cut it into strips of varying sizes and have the kids glue them smallest to largest to make a tree shape. We have some similar ones with craft sticks.
We have done SO MANY Christmas crafts most parents here 3+ years will get repeats at some point.
other ideas-dollar store mugs and acrylic markers (just bake to set)
white canvas, painters tape a snowflake and let kids go to town. After it dries, peel the tape.
melt perler beads into metal ornaments. Easy for toddlers.
crystal snowflake ornaments (pipe cleaners, boiling water, borax) they crystalize and come out super cute.
fingerprint christmas lights
pine cones and pom poms for a tree
so.many.handprint ideas out there.Comment
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It's been a while since I've done snow globes....or lighted potpourri jars.Comment
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I just take the week off and give parents the gift of spending time with their children over the holidays.
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I'm making these this year!Attached FilesComment
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Haha I'm closed too. I did a holiday party last year but this year will not be open to have one.
Sad thing is if we were open there be parents sending their kids to have free time.Comment
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I made these last year and the parents loved them! I didn't spend more than $3 each on these!
7 inch glass vase from dollar tree, vellum paper and a battery operated tea light candle. Really cute when lit up at night.Attached FilesComment
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Maybe I am the odd one out here, but I don't usually to Christmas gifts for parents. We do big mother's day and fathers day gifts, and then at Christmas I give the kids gifts from me.
In my mind, if a parent wants a holiday keepsake (outside of the usual handprint/footprint holiday themed art we do year round), they should also build the memories around the keepsake and make it with their child themselves.
I love to make keepsakes with my DS, and I know the memories are what make his art even more special to me.Comment
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