(Listening to 106.9 FM Christmas music right now, woo hoo!)
First off…I have had much better luck the past two days with the kids. In our tiny apartment, with all of this rain, one of the few things I can find to give them time apart is watching Sesame Street early in the morning (while mommy and daddy are still sleeping) and letting them play some of their computer games. It may sound like a waste of time, but as long as they’re having fun and not fighting, I am happy for now!
So, I have a few ideas, and I am excited for Christmas to come. I have some fun gifts planned. One for a family member, and it’s called an ‘exploding box’.
No, it doesn’t involve TNT.
It looks something like this:
With the help of one of my lovely Design Team ladies, I was linked to an easy tutorial. You can check it out {HERE} if you want to. I want to fill mine with photos. I’m not telling who I’m giving it to!
As for other gifts, I showed you the puppets for the kids in my last post. Jaycen is getting some cool Star Wars stuff and Brooke is getting Barbie stuff. How do I know? I have connections with the big man in red! *wink*
Oh and I have a gift planned for hubby. I ordered it last night. It can take up to several months to make…but I will show you a picture when it arrives!
Some tips for gift-giving…
Think of what your friend or loved one really likes. What’s their favorite food? Color? Movie? What do they love to do? For example, one year I got my father a fish-shaped oven mitt and stuffed it with Hot Tamale candy, because he loved cooking, fishing, and Hot Tamales. :-)
If they love movies and popcorn, why not buy their favorite movie, and stuff it in a little metal bucket with some bags of popcorn? Or get a theatre gift card? You don’t have to go all out, just think of something simple and creative that you could put together…after all, if it comes from the heart, that’s all that matters!
Okay, enough of my gushy ranting, haha.
Here’s another idea I have…I mentioned it yesterday.
Shrinky Dinks!
Do you remember those? (click HERE to see their website) I had some ‘Pound Puppy’ ones in the 80’s. An idea popped into my head the other day to make shrinky charms from my digital stamps.
Something like this…
(This is from the Missbluebirdandoscar Etsy Shop)
I would probably do single charms, and maybe some phone charms and bookmarks or something. Maybe just charms. Who knows! But I also want to get some Shrinky Dink kits for the kids too. I think that would be a fun craft!
Anyway, I will write again soon. Have a lovely day! :-)
Wow! You're even very creative with your gift giving, Melissa. Thanks for the awesome ideas.
ReplyDeleteThe exploding box instructions are the best I've ever seen. I think I'll try one for my mom's birthday and I wouldn't have without these clear instructions.
I hope you all have fun with the Shrinky Dinks. I loved them as a kid and have had a lot of fun stamping on them in my adult years.
Some Sesame Street and computer is a good thing for all of you in the increments that you're giving it to the kids. It's a very sane thing to do when you're all stuck inside. :)