Christmas is not all about spending in order to express a thought. Though we value something that is bought in store for its price tag, there’s nothing that can compare to a gift that’s personally and carefully made. This yuletide season, let your loved ones feel the true meaning of giving and sharing through a handmade gift. Here are 3 Christmas presents that are easy to make and friendly to your wallet or no expense at all.
Candy Covered Decorations (for kids and adults)
Candy ornaments really are a fun and exciting activity for parties. Whether for kids or adults, these sugary treats are the most favorite during the holidays. You can easily decorate cookies to make candy covered ornaments, or you can stick candies to cardboard shapes to produce your candy coated decorations.
Cookies that make hard candy ornament bases include homemade cookies: shaped sugar cookies and gingerbread cookies, or use boxed up cookies: ginger snaps, shortbread cookies or graham crackers.
How to Make Candy Covered Ornaments
- Mix up a batch of Royal Icing Glue and gather up your favorite small candies and colored sprinkles.
- Spread a thin layer of icing glue on a cookie (to make an edible ornament) or cardboard shapes.
- Glue candies to the cookies or shapes. Glue on a ribbon or string to the back of the candy covered ornament.
- Let the candy ornaments dry overnight before hanging on display rack, in window, on a Xmas tree or wrapping up to use as a gift package tie-on.
Decorate a picture frame (for a teenage girl or boy)
Photo frames may be common but its presence never fades in every occasions of the year. To spice up your ordinary picture frame, you just need a touch of creativity and follow like these instructions:
- Buy a picture frame (remember, the inexpensive one). You can make use of plastic, but other raw materials should work fine, too.
- Collect or purchase plastic doll accessories, beads, jigsaw puzzle pieces, and other knick-knacks that represent the interests of the receiver. For example, for an athletic girl, you could use a plastic Barbie doll tennis shoes or plastic toy baseballs and popcorn from a doll house set.
- Look for a jigsaw puzzle with soccer or football photos on it and use those pieces. And get some athletic-themed scrapbooking or card-making accessories from a craft store.
- Using hot glue or glue dots, glue the items on the frame. Put a special note or message in the frame, and you’ve got a wonderful gift without an extravagant price tag.
Make a Personalized Video (for family and friends)
Produce a personalized video. Videos are simple and easy to make nowadays. You are able to shoot them straight from your cell phone, import them in your computer and copy over a CD (DVD). They’re especially great for members of the family or friends that have moved out of town and are not updated on family events or developments, for instance, the recent reunion or about the kids. Videos are personalized gifts that are irresistible since they are engaging and entertaining (sometimes funny if you’ve got cute little boys and girls playing in them) as well as heart wrenching.
