DIY gifts "from" LO to grandparents?

Re: DIY gifts "from" LO to grandparents?

• AlwaysForgetful member

  November 2014

  Ones I am considering.
  Salt dough foot prints https://
  Round ornament hand print
  round magnets (off the Bump)
  better idea of how to do magnets
  
  
  

  DS1 - 6/07
  DS2 - 8/08
  DS3- 9/09
  DD1 - 11/11
  DD2 - 10/13
  DD3 - Csection Scheduled November 29th
  
  

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• ballygirl member

  November 2014

  I have to do one this year for my cousin.  We have a big Christmas celebration with all my cousins and their kids - its about 28-30 people usually.  So, instead of everyone buying everyone gifts which would be an insane amount of gifts, we do a secret santa.  Everyone picks a name out of the santa hat and the next year they have to make that person a gift - can't be store bought.  So last year the babies were entered into the hat (as one person) and they got my cousin.  He is a chef, no kids, into making and drinking craft beers and is a total food snob.  So, the twins have to "make" something for him . I don't have many ideas.  The only thing I have right now is decorating an apron with their hand prints or something. Or maybe just an ornament of some kind.

   

  
  

  
  

   

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• mancila60 member

  November 2014

  We did something similar for Father's Day for my dad. We got a LSU football (his team) and did Ethan's hand prints. Then we put it in a case like they do trophy balls for display. He has it in his office. He loved it! Thinking we may do something similar for H's dad for Christmas.

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• AlwaysForgetful member

  November 2014

  Ok, So I just ordered things. I need paint still. Oops! I forgot about this one 
  Owl footprints that was shown to me by my ex MIL. I ordered some canvas to make those and then the glue, glass rounds, and some magnets to make the small magnets with pictures of each child in them. I bought larger packs so I can do them for other grandparents too.
  
  I love Amazon. Saves me from having to go across town with this snow. It will be another week until the crazy people are less crazy on the roads. *sighs* The first week/week and a half of snow is always fun.

  DS1 - 6/07
  DS2 - 8/08
  DS3- 9/09
  DD1 - 11/11
  DD2 - 10/13
  DD3 - Csection Scheduled November 29th
  
  

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• deedee1017 member

  November 2014

  AlwaysForgetful said:

  Ones I am considering.
  Salt dough foot prints https://
  Round ornament hand print
  round magnets (off the Bump)
  better idea of how to do magnets
  
  
  

  I've seen these magnets done with glass tiles from home depot.  I love them!

  

  
  

  

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• LittleBabyG2013 member

  November 2014

  All the kids on my husbands side makes something for the tree for all their grandparents ..aunts/uncles.. So we have like 10 to make Crazy yes..

  
  

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• Herefishy87 member

  November 2014

  I'm going to have my guys make these for grandparents/aunts/uncle
  https://www.redtedart.com/2010/12/15/kids-get-crafty-christmas-baubles/
  They should be pretty easy except having to cut out all the individual pieces.

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• Lesley0228 member

  November 2014

  In the past I've gone to one of those ceramic painting places and painted a platter with their handprints and my 5 yo has painted mugs. We made a cute garden stone for my mom with my daughter's footprints when she was a baby. Every year we make the grandparents photo ornaments. This year we made shutterfly calenders, so not crafty, but still cute.

  
  

  Matilda 6/19/09

  Graham 10/25/13

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