Food
-spiced nuts
-Cookie mix in a jar. Get together all the ingredients for cookies and put them in a nice decorative jar with an instruction card. You could also do this with a cocoa mix, bean soup, etc. Anything that has a bunch of dry ingredients.
-Cookies
Games & Toys
-Bingo - http://www.preschoolprintables.com/b...eanbingo.shtml
-Felt puzzles. Use one sheet and draw shapes on there with black markers and place a piece of velcro in each one. Then cut out shapes to fit in contrasting colours, put the other end of velcro on those, and voila! instant puzzle. Also would be nice with letters and numbers.
-Felt books. Same idea as above, only in book format. Glue some pieces down and have others removable. For example, glue down the body of a lion and have a removable head.
-Stickers. Use the clip art on your computer for some fun pictures and print them on regular sheets of labels in different sizes.
-Journals. Buy basic journals from the dollar store and embellish the cover with fabric, glitter, paint, etc. Add a funky pen/pencil that you buy or embellish.
-Make your own kits. Include all the ingredients for making a particular craft along with instructions and give them as kits for people to do at home. Kits for felt puzzles (include stencils), wooden decorations or dough art with paints, fabric and instructions for making a Christmas stocking (easy pattern!), ingredients for making playdoh with cookie cutters and a cute storage container...
-Doll slings. I make kid sized pouches and they're quite easy to do.
-Doll blanket and pillow sets. Quick to sew up, and you could use any scraps lying around.
-Finger puppets. You could knit up a bunch and add different coloured hair, eyes, etc. Or you could sew them out of knit scraps.
-Pet rocks. Grab rocks from the garden and paint them to look like animals.
-I spy bags.
-Zen garden for kids. Get a little wooden box, fill it with rice, alphabet noodles, etc. and throw in a little wooden rake or scoop.
-Match games. Gather a bunch of clip art and print two of each graphic on a heavier stock paper. (Or on a lighter paper and glue to bristol board or cardboard.) Laminate for durability.
-Felt dolls.
-Bean bags
-craft books - print instructions for various crafts in a binder and include materials in bags for each craft
-poetry pebbles - http://www.kinderart.com/across/poetry.shtml
-poetry magnets
-shaped crayons - melt in microwave and place in molds
-surprises - wrap a little gift inside a toilet paper roll - like the toys you pull on each end to open
Misc.
-Eye pillows. Fill with flax seed or rice and add a few drops of lavender essential oil. Can be heated or frozen before use. Nice if you add a zipper so contents can be changed.
-Rag quilts. Lap quilts for adults or small ones for kids. Use up all your flannel or denim scraps.
-Calendar. I printed one last year with a picture of my daughter from the year before for every month. I included my favourite parenting/child related quotes. Big hit!
-Get some iron on fabric transfers and transfer pictures to squares to make a picture quilt, gift bags, etc.
-Make a stocking and stuff it with various little other handmade goodies.
-Melt and pour glycerin soap. (Fast project!!) Lots of recipes online for various scents and other additives. Use clear soap and throw in some plastic snakes, erasers, etc. for cool kids soaps.
-Napkins and placemats. Easy to sew, and good use of small pieces of fabric.
-Pot scrubbies. Easy to knit with scraps.
-Homemade paper.
-Beaded necklaces/bracelets.
-Bath salts.
-beeswax candles
-Fleece scarves (no sew!) and hats. Hat instructions on Martha Stewart site - very easy.
-Wind chimes. Make them out of anything laying around the house. Old silverware, old toys, cardboard cutouts, etc.
And I've bumped an old thread from last year: http://www.mothering.com/discussions...hlight=spy+bag
-spiced nuts
-Cookie mix in a jar. Get together all the ingredients for cookies and put them in a nice decorative jar with an instruction card. You could also do this with a cocoa mix, bean soup, etc. Anything that has a bunch of dry ingredients.
-Cookies
Games & Toys
-Bingo - http://www.preschoolprintables.com/b...eanbingo.shtml
-Felt puzzles. Use one sheet and draw shapes on there with black markers and place a piece of velcro in each one. Then cut out shapes to fit in contrasting colours, put the other end of velcro on those, and voila! instant puzzle. Also would be nice with letters and numbers.
-Felt books. Same idea as above, only in book format. Glue some pieces down and have others removable. For example, glue down the body of a lion and have a removable head.
-Stickers. Use the clip art on your computer for some fun pictures and print them on regular sheets of labels in different sizes.
-Journals. Buy basic journals from the dollar store and embellish the cover with fabric, glitter, paint, etc. Add a funky pen/pencil that you buy or embellish.
-Make your own kits. Include all the ingredients for making a particular craft along with instructions and give them as kits for people to do at home. Kits for felt puzzles (include stencils), wooden decorations or dough art with paints, fabric and instructions for making a Christmas stocking (easy pattern!), ingredients for making playdoh with cookie cutters and a cute storage container...
-Doll slings. I make kid sized pouches and they're quite easy to do.
-Doll blanket and pillow sets. Quick to sew up, and you could use any scraps lying around.
-Finger puppets. You could knit up a bunch and add different coloured hair, eyes, etc. Or you could sew them out of knit scraps.
-Pet rocks. Grab rocks from the garden and paint them to look like animals.
-I spy bags.
-Zen garden for kids. Get a little wooden box, fill it with rice, alphabet noodles, etc. and throw in a little wooden rake or scoop.
-Match games. Gather a bunch of clip art and print two of each graphic on a heavier stock paper. (Or on a lighter paper and glue to bristol board or cardboard.) Laminate for durability.
-Felt dolls.
-Bean bags
-craft books - print instructions for various crafts in a binder and include materials in bags for each craft
-poetry pebbles - http://www.kinderart.com/across/poetry.shtml
-poetry magnets
-shaped crayons - melt in microwave and place in molds
-surprises - wrap a little gift inside a toilet paper roll - like the toys you pull on each end to open
Misc.
-Eye pillows. Fill with flax seed or rice and add a few drops of lavender essential oil. Can be heated or frozen before use. Nice if you add a zipper so contents can be changed.
-Rag quilts. Lap quilts for adults or small ones for kids. Use up all your flannel or denim scraps.
-Calendar. I printed one last year with a picture of my daughter from the year before for every month. I included my favourite parenting/child related quotes. Big hit!
-Get some iron on fabric transfers and transfer pictures to squares to make a picture quilt, gift bags, etc.
-Make a stocking and stuff it with various little other handmade goodies.
-Melt and pour glycerin soap. (Fast project!!) Lots of recipes online for various scents and other additives. Use clear soap and throw in some plastic snakes, erasers, etc. for cool kids soaps.
-Napkins and placemats. Easy to sew, and good use of small pieces of fabric.
-Pot scrubbies. Easy to knit with scraps.
-Homemade paper.
-Beaded necklaces/bracelets.
-Bath salts.
-beeswax candles
-Fleece scarves (no sew!) and hats. Hat instructions on Martha Stewart site - very easy.
-Wind chimes. Make them out of anything laying around the house. Old silverware, old toys, cardboard cutouts, etc.
And I've bumped an old thread from last year: http://www.mothering.com/discussions...hlight=spy+bag
