Christmas Gifts Free to Make for the Children on Your List

Here are some great gift ideas for the children on your list. You can find cute tins or use margarine tubs. Children love gifts at Christmas but it doesnt have to break the budget.

Carmel, Cheese, and Regular Popcorn in a Tin

Use a Beautiful Tin and place popped popcorn in it. Do yourself, the kids and the environment a favor by buying organic popcorn and popping it (organic popcorn is not genetically modified.) You can even make cheese and carmel popcorn yourself and have the three kinds like they sell in the stores.

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-111,how_to_make_popcorn,FF.html

Homemade Ornaments

There are lots of instructions for homemade ornaments online. Find the instructions to make a lovely homemade ornament for the children on your list. Homemade ornaments are often treasured for years to come.

http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts/season/specialfeature/christmas-ornaments-ms/

Wooden Blocks

Use online instructions to make wonderful wooden blocks for children. My dad made me wooden blocks as a kid and I cherished and loved them. This is a great & easy gift.

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/how-to-make-toys5.htm

Playdough

Homemade Playdough is a terrific gift. You can use food dye to create different colors & margarine tubs to seperate the different colors of playdough. Every child loves playdough. There is even edible playdough recipes. Try it! It is fun!

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/how-to-make-toys1.htm

Edible Playdough Recipes

http://www.familycorner.com/family/kids/crafts/edible_play_dough.shtml

Cookies

Children LOVE cookies. Make some delicious cookies and put it in a decorated shoebox (decorated with stickers of their favorite characters) & line it with wax paper. They will love it!

Dollhouse Furniture

You can make lovely miniture furniture for a child's dollhouse. Use tips and ideas found online. There is a plethera of them. Here is a link to get you started:

http://jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=10801

Snowman Poop

Every child gets a kick out of this idea. Here is a poem I made up to go along with a bag of mini marshmellows:

"If you look carefully on the snow, you will find that every snowman has to go.

The droppings are tasty and sweet. So try one and then repeat."

Reindeer Poop

Use Raisinettes. Here is the reindeer poop recipe and a very cure poem to go with it:

http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-make-reindeer-poop

Gingerbread Poop

This is a creative gift. It is self explanatory. Simply put gumdrops in a bag and label it "Gingerbread Poop".

Reindeer Food

Every child needs some reindeer food. This is a favorite. Chex calls it "Muddy Buddies". You can also call it puppy chow, but a toddler might feed it to their dog if you do and chocolate is bad for pets. So Reindeer food is a terrific name for it. This is a perfect gift for children and adults. Use a coffee tin can and decorate it or another great tin or container for this great gift.

http://www.chex.com/Recipes/RecipeView.aspx?RecipeId=45860&CategoryId=340

Pet Rock or Rock Family

Take some nice round smooth rocks and paint them to make a pet rock or paint several to make a rock family. If you use bright colors and fun eyes, any child would love to have these. I recommend making a family to match the people within their own family. Have Fun!

Homemade Coloring Book

Print out Character pages online of your childs favorite character and bind together. Makes a great gift. If you want to go the extra mile, you can have the front cover say "name of Child"'s Coloring Book. You can also have the book bound at Kinkos. Or look online there are several ways you can bind books together yourself without staples.

Gift Containers for the above Gifts

You can take a shoe box and wrap it in gift paper and line with wax paper. Or you can take some helpful hints from this link:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4601763_gift-containers-homemade-christmas-cookies.html

These inexpensive gifts will be great hits for any child on your christmas list. If you have any more ideas, please add them to the comments section. Thank-you!