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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 562324" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Family Fun has some amazing ideas and you can get info on a lot of them at their website. I know the magazine has an article about gifts kids can make for people. </p><p></p><p>Also think about experience gifts maybe. It is a gift of time shared doing something fun. If you can get a GPS unit to borrow, I would bet the boys would ADORE going geocaching with Nana. Geocaching is where you go to a specific lattitude and longitude and look for a small buried or hidden treasure box. You leave a small item like a matchbox car or other trinket, and you take the trinket that is in the box left by the person who started it or who last found it.</p><p></p><p>You might also consider checking local Michael's, Hobby Lobby, JoAnn's, Lowes and Home Depot for weekend classes that would be free or very low cost. Many will be for kids and you could try to take one of the grands to the event and then they could make something for a parent. </p><p></p><p>A fast, fun, easy, ecological project would be to use either fabric you have or old shirts you cut up to make cloth napkins. Sew them into squares anywhere from 12 to 16 inches and they can be very handy and easy to just toss into the wash. Even hand sewing them would probably be faster than crocheting or knitting. </p><p></p><p>You can make easy, fun scarves with fleece. If you cut the scarf and then at each end sew a pocket by enlarging the hem or make it a point by folding it to make a triangle, it is also a hand warmer! You can even use 2 colors of fleece and weave them together. Just cut one color to the length and width you want the scarf to be. Then take and make horizontal cuts leaving 1 1/2 -2 inches of fabric on each side of the opening. Cut the second color into a piece that is as wide or just a little narrower than the horizontal cuts in the first piece. Weave the second piece through the horizontal cuts and sew the ends to anchor them. Or just cut out various shapes from felt or a second piece of fleece and embellish the scarf with them.</p><p></p><p>I esp like the scarves with pockets at the end because then the kids don't absolutely need mittens. when they lose the mittens they can still keep their hands warm, which cuts down on the whining I hear, lol!</p><p></p><p>One emergency preparedness item that might be good for your family is a self defense cat keychain. No, it does NOT unleash a cat magically hidden in a keychain size box. that would be cool, but the cat would be so angry it might turn on you, which would be bad. This is a keychain that you can put your fingers through and hurt anyone who is threatening you and too close. Given where you live and that the girls are often out late, this would likely be useful. It is far easier and more secure to use than just putting your keys between your fingers as you walk. Here is an ebay link that shows several different models of them: <a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=self+defense+keychain+cat" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=self+defense+keychain+cat</a></p><p></p><p>It would also make a good mystery gift it you made sure there was no packaging to explain it. </p><p></p><p>I saw some containers in the gladware/ziploc/rubbermaid aisle of the housewares section of walmart that would make an awesome tower of homemade goods. The containers are square and they nest, The lids all nest and are each a different color. I am going to use one set to do a different homemade mix or treat and maybe the small one to just put small containers of different types of sprinkles in it. The lid colors are bright, and the whole set was $4.50 for five or six containers!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 562324, member: 1233"] Family Fun has some amazing ideas and you can get info on a lot of them at their website. I know the magazine has an article about gifts kids can make for people. Also think about experience gifts maybe. It is a gift of time shared doing something fun. If you can get a GPS unit to borrow, I would bet the boys would ADORE going geocaching with Nana. Geocaching is where you go to a specific lattitude and longitude and look for a small buried or hidden treasure box. You leave a small item like a matchbox car or other trinket, and you take the trinket that is in the box left by the person who started it or who last found it. You might also consider checking local Michael's, Hobby Lobby, JoAnn's, Lowes and Home Depot for weekend classes that would be free or very low cost. Many will be for kids and you could try to take one of the grands to the event and then they could make something for a parent. A fast, fun, easy, ecological project would be to use either fabric you have or old shirts you cut up to make cloth napkins. Sew them into squares anywhere from 12 to 16 inches and they can be very handy and easy to just toss into the wash. Even hand sewing them would probably be faster than crocheting or knitting. You can make easy, fun scarves with fleece. If you cut the scarf and then at each end sew a pocket by enlarging the hem or make it a point by folding it to make a triangle, it is also a hand warmer! You can even use 2 colors of fleece and weave them together. Just cut one color to the length and width you want the scarf to be. Then take and make horizontal cuts leaving 1 1/2 -2 inches of fabric on each side of the opening. Cut the second color into a piece that is as wide or just a little narrower than the horizontal cuts in the first piece. Weave the second piece through the horizontal cuts and sew the ends to anchor them. Or just cut out various shapes from felt or a second piece of fleece and embellish the scarf with them. I esp like the scarves with pockets at the end because then the kids don't absolutely need mittens. when they lose the mittens they can still keep their hands warm, which cuts down on the whining I hear, lol! One emergency preparedness item that might be good for your family is a self defense cat keychain. No, it does NOT unleash a cat magically hidden in a keychain size box. that would be cool, but the cat would be so angry it might turn on you, which would be bad. This is a keychain that you can put your fingers through and hurt anyone who is threatening you and too close. Given where you live and that the girls are often out late, this would likely be useful. It is far easier and more secure to use than just putting your keys between your fingers as you walk. Here is an ebay link that shows several different models of them: [url]http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=self+defense+keychain+cat[/url] It would also make a good mystery gift it you made sure there was no packaging to explain it. I saw some containers in the gladware/ziploc/rubbermaid aisle of the housewares section of walmart that would make an awesome tower of homemade goods. The containers are square and they nest, The lids all nest and are each a different color. I am going to use one set to do a different homemade mix or treat and maybe the small one to just put small containers of different types of sprinkles in it. The lid colors are bright, and the whole set was $4.50 for five or six containers! [/QUOTE]
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