The crafts use materials found around the house, like egg cartons, cardboard, paper, boxes, string, crayons, paint, glue, etc. See a page about color mixing to see how to combine paint to make all the colors of the rainbow.

Gifts to Make:

STAMP DESK SET You can make these great desk accessories - they are decorated with cancelled stamps.

FLOWERPOT PEN HOLDER A flowerpot that holds a beautiful decorated pen.

PAINTED FLOWERPOT A painted flowerpot that makes a great gift - add a plant (or seed packet) if you like.

TISSUE PAPER FLOWERS Make a bouquet of beautiful tissue paper flowers as a gift.

Frames to Give:
Put a photo of the recipient in the frame - for classroom volunteers, put a picture of the children in the class, preferably with the volunteer.

TWIG EASEL A tiny easel made from twigs - makes a great Mother's Day present.

RUSTIC TWIG FRAME A simple-to-make rustic picture frame made from twigs.

FOAM PICTURE FRAME An easy frame to make with fun foam.

PLASTIC PICTURE FRAME Frame a picture in acetate wrapped with yarn.

Cards and Envelopes:

Hand-Made Envelope Craft Make a special envelope out of gift wrapping paper, old maps, pretty wallpaper scraps, catalogs, brochures, newspaper, or magazines. You can even make a tiny envelope to match a gift exactly.

Pressed and Dried Flowers Stationery and Cards Craft You can press and dry delicate flowers and then use them to make beautiful cards and stationery.

BUTTERFLY CARD A great butterfly card.

POP-UP FLOWER GARDEN CARD A beautiful card for a gift, birthday, Mother's Day, Spring, or Get Well Soon card.

BROWN PAPER AND RIBBON CARD Make a beautiful card from a brown paper grocery bag and ribbon.

"Thank You" in Many Languages Learn how to say, "Thank You" in many languages.

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