Gifts for Holidays. Presents Made by a Child

What to give as a present? The answer to this question is being sought by many people on our planet on the eve of every holiday. Each of us, at least at the bottom of his heart, wants his present to be unique, useful and to reflect his love…

The whole December Soniya and I were making something – we were preparing presents for our relatives for the New Year’s Eve. I wanted both to make practical presents and to involve our little daughter (19 mo) into their creation. And here is what we got at our table on December 30 before I put these things into holiday bags:

You’ve already seen our Christmas balls and vases (you can learn how to make them here and here). The greatest thing about these crafts is that they always turn out differently, they are always unique.

I thoroughly recorded the process of the creation of each craft with my camera. And when everything was ready, in each bag there was a pile of photos of our daughter creating the presents which were in that bag.

The cards are also handmade: there are imprints of little palms and a beautiful tape on the edges.

And what is there in the centre of the first photo? There are such wooden things:

I bought wooden magnets (kettles and bees), small cases and bracelets and then Soniya painted them with finger paints or gouache on her own. First I tried to suggest her the paints which looked nice together (in my opinion). But it did not last long. The child had her own opinion and, I must admit, the things turned out very good We lacquered them afterwards.

May be after reading this article you will get new ideas what to give your dearest and nearest ones as presents on Mother’s Day, birthday or next Christmas and New Year’s Eve. If it happens, we will be very happy!

Anastasia

Illustrations to the article

Photos by the author of the article

Here you can read this article in Russian.