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.

Birthday Party Thank You Card Make Thank You cards for your friends, thanking them for coming to your party, and for the birthday party gifts.

All-Purpose Check-Off Card Print a card that is good for many occasions, including Happy Birthday, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Congratulations, Graduation, Get Well Soon, Pi Day, Easter, Christmas, Hanukkah, Ramadan, Anniversary, New Year or Many Thanks. Just print the card, then check off the appropriate occasion.

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

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