How to Make Gifts for Hanukkah

Everyone likes to give and receive gifts. Making handmade gifts for loved ones can be very fulfilling. Try to make Hanukkah gifts this year. It does not have to be hard--even a handmade card will be treasured. Challenge yourself to make a Hanukkah gift for everyone in your family and you will see how much fun it can be.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Photos
• Craft supplies
• Gift basket
• Paper and pen
• Gift tags
• Knitting needles
• Wrapping paper
• Baking supplies
• Yarn
• Sewing machine
• Fabric

Make Hanukkah Gifts For Your Family

1. Compile a list of the people for whom you will make a gift. As you write down names, jot down notes about what type of gift you think each person might like, i.e. something edible, something to wear or a craft to display in their home.

2. Bake treats for a personal and yummy Hanukkah gift. There are countless varieties of cookies, cakes, breads and other goodies that you can make. Perhaps a relative adores chocolate or complimented you on the homemade bread you regularly make. Use these bits of information to create something they will enjoy.

3. Create a scrapbook or collage as a unique gift. Use old family photos to make a family tree or put recent pictures of your children into a photo album. Craft stores have many different albums, books about scrapbooking and embellishments from which to choose.

4. Knit something as a Hanukkah gift. It is cold during Hanukkah in most of the United States. Take advantage of the timing and make mittens, a scarf, warm socks or a sweater for a friend or family member. Perhaps someone you know is expecting a baby for whom you can knit a blanket.

5. Get out your sewing machine and sew some new clothes for your child or a niece or nephew. Follow patterns of trendy items for a preteen who wants to wear the latest fashions.

6. Put together a gift basket as a Hanukkah gift. Go with a particular theme, such as a movie basket, a coffee basket or a pet-themed basket.

7. Wrap your gift--no matter what it is--nicely. Use handmade wrapping paper and gift tags, or a pretty gift bag. Your family will appreciate the time you have spent creating something just for them.

Tips & Warnings

• Teaching your kids to make Hanukkah gifts can be fun for them, especially if you want to stick to a budget. Older children can do crafts. Have your younger kids draw a picture as their contribution to the homemade gift exchange.

[gophergarden]

on 1/21/2009 Terrific suggestions! Very helpful ideas.