How to Make a Christmas Gift for Mom

Show your mom how much she means to you by making her a Christmas gift.

Often, the best gift for mom is one made and not bought, because it involves more thought and creativity than just shopping. Making a gift takes effort, as well as time, and a desire to please someone else. But making a gift for Mom does not need to be an exhausting process. Consider memories shared with Mom and things that she enjoys. This Christmas give Mom something that she will treasure because you created it.

Things You'll Need

• Blank canvas book
• Fabric pens: black, red, orange, yellow, pink, blue, green and purple
• Box
• Holiday wrapping paper
• Black permanent marker
• Blue glass bottle
• Soap
• Water
• Rags
• Newspaper
• Table
• Stencil
• Tape
• Silver glass-outline paste
• Funnel
• Bubble bath
• Cork bottle stopper
• Tissue paper

Instructions

Kid-Created Book

1. Fill a blank canvas book with stories about your life or a story you yourself create. Use a black fabric pen to write about Mom baking cookies with you or reading you a book. Or pretend you are a knight or a princess and create a story about your mother the queen. Use colored pens to illustrate your story.

2. Close the book. Give the book a title and list yourself as the author. Draw a picture to match the story inside the book.

3. Wrap the book with Christmas wrapping paper and write "Merry Christmas" on it. Give your mom the present.

Teens

1. Buy a blue glass bottle with a cork stopper at a craft store.

2. Wash the bottle with soap and water. Dry it with a clean rag.

3. Spread newspaper on a table and set the bottle on the paper.

4. Tape a stencil around the bottle. Consider placing flowers, hearts or other designs on the bottle. Or skip the stencil and draw free-hand.

5. Fill in the stencil with silver glass-outline paste. Allow it to dry. It usually takes about two days for the paint to completely dry, according to the Family Education website.

6. Use a funnel to pour bubble bath into the bottle, and close it with the cork stopper.

7. Wrap the bottle in tissue paper and place it in a box. Write "Merry Christmas, Mom" on the box and give it to her.

References

• Family Fun: An All About You Book
• Family Education: Glass Painting and other activities