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Great Office Gifts Kids Can Make for Mother's and Father's Day
Everyone loves to keep a fond reminder of that special child in their life at the office. For Mother's and Father's day, help children ages four and up create these fun and functional items from 101 Great Gifts From Kids: Fabulous Gifts Every Child Can Make to light up any office:
Sticky Note Magnet
Materials:
- Poster board, cut into a 5"x5" square
- Sticky notes, 3"x3"
- Lightweight collage materials, such as tissue paper, wrapping paper scraps, confetti, small buttons, feathers, ribbon, and craft foam shapes.
- Glue
- Magnetic tape
- Narrow-tip marker
Make Your Great Gift:
- Glue a sticky note in the middle of the poster board square.
- Have your child glue lightweight collage materials around the edges of the poster board, avoiding the area covered by the sticky note.
- After the glue dries, help your child write a short message on the sticky note, such as "I love you," to the person receiving the gift.
- Take a short stack of sticky notes and stick them on top of the message. This special message will be revealed when the last sticky note is taken off for use.
- Add a small strip of magnetic tape to the back of each corner of the poster board. The note pad can now be placed on a refrigerator or filing cabinet.
Helpful Hints
- To create a sturdier magnet, use thick cardboard from an old box instead of poster board.
- Give your child a shallow dish of glue and a cotton swab to spread the glue. This will prevent saturating the small piece of poster board with too much glue.
Stress Ball Sock
Materials:
- Non-toxic permanent markers in a variety of colors
- New white adult-size knee-length athletic sock
- Sand
- Two zipper-seal plastic sandwich bags
- Duct tape
- Plastic tray
- Masking tape
Make Your Great Gift:
- Have your child draw on the socks with a variety of non-toxic permanent markers. (Protect clothing!)
- Help your child scoop sand into a plastic sandwich bag. Place the bag of sand inside another sandwich bag and tape closed.
- Place the sealed bag of sand inside the toe of the sock.
- Tie a knot in the ankle of the sock to secure the bag of sand in place.
- Squeeze the newly created stress ball and enjoy how the sand feels.
Helpful Hints:
- If sand is not available, other materials such as gravel, flour, and salt can be used instead.
- Send this gift with directions for what to do if the sock begins to leak its contents: untie the sock and place the broken bag of sand inside a new sandwich bag.
Mosaic Bottle Organizers
Materials:
- Several 1-liter or 2-liter plastic bottles, cut at half-bottle length
- Colored tissue paper, cut in approximately 1" squares or triangles
- Liquid starch
- Thick paintbrushes
- Cardboard or matte board for base
- Glue
Make Your Great Gift:
- Demonstrate to your child how to create a mosaic effect on the plastic bottles by applying a coat of liquid starch and placing the tissue paper squares slightly apart from each other to make a pattern.
- Have your child create their design on the bottle surface, filling the space on the sides.
- After the squares are slightly dry, apply a light topcoat of liquid starch being careful not to move the design. Set aside to dry.
- Have your child decorate the cardboard or matte board with a mosaic design, or with markers, stickers, or paint. Allow to dry.
- Help your child glue the bottles to the cardboard base.
Helpful Hints:
- Sand rough edges of cut bottles with sandpaper.
- Fill the organizer with presents, such as pens or candy.
101 Great Gifts From Kids (ISBN: 0-87659-279-5) Gryphon House, Inc.
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