So, our family is doing a handmade Christmas and now my little elves, Beech and Annie are old enough to put their own creative mark on their gifts too. We have been working together to make our gifts. For the cousins, we made decoupage wooden boxes. This was such a fun activity to do together because Beech loved the process of finding magazine pictures that worked for a boy and a girl. Then, after hunting for pictures, we started the layering process on the boxes. We would just put a few on at a time, then use the decoupage glue, let it dry and do more layers. The boxes came out beautifully. This week we will be working on home made chocolate and bath bombs. What is SO neat is that the idea of DIY Christmas seems to be the theme of most craft mags from Martha Stewart, Craft Stylish and even Womans Day and the coolest part is the message it sends to our kids--you can use your hands and heart to create a special gift for someone and you don't need a lot of money to make it.
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