I need ideas for gifts my son could make for Christmas that don't require any artistic skill at all. He's ten, and has issues with fine motor skills. When he's asked to do artwork, it's not much more than scribbles and stick figures. I need to do cheap gifts this year, so I'm going to have his younger sister make bookmarks for him, and some relatives. To balance that, I'd like him to make gifts for his two grandfathers. The grandfathers don't have any particular hobbies, one is nearly blind and housebound. I don't want to ask him to do artwork, because it will frustrate him to compare to his sister's better skills. Any thoughts?
posted by saffry
on Nov 30, 2012 -
27 answers
Hello crafty-folks! It's 2012 & once again I have realized that I have not learned to knit in time to give everyone handmade scarves for the holidays. So what new awesome projects can you suggest for holiday gift-giving?
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posted by Ys
on Nov 7, 2012 -
17 answers
What kind of thoughtful yet not-time-expensive gift can I make my sister for her new baby?
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posted by Liesl
on Apr 30, 2012 -
23 answers
My boyfriend wants a piñata full of condoms, nips (airline-sized bottles of alcohol), and fireworks for his birthday. How do I make a piñata shaped like a T-Rex holding a can of PBR? Where do I find (plastic!) nips in Chicago? How do I go about obtaining fireworks when they're illegal in Illinois?
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posted by Juliet Banana
on Sep 18, 2011 -
24 answers
Please recommend small, pretty gift ideas (preferably personalized!) that I can hand-make as new-baby, birthday or Christmas presents for small children.
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posted by Bardolph
on Feb 7, 2011 -
21 answers
I know we've got some fabulously crafty people hanging out on the Green. What have been some of your best appreciated,
cheap Holiday projects?
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posted by Ys
on Sep 21, 2010 -
47 answers
I have a vague idea about making a friend in the UK a birthday present of some hand-decorated (by me) socks. Where can I get some perfect, already-beautiful but understated, socks to enhance? What kind of socks would a feminine academic in Oxford, UK, find wonderful? Do you know your online sock options?
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posted by amtho
on May 4, 2010 -
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