Gifts Kids Can Make

What is more special than a handmade present? It's a gift that will be remembered much longer than a tie or a bottle of perfume. Here are resources from the Canton Public Library that will help children find just the right gift to make for their friends and favorite grownups.

E-Book

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Crafts with Kids by Georgene Lockwood: Check out the holiday section for theme presents and the "Presents Handmade by You" chapter for clever wrapping ideas.

Videos

Look What I Made: Paper Playthings and Gifts (Ages 5 and up): Host Amy Purcell instructs children how to helix snakes, party hats, origami treasure, trains and animals that move, a party pinata, a newspaper hammock, and more.

NatureArt: From Herbs, Flowers & Trees: Learn how to grow a wild flower and herb garden, make leaf and bark rubbings, fold paper flowers, design fantasy lands with dried flowers, create floral bookmarks and placemats, prepare berry ink and plant dyes, and more.

CD-ROM

Cool Crafts (Ages 3-12): A treasure chest of 101 fun projects and activities. Families can enjoy making toys, decorations, delicious snacks and more.

Books

Dog Crafts by Linda Hendry: This books is from the Kids Can Do It series. It offers ideas for jewelry, place mats, toys and a variety of decorative accessories for both pets and people.

Christmas Presents Kids Can Make by Kathy Ross: Here is a collection of 29 easy-to-make projects, most made with materials that can be found around the house.

Make Gifts! (Ages 6-11) by Kim Solga: Readers learn how to make a variety of craft gifts including jewelry, sculpture, cards, calendars, containers, wrapping paper and more.

Great Gifts by Gillian Souter: Simple instructions for useful and decorative gifts kids can make.

Gifts to Make and Eat by Elizabeth MacLeod: Presents recipes for children to make as gifts and inventive gift wrap ideas.

Gifts to Make for Your Favorite Grownup by Kathy Ross: Provides instructions for making fifty crafts suitable as gifts for adults.

Let's Make More Presents: Easy and Inexpensive Gifts for Every Occasion by Esther Hautzig: Instructions for making a variety of gifts from easily available materials. Included are puppets, candies, tie dye shirts and candles, among others.

Creating with Salt Dough by Anna Llimos and Laia Sadurni: Provides instructions for using dough to create a variety of craft projects, including a snake bookmark, napkin rings, a hair-clip worm, ladybug belt, picture frame, and more.

20-Minute Crafts: Twenty minutes are all you'll need to create your own picture frames, bookmarks, mousepads or any of the other ideas from this offering from Hands On Crafts for Kids.

60 Super Simple Friendship Crafts by Francesca Rusackas: Unique crafts to give as gifts or make with friends.

Websites

13 Great Gifts Your Kids Can Make: Creative ideas from Parenthood.com

Easy Homemade Gifts: Six fun projects for kids originally published in Family Fun magazine.

Gifts You Can Make: Ideas contributed by other kids to the Consumer Reports for Kids website.

Gifts, Gifts, and More Gifts To Make: Collection of ideas from the Craft Exchange at KidsDomain.com