Wednesday, December 23, 2009

to and from

to: sarah
from: zach
a modge podge clipboard--that boy is wild with a paint brush and glue
to: sarah
from: mom
a bedside organizer with pockets for a flashlight, a water bottle, a book, and a stuffed animal
to: zach
from: mom
a car caddy to take to church to hopefully assist us in lasting through sacrament meeting
to: daddy
from: sarah & zach
carton decorated by zach
rootbeer reindeer decorated by sarah
to: zach
from: sarah
dragon/monster mittens to hopefully get the little guy to keep his mittens on better

As a child, I remember that we often had a gift each year that was homemade. Sometimes it was pajamas. I remember one year that my mom made our Christmas stockings and worked on them clear up until Christmas morning. It seems like homemade gifts are all the rage these days, and I have seen cute ideas in different places all over the Internet. I decided to whip a few things up myself as well as having the kids make some homemade gifts for one another. It really made the last few days before Christmas enjoyable to stay home (couldn't stand to set foot in another store), listen to Christmas music, drink hot chocolate, and work on projects. This is what we came up with.

2 comments:

Heather said...

Love the car caddy! I need to do that for my car crazy boys!

Andrea J said...

I haven't seen the reindeer drinks before, that could make a great neighbor gift next year. I too like the homemade gifts rage, you did some great projects.