My kindergartener needs 23 little Xmas gifts for kids in her class? Any ideas?
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For my daughter's kindergarten class, we made little baggies with inexpensive oatmeal mixed with glitter (from dollar store) and tied with colorful ribbon with a note for the kids to scatter the contents on their front lawn on Christmas Eve. The reindeer see the glitter from the sky because of the reflection of the moonlight, and they of course like to nibble on the oatmeal. This makes sure Santa stops at your house this Christmas! This was a cheap craft and lots of fun to make with my daughter and a HUGE hit with 5 year olds.
Well my favorite was always little goodie bags of chocolates. You can try buying a bag of those little toys (small toys, you can get 2 dozen for about $20). Other then that, go to a craft store and see what you can find!
HOW MUCH U WILLING TO SPEND?
Go to the dollar store. 23 thats alot. Whatever happened to drawing names?
I would also suggest checking out the dollar store.
i would buy those smackers sparkle chapsticks for all the girls and like toy cars or something like that for the boys.
Check out the dollar store or even the cheap section right in the front of target! Also, it would be easy to give candy , stick on earrings, holiday pencils or stickers!!
Do you sew? My mom teaches kindergarten, and every year for Christmas, she and her co-teacher make little felt ornaments for the kids and then decorates a tree with them. Then the kids get to go find their names. They're simple and the kids love them. They get red felt and cut out circles with pinking shears (the scissors with jagged edges). They stuff them, add a ribbon, and sew around. Because of the decorative edges, they don't have to turn them inside out or anything. Then they put the kids names on with glue and glitter and hang them on the tree. My mom can usually pop out around 60 in a couple of days.
Religious-themed (and some secular) christmas crafts:
http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/chris...
Candy cane reindeer (always a hit with the google-eye fans and edible, too):
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/candycan...
and a HUGE assortment of kid-friendly Christmas crafts on the cheap. Your kindergartener can help you make them, also:
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/_xmas.ht...
Reindeer candy canes
Go to a dollar store and get a package of candy cane in the amount you need,
buy a package of wiggly eyes(2 per pencil, of course)
buy a package of pipe cleaners, in brown, gold, or whatever color you prefer
buy a package of tiny red pompoms( for noses)
then glue eyes and nose to curved end, and twist the pipe cleaner around the top of the curve, then twist and bend into antlers
Most likely your child will want to help, atleast for the first few, and then they can brag that they made their classmates gift... all by themselves, of course! :)
How about candy cane reindeer's? They're cheap (Dollarstore) and easy to make.
craft stores have so many ideas
cotton balls
felt of every color
beads
sequines
ribbon
and if all eles failes i would find ceramic ornaments and let her paint them .and add a ribbon they are really cheap not more than $1.00 or $2.00 at Wall Mart in the fabric isle.
They have kits then she can make a personalized buttons for each of them. That would be a great weekend project for the 2 of you to do together. I am sure that you can find this at Wal-Mart. Have a great weekend.
A child is NOT REQUIRED to give all of their classmates gifts.
Stop stressing about it - gifts go to family only. Don't start a really BAD habit by giving into this - if you do - then it will be expected every year. Just get something small for the teacher and go on with life.
pencils, candy canes, bookmarks. Check out your local dollar store or factory party supply store. Good luck!
We did the cutest little snowman handprint ornament with our class this year. We went to Dollar Tree bought colored PLASTIC balls. White paint and painted the hands of our children. Then laid the ornament in their little spread out hands, and they close their hands. Quickly open and their handprint is on the ornament. We then painted little hats on the tip of the fingers. (With FINE point paint pens in Colors.)Scarves around the neck and orange dots for the nose and black dots for eyes, mouth and every other finger we put buttons for the belly. Too Cute! It took me about 30 miutes for all 12 children and the paint dries really quick. I wrote the names of the children and year.
Now, my 14 yr old is doing this same thing for some of her closest friends, to attach to a bag of choc. chip cookies. She loved the idea, b/c it was personal. It really is easier than it sounds and sooooo cute! Oh, tie a ribbon in the top to dress it up. Hope this helps, all though Dollar Tree gift bags and treats seem quicker and easier!
I remember helping pack up cute holiday stuff like stickers, pens, pencils, and notebooks. You could got to the 99 cents store and buy about $2-4 worth of cute holiday goodies that the kids would like, and bags. Then pack them with your daughter and watch the happy kids smile as they open them.
Merry Christmas
make christmas cookies (the slice-and-bake kind) and make a little cookie bag for each child.add candy canes to the bag if you want.or get a christmas-themed rubber stamp set,and help her make cards for her class.
my kids always liked to make hot chocolate bags.in a little twist tie bag..we always used santa.put I mint candy cane for the stirrer...I packet hot chocolate mix..5-6 mini marshmallows.my girls always loved to write out the recipe card on the front.white basically said add mix to cup.ask adult to pour in hot water...add marshmallows and stir with candy cane..drink and enjoy..from.(kids name)..it was always cheap and simple.we always did it for the teachers to but added a cup.
bouncy balls
I can't help you with the home made but I can help with the inexpensive...the dollar store.
Bake rice krispie squares and sprinkle them with decorations. You could also put each child's name on them.
some ideas:
My kindergartner is giving his class - snowman soup - found online - a baggie with a hot cocoa packet, a candy cane, 5 hershey kisses and 10 marshmallows -- my son and daughter thought that it was fun to count everything out!!
My 3 year old daughter is bringing a goodie bag complete with a candy cane striped crazy straw and candy.
all this stuff found at dollar store!!
I have nieces and nephews that are too hard and costly to shop for...I have gotten them gift cards for happy meals & department store -- wendy's sell slips for free frosties
if you know everyone is practicing santa - a baggie with birdfood, oatmeal and glitter -- to attract the reigndeer
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