A Homemade Christmas

Every year, I like to do at least one homemade Christmas gift for everyone in our family. I don't know if it is just something I got from growing up, but I really love doing it. This year I have several for the kids. I suppose it's because I feel so much better than I felt all year, being pregnant most of the year and recovering for a lot of the remainder. But, I finally feel like I'm supposed to feel!

So, here are a few of the homemade gifts for this year:

These are little magnet boards that the kids can use to hang their art projects. We will eventually hang on them fridge (they have magnets on the back so they'll stick to the fridge). I originally wanted to put them in frames to be hung on the wall, but the idea changed a bit. I put a little picture on Max's to show how the kids can hang their art projects.

Obviously, these are ornaments. But, I think they're cute!

This is a little felt pizza. I made two - one for Max and one for Logan. This came from our super saturday. I would have posted it sooner, but I just barely finished them today!

This is also from Super Saturday. They are felt hair clips for Bria.

My very creative and crafty neighbor taught me how to make little stationary kits. I made very simplified versions for the kids to use as spy kits. They each have a little notebook and wallet that they can keep all their clues in. They are very easy to make and you just use card stock, so they are fairly inexpensive too!

I also made new artbooks for the kids. I forgot to take pictures before I wrapped them (oops!). They are similar to these that I made earlier in the year, but they have a new cover and are probably twice as thick as the original ones. Our kids love having their own artbook and have been begging for new ones for a good month.

Finally, (I hope Dave doesn't check our blog in the next 36 hours!) a calendar for Dave. This one was probably the easiest to make. Last year, I made a full on calendar from scratch for him. It probably took me 40 hours. There was no way I was going to do that again! But, I found a completely finished except for the pictures template for $1 on Black Friday. So, I just inserted the pictures and printed them off. They are made to fit an 8x10 frame so all the months are inside. I also printed one off for me to hang in the kitchen.

Well, that 's all of our little projects this year! I hope I'm not jinxing anything by posting early, But, I think we're close enough now that it probably won't matter!