Christmas Gift Ideas for Kids to Make

There is just something about those adorable little hand prints and foot prints. I just can’t resist them! This year, I decided to make calendars for each of the day care kids to give to their parents as a Christmas gift. I scooped up some super cute calendars at Michael’s for $1 each and we’ve been working on filling in the pages a little bit at a time.

Of course, you can complete the project all in one day, but if you’ve got ticklish kids, it might be a little difficult!

Whatever you decide, working on the calendar is a great time to review days of the week as well as months and seasons.

Here’s what we created:

Table of Contents

January: Penguin

Beware of ticklish feet!

February: Hearts

I decided to try a stamp pad with this one because it dries so much faster and is way less messy. However, the color isn’t nearly as bold so I think we’ll go back to paint.

March: Cross

Since Easter is in March next year, I thought it would be appropriate to do a tape-resist cross (get the full directions here). It’s super simple and a great reminder about what Easter is all about!

April: Butterfly

I think this is the project that ignited my whole hand print craze. I saw it on Pinterest and was hooked!

May: Flowers

This is the perfect gift for a Mother all month long!

June: Fish

This is one isn’t on our calendar yet, but you may remember our Fish shirt from June. Same idea!

July: Flag

Isn’t this adorable? Picture taken from Fun Handprint Art Blog. If you’d rather do another tape resist project, check out the flag painting project from July.