DIY Gifts

Melted Crayon Ornaments

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Want a super fun and easy craft for the kiddos…or how about a super cute ornament for your tree?! That’s exactly what you get with this next craft! These melted crayon ornaments are super easy and fun to make plus, they look even cuter in person! Enjoy..

Melted Crayon Ornament

SUPPLIES

Clear Glass Ornament Bulbs – you can get some HERE on Amazon!
Crayola Crayons
Microwave

DIRECTIONS

Pick 3 complementary color crayons and cut off 1/4″ of the end of each.
Remove metal end of ornament and put 3 crayon pieces inside.
NOTE: Ornament may get warm or even hot to the touch. Use oven mitt if necessary.
Microwave 2 minutes and see if crayons are starting to melt.
If they are not, continue to microwave in 45 second increments checking to se if they are melting.
When they are melting, swirl ornament around to spread colors all around ornament.
If they stop moving, microwave an additional 45 seconds and continue.
Allow to cool and replace metal piece.

Root Beer Reindeer Gifts

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I’ve been wanting to make these with the kiddos for awhile and finally got them up! These Reindeer Root Beer gifts are super, super cute and easy to make! These are perfect for gifts as well as fun snacks for the kiddos. You can use root beer for a kid-friendly version or try out some beer (they make the funnest packages that make these even cuter) to take to a Christmas or Holiday party. 😉

Root Beer Reindeer

INGREDIENTS:

6 Pack Bottled Root Beer
12 Wiggly Eyes
6 Red Pom Poms (1/4″)
9 Brown Pipe Cleaners
Ribbon for Scarves (optional)
Glue (either E6000 or Hot Glue)

DIRECTIONS:

Glue eyes on bottle neck.
Glue red pom pom nose just below eyes.
Take 3 pipe cleaners and cut them in half, then cut each of these halves in half.
Wrap a pipe cleaner just below the bottle cap and twist in the back and bring ends up to make main antlers.
Take one of the quarter pipe cleaners and twist it about 1 1/4″ from end each main antler.
Repeat this process for each bottle.
If you would like, cut a piece of ribbon and wrap like a scarf around the bottle. Use a dab of glue to hold together.
NOTE: If you use the E6000, it needs to set for awhile before it will be tacky enough to stick to bottle.

DIY Peppermint Foot Scrub (Perfect for Holiday Gifts!)

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This peppermint foot scrub is easy to make at home, and is a wonderful DIY gift for the holidays. Plus it works really well and smells really good! You can make a few batches and label them for gifts. See more Inexpensive Homemade Gift Ideas HERE.

Materials:

2 cups of sugar
10 drops of peppermint essential oil Olive Oil
Green food coloring and paper towel Funnel
Small jar with a lid
Ribbon

Directions:

Add the sugar in a mixing bowl.
Add some of the green food coloring to the paper towel.
Place the paper towel in the bowl and mix around in the sugar until it becomes the shade of green you desire.
Drizzle in a little olive oil at a time, stirring until the mixture is moist, but not runny.
Add the essential oil and stir to combine.
Using the funnel, spoon the mixture into the jar.
Wipe the rim of the jar and tightly screw on the lid.
Add a pretty ribbon to decorate.

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DIY Scented Play Dough (Gingerbread AND Peppermint)

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Yummy! I love making scented play dough because it sure smells a lot better than the normal salty kind. Just be careful because the little ones like to try to eat it (although I did this with the normal kind when I was little). 😉 Below you will find directions to make 2 different scents. Enjoy!

DIY Play Dough

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup Flour
2 tsp Cream of Tartar
1/2 cup Salt
1 cup Water
1 1/2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
Food Coloring (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

In a Medium Sized Pan whisk together your Flour, Salt and Cream of Tartar
Add Water and Oil.
Add Food Coloring if desired.
Wisk until you have a smooth consistency with no lumps.
Place your pan over low heat and stir constantly until your mixture thickens. This will take 3-5 minutes and you will need a strong arm. When you have a big ball/lump, your dough is finished.
Knead your dough for a minute or two.
Store in a Sealed container.

Gingerbread Scented Play Dough

Just add these ingredients into the above dry ingredients
1 1/2 tsp Ginger
2 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Cloves
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
Add 1/2 tsp Vanilla and blue, yellow and red food coloring into the wet ingredients until you have a brown color before placing on heat.

Peppermint Scented Play Dough
Just add 1/2 tsp peppermint extract and red food coloring into the above wet ingredients before placing on heat.

How To Make A Homemade Ice Pack

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How To Make A Homemade Ice Pack

Let’s face it…Injuries happen and when they do we want to be prepared for it. One really important item that almost everyone has used once is an ice pack. Now you can get ones traditionally sold in store, but with those come a few issues. Some aren’t very flexible when you have a hard to reach injury, sometimes they don’t stay cold for long and most of all some of them just aren’t effective. So what’s the best way to solve this issue? Well you can start by making your own ice pack that is perfectly catered to you! Check out the instructions below:

Supplies:

Ziploc Bag (Use the size that is best for you)
Rubbing Alcohol
Water

Directions:

Start by choosing your Ziploc bag. You want to pick the size best suited to your injury.
Add 1 part water to 3 parts rubbing alcohol to the bag and zip close.
Place bag in freezer.
Once cold, remove and use!
The best part about this is the bag will never completely harden so it will mold to your injury.

Root Beer Reindeer Gifts

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Root Beer Reindeer

INGREDIENTS:

6 Pack Bottled Root Beer
12 Wiggly Eyes
6 Red Pom Poms (1/4″)
9 Brown Pipe Cleaners
Ribbon for Scarves (optional)
Glue (either E6000 or Hot Glue)

DIRECTIONS:

Glue eyes on bottle neck.
Glue red pom pom nose just below eyes.
Take 3 pipe cleaners and cut them in half, then cut each of these halves in half.
Wrap a pipe cleaner just below the bottle cap and twist in the back and bring ends up to make main antlers.
Take one of the quarter pipe cleaners and twist it about 1 1/4″ from end each main antler.
Repeat this process for each bottle.
If you would like, cut a piece of ribbon and wrap like a scarf around the bottle. Use a dab of glue to hold together.
NOTE: If you use the E6000, it needs to set for awhile before it will be tacky enough to stick to bottle.

DIY Peppermint Foot Scrub (Perfect for Holiday Gifts!)

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Materials:

2 cups of sugar
10 drops of peppermint essential oil Olive Oil
Green food coloring and paper towel Funnel
Small jar with a lid
Ribbon

Directions:

Add the sugar in a mixing bowl.
Add some of the green food coloring to the paper towel.
Place the paper towel in the bowl and mix around in the sugar until it becomes the shade of green you desire.
Drizzle in a little olive oil at a time, stirring until the mixture is moist, but not runny.
Add the essential oil and stir to combine.
Using the funnel, spoon the mixture into the jar.
Wipe the rim of the jar and tightly screw on the lid.
Add a pretty ribbon to decorate.

DIY Peppermint Foot Scrub (Perfect for Holiday Gifts!)

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Materials:

2 cups of sugar
10 drops of peppermint essential oil Olive Oil
Green food coloring and paper towel Funnel
Small jar with a lid
Ribbon

Directions:

Add the sugar in a mixing bowl.
Add some of the green food coloring to the paper towel.
Place the paper towel in the bowl and mix around in the sugar until it becomes the shade of green you desire.
Drizzle in a little olive oil at a time, stirring until the mixture is moist, but not runny.
Add the essential oil and stir to combine.
Using the funnel, spoon the mixture into the jar.
Wipe the rim of the jar and tightly screw on the lid.
Add a pretty ribbon to decorate.

Brownie Mix Gifts + FREE Printable Label

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This next recipe makes for an awesome gift! The little ones like to help make these too. You can print out the directions/labels below and then hang them to your mason jar (or whatever jar type you use). Plus, these are actually quite taste once made. 😉

Be sure to Print out the FREE Printable Labels HERE too!

Sand Art Brownie Mix

Ingredients:

1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder (wipe inside of jar with paper towel after this layer)
1/2 cup all purpose flour
2/3 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Directions:

Layer the ingredients in the order given into a wide-mouth 1 quart canning jar. Pack each layer in place before adding the next ingredient.
Cut a 8 or 9 inch circle from fabric, use for decorating the jar. (A half yard of fabric should make eight wide-mouth jars.
Cut and attach a gift tag with the mixing and baking directions.

White Star Pretzels in a Jar Gift + FREE Printable Label

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This next recipe makes for an awesome gift….and these not only taste delicious, they are also SUPER cute! These would also be really cute with a burlap bow on them. Enjoy…

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White Star Pretzels in a Jar

INGREDIENTS:

20-30 Star Shaped Pretzels
6 oz Brilliant White Candy Melts
Red White Green Sprinkle Decorations

DIRECTIONS:

Place cooling rack over a piece of wax paper
Heat white candy chips in small Bowl by microwaving for 30 seconds stirring and repeating until melted. Allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.
Dip Pretzels in white chocolate to cover completely and place on cooling rack sprinkle with decorations.
Repeat for remaining pretzels.
Allow to set before placing in jar.