…such as baking a tin of cookies together. Another fun and easy gift idea is to hand craft picture frames with paint, popsicle sticks, glitter, and any other decoration around the house. Put a photo of your child in the frame they handmade and wrap it up! Letting your child be creative is an important part of their development and grandparents really treasure those little gifts. Ginger bread houses are also tons of fun. If you are skilled in the kitchen, you can make your own gingerbread framework for the house. Or, if time and a sense of baking stand in your way, an easy alternative is using royal icing (6 egg whites and ½ tsp. cream of tartar mixed with an electric mixer, and slowly adding 2 lbs. 10X confectioner's sugar) as a glue against a shoe box or empty cereal box and graham crackers as the walls. Get creative with that left over Halloween candy. The sky is the limit to the extent of the project – not to mention the hours of fun your child will experience. Christmas crafts for kids is a wonderful way to keep them entertained over the winter break and homemade gifts are a wonderful and inexpensive way to spread holiday cheer.