Christmas
Gifts for Dad - 2 Easy Projects for Children
by Jen S Carter
Is Dad hard to buy Christmas gifts for? If adults
have difficulty choosing holiday gifts for men, think of the problem
it is for children. Here are four possibilities.
Fire Starters for Dad
Most dads have either a fireplace or barbeque
and can use fire starters. Have the child pick up pine cones at
the park or anywhere there are pine trees. Let them dry out. You
can decorate them with a little glitter if you wish. Pile them up
in an attractive basket or bucket, add a big ribbon and the gift
is ready. It’s also inexpensive!
If pine cones are not available, twigs will work
fine for fire starters. Gather them in sheaves and tie them with
ribbon. Stand them up in a basket or bucket. Add a big ribbon to
the handle.
A third type of fire starter is made with adult
help. Save up your cardboard egg cartons. Cut off the tops and recycle
them. Get some cotton twine and thread it through the bottom of
each section of the egg carton, tying a knot underneath so it does
not pull through. Cut the twine at the height of the egg carton
plus one inch. This is the wick. Melt paraffin (adults only) and
pour it into each section, very carefully. Keep the wick upright.
Sprinkle a little glitter on top. Let dry. When dad needs a fire
starter, he cuts one or two sections, puts them in the fireplace
under the wood and lights them.
Bird Feeders: A Project for Dad and His
Kid To Share at Christmas
This gift is a project for Dad and his kid to
do together. The Christmas gift for Dad is the materials for the
bird feeders. You need: a few pine cones, the larger, the better.
Yarn, a scissors, two butter knives, a jar of peanut butter, and
bird seed are also needed. Decorate a box big enough to hold everything,
with a lid. Put everything in the box, cover, and add a ribbon.
When Dad is ready to help his kid with the project,
they use the butter knives to spread peanut butter on the tips of
the pine cone sections. Sprinkle bird seed on top of the peanut
butter. Use the scissors to cut the yarn and tie it to the pine
cone to make a hanger. Hang your bird feeders outdoors.
These simple Christmas gifts for Dad should help
solve the problem of what to buy him for Christmas!
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This article was submitted by Jen Carter.
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