| Christmas is a time of giving and receiving. | | | | |
| Even kids would want to get into the picture. | | | | 4. Glue the 2 white ovals towards the end of |
| Giving gifts to their friends and loved ones. | | | | the pebble, where the eyes should be. |
| | | | Remember to leave some room for the nose and |
| Now what gifts can kids give that do not look | | | | mouth. Glue the irises to the white of the |
| tacky? I mean, kids generally do not have | | | | eyes and the pupils to the irises. |
| much income. It kind of breaks a mom's heart | | | | |
| to see a kid break his or her piggy bank just | | | | 5. Cut out a small triangle out of pink or |
| to buy a gift for someone who might not | | | | brown felt to be the nose. Glue it right at |
| really appreciate it. | | | | the center, beneath the eyes, where the nose |
| | | | should be. |
| A better alternative is to get kids to make | | | | |
| something cute to give as gifts to those who | | | | 6. Cut out a small crescent out of pink or |
| matter to them. | | | | red felt to be a happy smile. Glue it below |
| | | | the nose, where the mouth should be. Let the |
| One thing that comes to mind is a pet rock. | | | | pebble pet dry. |
| Those cute little pebbles with faces, which | | | | |
| one could get quite fond of. These are easy | | | | 7. Cut a piece of light colored felt slightly |
| to make, and they are practical as well. Pet | | | | smaller than the pebble. Write a secret |
| rocks make great paper weights. Add a secret | | | | message on the felt. Glue the felt under the |
| message below and you have an adorable, | | | | pebble with the message facing outwards. That |
| personal gift a kid could make, without | | | | way, whoever gets that pebble can turn it |
| breaking the bank. | | | | over and read the secret message beneath it. |
| | | | Kids love secret messages. This should appeal |
| All the kid has to do is to collect some | | | | to them. |
| smooth pebbles, each around the size of his | | | | |
| or her palm. Mom can supply the felt, glue, | | | | Once you and your kid have made the first |
| cardboard and pens. Kids just spend their | | | | pebble pet together, your kid should be able |
| free time making gifts they can give out on | | | | to make the rest of the pebble pets he or she |
| Christmas day. The glue must be able to stick | | | | can give away on Christmas day. |
| the felt to the stone. To avoid | | | | |
| disappointment, test first by sticking a | | | | Here is another a tip about Christmas gifts. |
| small piece of felt to a stone that you do | | | | Every year, you and your kids would get gifts |
| not want. Stick another small piece of felt | | | | you do not like and spend money on gifts for |
| on top of it. Let it dry. If the felt pieces | | | | your loved ones which they do not really like |
| stay stuck to each other and to the stone, | | | | either. Everyone wastes money that way. |
| you are all set to go. | | | | |
| | | | A smarter way is to be more upfront. Go to |
| How To Make Pebble Pets | | | | What Do You Want For Christmas and search for |
| | | | the things you and your kids really want. |
| 1. Wash and clean the pebbles. Let these dry. | | | | Then add what you want to your personal |
| Take 1 dry pebble to begin with. | | | | registry by clicking on the pink add to my |
| | | | giftlist button right below the gift. Get |
| 2. You need white, black, brown, pink, and | | | | that registry to email your choices to those |
| red felt, and a light colored felt to write | | | | who give you gifts each Christmas and ask |
| the message. | | | | them to return the favor by adding what they |
| | | | like to their registry. Everyone gives and |
| 3. Cut 2 ovals from the white felts to be the | | | | gets gifts that will really be appreciated. |
| white of the pebble's eyes. Cut 2 smaller | | | | No money is wasted that way. |
| circles out of brown, blue or green felt to | | | | |
| be the irises of the eye. Cut to even smaller | | | | The writer is the webmaster of Christmas |
| circles out of the black felt to be the | | | | Giftshop which helps you with your Christmas |
| pupils of the eye. | | | | preparations and with gift shopping. |