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Friday, November 21, 2008

The Gift of Messes



There are many gifts you can custom create yourself and you don't have to be Martha Stewart to pull it off. For children I suggest giving the gift of messes. My daughter's personal favorites are bath slime and finger foam. Here is the recipe card. Your child and tub will both get a good clean scrub while your child plays. Another bonus is that if you have the camera ready while she messes you will also score a one of a kind gift grandparents are sure to treasure.
Strapped for time and want a unique gift out of your creative league? Handmade and custom created items don't have to break the bank. Often you can commission a designer or artisan for a custom item equivalent to or less than department store prices. Etsy has a unique feature called Alchemy where you can post a request and artisans will fight for the honor of making your dreams come true.
Please feel free to print the recipe on card stock and attach it to a gift bucket or craft box full of the necessary supplies. Just click on the recipe card to enlarge it.

3 comments:

Supercool Hotmama said...

LOVE it! Bubbles would be great too!

In response to your comment: LOL! My recipe blog is supercoolmomsrecipes.blogspot.com ;D However, I suck at math, all sports, and I don't have any Miss America talents (dancing, gymnastics, piano, baton twirling). Hope that makes you feel better :)

TuTu's Bliss said...

LOL a little

Idabel Oklahoma said...

Love that! We're all about simple homemade gifts this year. This is perfect.