Children can make these gift cones for party favors, or to give to their families, friends, neighbors, etc. By varying the color, decorations, stickers or contents these can be made for holidays, birthdays and many other occasions.

Materials:
8 inch square of construction paper
5x10 inch strip of tissue paper
10 inch piece of ribbon
stickers, stamps, markers, etc for decorating
individually wrapped candies, mixes, etc.
glue
scissors

Directions:
Roll the square of construction paper into a cone and glue the overlapping edges together. Trim away the excess paper to make the top of the come level. Glue the tissue paper inside the cone one inch from the top, with the remaining tissue sticking above the edge. Decorate the cone with stickers, stamps, drawings, etc. Fill the cone with candies, mixes, or other small items. Tie the top of the tissue with ribbon.

Children love to be involved in holiday reparations. These can be made to decorate your home or as gifts for family and friends.

Materials:
crayons (broken one are perfect – remove paper)
disposable muffin tin
cotton swabs
Styrofoam eggs or balls
sequins
small beads
ribbon
pins

Directions:
Place one crayon (with paper removed) in each cup of a disposable muffin tin. Place the tin on a food warming tray or in an oven set at a very low temperature until crayons melt. Use cotton swabs to apply the melted wax to Styrofoam eggs or balls. Decorate with ribbon, sequins or beads. Using a pin attach a ribbon loop to the top for hanging.

Grandparents love pictures of their grandchildren. Microsoft offers you 51 Calendar Templates to use in Word. Take your pick, insert your pictures, print it out, wrap it and you are done!

Word Templates
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT103589901033.aspx?av=ZWD000