Hey - last year we made handprint poems for the grandparents (and kept one for us too!) it just consisted of a large A3 sheet, the corner of which i got a handprint of my daughter on (actually that bit was harder than it sounds!!) and wrote the following poem in the middle..
There are always so many of my fingerprints to see,
On the furniture and walls from sticky, grubby me,
But if you stop and think a while,
You'll see I'm growing fast,
Those little handprints will disappear,
You can't bring back the past.
So here's a small reminder,
To keep not throw away,
Of how those tiny hands once looked,
To make you smile one day
And framed the lot. The is plenty of room in the picture to add other handprints for future babies. It was very successful - my mum actually cried!!
For other gifts i have bought plain plant pots and bird houses and let my daughter 'paint' them for gifts.
This year I need gifts for lots of small children so am making felt play food. Just need a good idea for several babies I know too!!
Good luck!
Liz xXx Happy Mummy to Amelia 02/07/07 and Lucy 27/02/2009
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