I am trying to make my own gifts for everyone this year to save money and add a more personal touch. My sister is a college student and she lives in the dorm. She's also an RA for the dorm. I was trying to think of things to put in a "dorm survival kit" for her. I am also going to give baked goods to everyone so I wanted to do more than just food for her. Last year I gave her a handmade blanket - any ideas for this year??
2006-10-19 12:14:52 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
You could make something to decorate her dorm room. The Dorm survival kit is a good idea--food, socks, stuffed animal, laundry detergent are some things you could put inside. You could decorate or make a personalized pillowcase. Or give her a photo of the two of you with a frame--you could make or decorate the frame.
2006-10-19 12:23:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would make a custom CD of songs. Download the tunes to your PC, burn them together, and then put a custom label on. Very simple to do, but definitely personal.
I wouldn't do candles... most dorms don't allow anything flammable in them (at least in the two colleges I've been to).
I would do the photo collage idea... there are frames made now that have different sizes that are all joined together. You could fill that with pictures and it would look like artwork.
You should find a good book for her as well. I know... college = books. But something she'd enjoy would be great.
You might stick with the handmade blanket and do a nice wall hanging for her room.
Sounds like you've got good ideas here...
GOOD LUCK!
2006-10-20 23:03:32 · answer #2 · answered by Jim I 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How about making a plastic canvas kleenex box cover? Those are so simple to do and only take 1-2 days to do!!! Go to Michaels and buy the sheets of plastic canvas and cut 4 pcs of 39 x 39 and you can put christmas trees, packages or any kind of design on them or just do any color so it matches her room. Have fun whatever you do!!!!!!!! Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New year to you!!!!!!!
2006-10-20 21:49:23 · answer #3 · answered by Trigger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In your dorm survival kit (a very cute idea) include ear plugs or ear muffs for noise, an air freshener, candy, and caution police tape, hehe
2006-10-19 20:05:07 · answer #4 · answered by sj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hohoho :)
A nice homemade gift would be a great idea for your sister.
What about using some photos and creating a nice scapbook?
Read this blog post on 'how to create your own gifts'
http://www.christmasgifts.net/Christmasblog/2006/08/30/how-to-create-your-own-christmas-gifts/
2006-10-20 13:55:05 · answer #5 · answered by im_david 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does she have a favorite pet? If she does a friend of mine did the cutest thing for her daughter.
Her daughter left for college but couldn't take her dog with her. So - she took a picture of her doggie & had it printed on a pillowcase (you can do that at Kodak.com) so at night they could always "snuggle" together.
2006-10-20 16:12:17 · answer #6 · answered by dmnyco 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about a memo board made of cork, covered with fabric, criss-crossed with ribbon to stick photos and stuff into; find cool things like stones to glue onto tacks. Put a photo of the two of you to get her started.
2006-10-19 19:25:16 · answer #7 · answered by SlapHappy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
get a little candle kit and make her some pretty candles..i am sure she would like that, especially if they smell good!
and the blanket is a great idea!
maybe have you thought about knitting her a pretty scarf and gloves for winter?
2006-10-19 19:18:22 · answer #8 · answered by BOOYAH 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that you should give her a gift backet filled with cookies, earplug (for noise in her dorm), air freshener, and other little do-dads that add to her dorm to make it seem more at home
2006-10-19 20:39:55 · answer #9 · answered by taytoes2008 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.barbarak.com/item.php?id=87
Dorm survival kit is shown above, try make up your own one?
2006-10-20 14:15:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋