Where can I find teen gift ideas ( stuff that I can make with stuff I have @ home)?

Answer 1

Sorta depends on what you've got at home, yeah?

1. If you've got beer bottle tops, you can glue tiny pictures inside them, cover the pictures with glittery nail polish, and glue a pin back or safety pin to the other side. Voila! Fancy pin.

2. If you've got old magazines, a needle, a small piece of thin cardboard (like a cereal box) and fishing line or just some strong thread, go to this site:

http://www.nitnoy.com/Origami/star_instruct.html

Make many stars using the magazines' pages. Use a needle to thread them onto fishing line or strong thread. Cover the circle of cardboard with more magazine paper (or wrapping paper, or whatever). Attach the star-encrusted threads to the circle. The girl can hang it from her ceiling as a sort of funky mobile (include some adhesive foam squares). You can also use beading elastic, if you have it, and make a bracelet. The stars are also neat to make by the handful and toss in a pretty bowl.

3. If you've got an old record you no longer want, make her a record bowl. There are great instructions here:

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=30667.0

4. If you have old beaded necklaces you don't care for (or loose beads), find a nice, clear container-- a baby food jar, a plastic "bubble" from a vending machine, an empty cake decoration container-- and fill it with beads. Include a length of beading elastic (which is about a dollar at WalMart) and Voila! It's a necklace kit.

5. Never underestimate sugar. Sure, it's not so nice on the parents (and for all I know, you ARE the parent), but what kid wouldn't love her very own box of bon-bons? That she doesn't have to share? (Extra evil points if she's got siblings.)

If you're after more crafty ideas, go to www.craftster.org and search through their "seasonal: winter" ideas. There's tons of threads asking similar questions to yours. Good luck!

Answer 2

Try making a hot chocolate kit. This can be done with Coffee or even Cookie dough. Get together that persons favorite topping for the kit you are making e.g.. Coffee- might have sugar cubes, or a mug. Cookie Dough would have dry cookie dough mix, that you can take out the box and put in some funky color plastic with a cute bow tie, M&M's or cookie cutters. Get creative and have fun with it. With about 20 bux you can make at least 10 kits, it puts money back in your pocket and you get to eat the leftovers
Happy Holidays

Answer 3

Well if my teens are anything to go by, anything which helps them store or organise their stuff is good. What about a notice board. They're pretty easy to make, a piece board covered in thickish cloth with ribbons fixed across so they can stick their important letters or favourite pictures behind them.

Answer 4

Here are some free sites to make craft gifts and recipes for Christmas goodies to give as gifts:

http://www.familyfun.com ,
http://www.make-stuff.com ,
http://www.foodnetwork.com

Answer 5

a bird house! :)
joking
a ps3.

Answer 6

make earrings out of soda can tops.........the ones that have the weird poppy shape(dont know if u know wut i mean).........but is it for a guy or a girl???