5 Holiday Crafts to Send to Birth Families

LT loves to play with cotton balls and all kinds of items so gluing them to a paper makes an for a quick and sometimes hilarious craft.

There is something special about eating off of a plate that has been painted or drawn on by a little one. To keep it cost effective you can even use certain Sharpie markers (if you dare) to draw on plates you get at the dollar store! You just need to bake them to lock in the design!

Who doesn’t love a hand-decorated ornament? We have a running joke in my family about an ornament my sister made. It was made out of a paper cone, had macaroni and various pastas glued to it, and was spray painted gold. My parents still have it, and it topped the tree on more than a few occasions. It can be as simple as a photo or as complex as what my sister made.

This one has a wide variety of ways to make it. You can use a foam wreath like the one pictured above, create a wreath out of cutout hand prints, or get an actual wreath and cover it with various items. This year, don’t tell LT’s birth family, but we may be searching out cars or superheros to make one. If he has the patience!