Homemade Gift Idea: Snowman in a Bag & Giveaway!

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Guest Post: Sarah from Chickie Momma Crafts

This is our last homemade gift idea in a series of guest posts by my friend Sarah! I hope you’ve enjoyed all these fun ideas & that it’s inspired you to think of some homemade gifts you can make with your kids to give to friends, family, teachers, neighbors, etc.

Make sure to check out Sarah’s blog, Chickie Momma Crafts for all sorts of fun holiday craft ideas, recipes, do-it-yourself furniture projects & more! Thank you, Sarah, for all these frugal yet fun gift ideas!

In Washington this year we have already built our first snowman of the season and, according to the weather man, we should get more opportunities!!  This is a snowman accessories kit you can give as a fun, thrifty gift for Christmas or winter.

Items you’ll need:

• A scarf and hat – These are available at our local Dollar Tree store .  Or you could use fleece and cut and glue or sew together.  I found Santa hats since we are using them for Christmas gifts.
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• 7 medium sized stones about 2-3 inches in size – Have your kids paint them black (my boys LOVED this)
• Large black buttons – I got mine at Walmart in a large pack for $2
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• Carrots: You can get fake carrots at Michaels – a 3 pack for $4 (even cheaper if you use a Michael’s coupon).  Or you could get a carrot with roots still attached (the roots seem to help extend their life) about a day or so before you deliver your Snowman Kit.

How to put together your Snowman in a Bag Kit:

Cutting out shapes for snowman face for bag

Snowman Bag:   I sewed a little snowman draw string bag, but you could make something similar with a white paper gift bag.  For sewing the bag,  I used an old white sheet and used Wonder Under (available at Walmart or fabric store) to applique the “carrot and coal” on.  I then sewed on buttons for the eyes.  Making  the bag took a little more time than I would probably do if I were trying to mass produce them-but I think it will make a fun and unique gift for my niece and nephews so it was worth the extra effort.

Ironing on the “Wonder Under”

You could use a white gift sack and do the same sort of concept on that if you don’t sew.

Tag: You can then make a cute little tag explaining that this is a Snowman in a Bag Kit.

Here’s what the tag says:

Snowman Kit: Just add snow! Includes a hat, scarf, button eyes, coal mouth, and carrot

Snowman Soup: You could also include the ingredients for Snowman Soup inside your kit.

Here’s the recipe for “Snowman Soup”:

• 1 packet of hot chocolate
• 1 mini candy cane
• 2 Tbsp of mini marshmallows

You can include this cute “Snowman Soup” poem:

I was told you’ve been real good this year.

Always glad to hear it!

With freezing weather drawing near,

You’ll need to warm the spirit.

So here’s a little Snowman Soup

Complete with stirring stick.

Add hot water, sip it slow.

It’s sure to do the trick!

Giveaway: One Snowman in a Bag Kit to a Thrifty NW Mom Reader

As a fun way to end our week of homemade gift ideas, Sarah from Chickie Momma Crafts, has offered to give away a complete Snowman in the Bag Kit for one lucky Thrifty NW Mom reader!  This Snowman kit will be sent to the winner & you can then give it as a gift or keep it for your own family for the next snowstorm!

This giveaway will end on Monday December 13th at 9pm pst.

The winner will be drawn using “And the Winner Is” plugin and the winner will have 48 hours to contact me, otherwise a new winner will be drawn. US residents only & you must be 18 yrs or older to enter the giveaway.

Here’s how to enter this giveaway::

One Entry: Head on over to Chickie Momma Crafts & check out the blog. Then come back here & leave a comment with your favorite craft or project.

Here are a few fun holiday crafts or traditions you’ll find:

• Foam Ball Ornaments – Cupcake ornament & Dictionary “Peace on Earth” ornament {I was actually the lucky recipient of these two ornaments from our Ornament Swap at MOPS yesterday. They are even cuter in person!}
• Clothespin Wreath – she’s using this for Advent activities (25 Days of Christmas)
• Christmas Book Holiday Tradition – Wrapping books to put under the tree to unwrap each day until Christmas. See the list of her favorite Christmas books. {I was actually able to find most of these from our local library – who said they had to be new books to you? They could be library books, books from the Goodwill, garage sales, etc}
• Button Wreath - so simple & fun for the kids yet so cute! {You could find a box of buttons at Walmart for fairly inexpensively.}
• Crayon Monogram & Christmas Gift Toppers/Ornaments – what a fun idea for the teacher’s gift with the crayon ornament
• Ornament Wreath
• Cute Gift Journal or Journal for Letters to Santa

Sarah is a wife & mother of two little boys (ages 4 & 2).  She’s the Co-Coordinator at a local MOPS group & is a former elementary school teacher. You’ll definitely want to check out her website, Chickie Momma Crafts, as she is a woman of many talents – crafting, baking, decorating & turning trash-into-treasures!

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