Gift in a Jar ideas

Quackers

northernlass wrote: »

these all sound great and i am tempted but im not sure if i can pull it off im not very arty farty crafty.

I dont think you need to be arty craft at all.

The ingredients will be really easy to layer. All the tips I've read so far just say to make sure each layer is packed down tightly before you put the next layer in.

If you aren't crafty enough to make your own labels then you can find plenty of links to print some off.

Instruction labels just need typing up and put a fancy pattern/border around the edges.

easy peasy lemon squeeeeeezy

northernlass_2

thanks Quackers and Peachy what do i have to lose, if they dont look right the kids can make the contents lol cheers

finallydebtfree!!

these look like a fantastic idea!!! may give them a go myself

justontime

I have just finished making the journal in a jar. I made two, both for 9 year old girls. I used the instructions from this site http://organizedchristmas.com/adult-journal-jar and I adapted the journal questions into British English and printed them with a patterned background onto photo paper. As these jars were for children I wanted to use plastic jars so I bought a jars of sweets at the 99p shop, the sweets were so bad that they went in the bin, but the jars were just right. I printed the jar label and stuck it on with glue dots, I added a few stickers and ribbon to decorate the jar.

To complete the present I bought a folder and put together some stickers (from The Works) some glue dot sheets (taken from a larger pack) some scissors and gel pens (Home Bargains) and a notebook with coloured pages (Tesco). I decorated the front of the notebooks and I added some foam stickers to the jar, for the child to decorate the journal. In total it cost about £10 per jar, but you can adapt this depending on your budget.

Roz_V

justontime - that is absolutely gorgeous!! I wish I had someone to make one for!!

Quackers

justontime wrote: »

That looks fab :T

I'm all inspired - again

:j :j :j

Quackers

Roz_V wrote: »

justontime - that is absolutely gorgeous!! I wish I had someone to make one for!!

My eldest daughter is disabled & has some learning difficulties too.

I'm going to pass this fantastic idea on to the Special Educational Needs support worker at her school - its a great idea for children who have trouble expressing their thoughts/feeling and would really encourage them to start writing things down

bargainhuntermummy

Wow these are all such good ideas, and just the thing to add to my hampers! Wish I had someone to do the jornal jar for as well!!

poohzee

Justontime - can I be really cheeky and ask you for the list of questions you wrote. My neice is 9 and my daughter is only 2 - so i dont really know what a nine year old is into!! Your jar and folder looks absolutley gorgeous - I hope mine comes out half as nice!:j

moneysavingmumofone

justontime that is a really beautiful gift!!