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For a whole class: 
Per Child: Cut out two Christmas trees, either a simple 
triangle, or trace a cookie cutter, like the Hallmark one. 
Draw a circle in the middle of one, and cut it out. The 
circle is where the picture will fit. Place the picture 
behind the cut out circle with tape, then glue the two 
trees together. Punch a tiny hole at the top, for the 
gold thread/yarn/whatever to hang it on the real 
Christmas tree. Doing the picture side first, have 
children decorate their mini tree/pix ornament with 
whatever you provide for them: felt pens, tiny stickers, 
glitter, or sequins (I prefer sequins, and Walmart sells 
rather large qty. bags for @$3.) After completely dry, flip 
over & decorate the other side. 

One of my children did this with felt, instead of paper, but 
felt is so hard to glue and it bleeds thru. 

Last year my daughter's class did a triangle shape from 
popsicle sticks, and the paper + pix was in the middle. The 
sticks were painted before the paper & pix were added. 

There's a recent addition on this board from Pathfinder 
about Rocks & a poem that goes with it, it doesn't need a 
picture, but I thought it would make a cute gift if you're at a 
Christian School. 

For a smaller class: 
Do above craft, but use fun foam instead of the paper! Use 
an angel cookie cutter shape, or a snowman shape works 
well, too. The picture would fit where the angel face goes, or 
snowman face would go. Use twigs for the snowman's arms. 

For 1, or 2 children: 
Buy the clear plastic round balls from the craft store. Make a 
paper circle to fit inside the ball. Glue the picture on one side, 
and a scripture verse about being wonderfully made (from 
Psalm 139) on the other. When my youngest was very tiny, 3 
mos. old, I did her little handprint on one side, with her picture 
on the other for the grandparents. You finish the ornament 
with wire ribbon in a bow, and a metallic thread thru the 
hanging hole. 

I've seen on I think it was familyfun.com an angel on a small 
flat wooden spoon (like used to come with ice cream in the 
little bowl containers - choc+van./strawberry+van). The face 
on the angel was a picture of a child's face, the dress a pie 
shaped cut from a doily, the wings from 1/2 of the doily, and 
a magnet on the backside to hold notes on the fridge. 

The recent issue of Family Fun has some child-made gift ideas: 
One is making ornaments from sparkly beads & pipe cleaners. 
You could do this with green beads, and connect them in a 
circle for a wreath ornament, and hang the pix in the middle 
after cutting it in a circle shape. Finish with a tiny red bow, and 
metallic thread to hang. 

Another is using an empty milk carton cut down to @3 inches. 
Use a small apple, or lime, or whatever that you can poke 
toothpicks into the sides so they don't sink into the plaster 
you've poured into the milk carton square. (Just one fruit) It 
basically makes a fossil print, and when set, your child paints 
it, and it's a little 'catch-all' dish for a parent/grandparent. 

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Reindeer dust

Pour some oatmeal and glitter into a small ziploc bag, put the 
baggy in a large envelop, and included a letter from 'Santa' that 
said: 

(One recipe I saw suggested using colored sugars instead. You 
can easily make your own by putting sugar into a plastic bag, 
adding a little food coloring (not too much!) and shaking it up. 
Sure would be better for the birds and such! )

Dear (childs name), 

In this envelop is some magical reindeer dust. 

On Christmas eve, you should sprinkle this magical reindeer dust 
on your front lawn. The glitter will sparkle in the moonlight to help 
me find your house faster. The smell of the oats will help to guide 
my reindeer to your house. 

Love, 

Santa