‘Twas the week before Christmas and I was a tiny bit miffed
Trying to come up with a last minute gift!
Does this describe you? Here’s a fun DIY that is simple and quick.
I love my little Christmas blocks. I have some for during the rest of the year too that I can tuck on ledges or shelves with a few inspirational words to catch my eye during the day.
These are tiny blocks — like the kind you would find in a Jenga game. But grouped together, they make a great hostess gift or stocking stuffer.
This is a great craft for kids to make for their teachers or grandparents!
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Here’s how to make these adorable Christmas blocks in no time at all.
Yes, these blocks are the size of Jenga blocks, but I wouldn’t recommend buying an official Jenga game, or you will have “Jenga” carved into your pieces.
Instead, you can buy a cheaper no-name brand of the same game here or here. And if you shop with Amazon Prime, these can be on your door step in only two days!
With about 48 blocks in each game, you can make dozens of these gifts from one set.
Now paint your blocks. This step is so relaxing! Get the kids involved and start painting. I just use Apple Barrel paints which cost about 50 cents each at Walmart. Or if you’re in a pinch, you can get them here at a higher cost.
If you have some stamping supplies lying around, now’s the time to put them to good use. Have you ever stamped or embossed on wood? Why not? It works just like it would on paper.
Use an embossing stamp pad to stamp your word onto the wood block.
Immediately cover the wet stamped mark with embossing powder. Dump the excess powder off your wood block.
Using a heat tool, carefully set the embossing powder.
You’re done! Wasn’t that easy?
This is a cost effective gift and one that you can make assembly-line-style to save time.
Even if you have to buy all the supplies for this project, each three-block set will only cost you about $3.22! The price just goes down from there if you own any of the supplies already.
Happy crafting! Check out my Pinterest DIY Gift Idea board for more projects.
