june at noon

Last year I had my daughter make little drawings that we framed as Christmas gifts for some family members. I just realized today that I hadn’t done anything like that yet, and I’m quickly running out of time!

Both my kids love to draw, and the artwork idea went over well last year, but I wanted to change it up a little bit to keep it interesting. What could I have them make that would take approximately zero seconds?

Aha! Here’s a quick last-minute gift that kids can make themselves. I present the Kid Art Magnet!

All you need is paper, drawing supplies, scissors, and magnetic frames. I happened to have the kind of frames that are large magnets with a plastic sheath that you can slide photos into. They’re pretty inexpensive at the store, but you could also make (and decorate!) your own frames with repurposed cardboard and stick-on magnets.

Have the little ones decorate the paper, trim it to size, and slip it into the frame. Since this was a joint project with both of my kiddos, I had my daughter draw with marker and gave crayons to my son to distinguish their artwork. I also added the date and their names in a Sharpie pen to finish it off.

Voila! Custom artwork that is small enough to keep on display all the time, and it holds up your grocery list! Tuck one under the bow on a Christmas gift and you’re good to go … just in the nick of time! This is fast and easy but is sure to get lots of ooohs on Christmas day!