For
family and friends that will not be home for the holidays, it is time
to send your holiday greetings and presents. One of my all time
favorites is to send a Christmas tree with the gifts, so that they
will be wrapped and placed under the “tree.”
This
idea is easy to make and special to receive. It is a Christmas tree
made by you and your family and placed inside the box top. When the
box top is stood on its end, all the presents in the box will be
under the tree.
This handcrafted tree goes inside the box lid.
The
first step is to plan and prepare the gifts that will be wrapped and
put in to the box. If you have a missionary that loves home-baked
goodies, made them and wrap and place them in the box along with the
presents. Once you have the goodies and the gifts prepared to go
into the care package, then you are ready to find the perfect box
that will carry them and the Christmas tree that you will make.
Look
for a strong box that is large enough to hold all the gifts, and that
has a lid that can be taken off the box. Once you have the box, take
a sheet of paper that is the size of the inside lid. On the paper
draw and color a Christmas tree. This can be a family project or a
home evening activity. You can also sketch in the tree and leave it
on a table for the next week and let everyone in the family fill in
the tree so that it becomes a group effort.
Once
the tree is colored, glue the tree on the inside of the lid. Then
put the lid on the box and send the package. You can give directions
that the package be opened as soon as it is received.
When
the package is open, the recipients will have a Christmas tree from
home to enjoy until Christmas. On and Christmas morning they can
have fun opening all the gifts. Remember, it is not expensive gifts
that carry the holiday spirit; it is the care and effort that goes
into a gift that makes it memorable. A box of gifts with a built-in,
homemade tree is the perfect item to send to someone who will not be
home for Christmas.
Dian
has been sharing her creative ideas for more than 30 years in books,
on TV and in speeches.
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boosted her into the national media scene, where she became a regular on
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After more than 25 years of media exposure and 19 books, she now shares her
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