"Lately, she has been posting some seriously helpful videos focused on free or inexpensive gifts to give children this year if you're not able to just go out and buy all the things on their wishlists. In her first video of the series, she recommends the $5 roll of craft paper from IKEA, which kids can obviously draw and paint on, but can also be used to draw a racetrack, outline each other's bodies, and draw on clothes... you name it, really."
"The invention box, she says, is essentially a bin filled with "interesting trash." Did a little plumbing project on your house this weekend? Save the scrap PVC pipe or plastic tubing. Finished the peanut butter? Wash that lid and stash it in the box. Weird shipping or product packaging, empty toilet paper rolls, old gizmos from your junk drawer - all of it can be used to build exciting inventions, she explains."
"Weird shipping or product packaging, empty toilet paper rolls, old gizmos from your junk drawer - all of it can be used to build exciting inventions, she explains. "Stuff that you don't know where it goes, it goes in the invention box," Chelsea says. "Go in your junk drawer, go in your garage and scrounge around, and just keep your eyes peeled from now 'til Christmas.""
Holiday gift-giving can be stressful when budgets are tight. Inexpensive gifts that encourage creativity and resourcefulness can engage children for long periods. A roll of inexpensive craft paper allows drawing, painting, racetrack creation, body outlines, and even drawing on clothes. An 'invention box' filled with scrap PVC, lids, empty rolls, packaging, and old gadgets lets children build inventions using found materials. Including a few low-cost store-bought items is optional. Found items provide free, novel play experiences that children often enjoy more than more expensive, typical toys.
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