Big List of Toddler Art Gift Ideas

The following is a list of gift suggestions
that can be made from your toddler's artwork so they can be a part of your handmade holiday as well!

*make a calendar from your home printer or have it professionally done

*other professional services (Qoop & Zazzle) to try: mug, mouse pad, calendar, greeting cards, notepads, tote bags, embroidered art, shoe art, postage stamps

*cut artwork into strips and then weave them: put in a frame; glue onto greeting cards for stationery; cut into squares and laminate for coasters; laminate and punch a hole for an ornament or present topper

*make line drawings into rubber stamps
at your local printer

*mat and frame the artwork

*use as wrapping paper

*glue onto wood blocks and make a puzzle

*cut up into bookmarks: laminate or glue onto cardstock

*cut up and make it into greeting cards

*transfer or trace onto fabric then embroider it and make tea towels, napkins, quilts, sachets, and small pillows

*decoupage it onto a wood tray, a box, a frame, a set of drawers or
a wood shape for an ornament

*add a hook to three dimensional artwork to create an ornament

*make a memory matching game

*make magnets: glue art onto woodsies, or laminate, then attach a magnet; use small bits to make marble magnets

*wrap artwork around cans to
make pencil holders

*cut into shapes and make
a garland or mobile

*print on fabric to use for: pillows, quilt squares, sachets, appliques, pot holders, fabric coasters, tea towels, tote bags, covered buttons, placemats, and aprons

*make artwork into Moo cards

*make a clock and use it for the clock face

*line a see-through travel cup

*use it to cover a blank book or journal

*make into gift bags (via Moogsmum)

*use artwork in place of the photo on
a photo keychain

*make into a portfolio book (try Blurb)

Note: Of the professional services listed, I have only used Moo and was very pleased with the cards I received; the other companies are only suggestions and I have no experience with them but they are popular and well-known.

Comments

[Kathy]

Great list of ways to use toddler art projects. I hate throwing my kids art away, but I also don't like it on my refrigerator. We've used it for wrapping paper before, but some of these other ideas are new to me. We'll definitely use these at my house!

[Philippine Florists]

Wow that is fantastic work art.The kids that doing this kind of art is very creative.

-Grace