DIY Xmas presents

Brad Pitt says his young brood exchange home-made gifts rather than buy presents. But do children still revel in making stuff from cereal packets and toilet rolls? Yes, says Blue Peter editor Tim Levell.

It started, as so often on Blue Peter, with a letter. Margaret Parnell, a housewife from Portsmouth, wrote in suggesting that the presenters show children how to make dolls' hats from crepe paper. The item went down so well that Valerie Singleton (for it was 1963) wrote back and asked if she had any more ideas.

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i still like making home made gifts,there is alsorts you can do, cross stitch is a favorite both with me and my daughter.
homemade cakes ,sweets (haven't done them in years).make our own crackers as well.

yep and snow globes out of jam jars lol, i remember them lol more fun and exciting and brings family closer i think

only prob is now u can buy things cheaper then u can make them, im all for this though

Anyone know where I can buy a bag of cheap coal? I am considering going the 'baldrick' route.

AC

youll need turnips too then