Take a piece of cardboard and cut a rectangle bigger than the picture you would like to frame. Then cut out the middle section of the cardboard leaving 1 to 2 inches around to be the base of your frame.

Using white glue, have your child "hide" the cardboard by gluing on different puzzle pieces. Let dry the frame dry for about 24 hours. The next day, using a paintbrush, have your child paint glue all over to make sure the cracks and the sides have been filled. Let the frame dry for another day.

Attach a picture of your child to the frame and use a piece of yarn for hanging.

Mix the cinnamon and applesauce to form a dough. Sprinkle additional cinnamon on the counter and roll out the dough about a fourth-inch thick. Cut into shapes using the cookie cutters. Use the straw and make a hole at the top of the ornament for hanging. Place them on a cookie sheet and bake for four hours at 150 degree F. Once cool, decorate with the paints and glitter. Attach a ribbon through the hole at the top and hang as a decoration.

You'll need:

A large inflated balloon
Strips of newsprint or other paper (flyers, magazines or recycling other paper)
Paper mâché paste
Small toys and candy
Crepe or tissue paper
Paints and brushes

Blow up the balloon and hang from the string. Follow the directions for making the paper mâché paste (or use flour and a little water). Cover the balloon with many layers of paper and paste, leaving a hole about 4-inches in diameter at the top of the balloon, around the string. This will take several days to dry.

When dry, pop the balloon and remove it. Put in the candies and trinkets inside the pinata. Cover the opening with paper mâché and let dry for another few days. When dry, using paint, crepe or tissue paper, paint or glue on elaborate decorations. Have the children try to break the pinata by taking turns swinging at it with a plastic baseball bat or a broomstick.

Take a piece of cardboard approximately 5 inches by 5 inches and wrap yarn around the cardboard piece about 37 times (your number must be an odd number). How many times you wrap it will depend on the size of your yarn or string.

Using the stick as a shuttle, show your child how to go over a string and under the next string and so on. Then show your child the do the opposite on the way back. (It's important to push down the yarn tightly.) Do this until the whole card is filled.

You'll have to help your child take off the finished piece. Make knots at the ends and cut off the excess yarn pieces. Place a coaster inside a pretty mug for a great gift!

Take a white pipe cleaner and form it into the shape of a candy cane. Starting from the straight end at the bottom, wrap a piece of red yarn around the pipe cleaner all the way to the top. At the top, make a small loop with the red yarn. Make a knot and attach an ornament hook. Your candy cane is ready to hang on your tree. Make 12, tie with a decorative ribbon and let your child offer a dozen sugar-free candy canes to a loved one.

Take a small branch and strip it of its leaves. Put the Play Doh at the bottom of the drinking cup and stick the branch into the cup. The end of the branch should go through the Play Doh. Paint the branch with the white paint and let dry. Make two piles of gumdrops, one to eat now and one to use to stick on the ends of each mini branch.