Tiny Gifts in a Bag..........

**captclearance** · 10-17-2002, 02:38 PM

These are little bags I make for Holidays... I have made them for little gifts as well as selling them, I get $1.00 each for these at craft sales.... I make them for the Children's classes at school...
I print the tags on my print master program, cut them to size, fold and attach to a baggie... You can use any size baggie you like... I buy baggies at Hobby Lobby and Micheal's in 3X5 vertical and 4X6 vertical sizes ... usually 100 for $1.27... I use a stapler to attach the tag..... You can hand write these, use baby ffod jars to hold them and simply attach the tag.... but I like the baggies...It makes them light weight, and many can be put into holiday cards....

**captclearance** · 10-17-2002, 02:42 PM

I made 77 of these in 1 1/2 hours for the kids class. they are easy to do.... you need... tag with verse, 1 Popsicle stick, 1 hot chocolate packet, several mini marshmallows....
VERSE.........
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After a hard night of booing
A good ghost mummy
Always starts a pot brewing
That's good for the tummy
Add the special concoction
to the ghost drops in a cup.
Fill with boiling hot water
and use the broomstick to stir up
It's better from the cauldron
But, this is the quick brew
And on a nippy autumn night
It will quickly warm up you!
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**captclearance** · 10-17-2002, 02:45 PM

Any old key.... Do Not use your real house key !!!
Baggie and card with verse.......
VERSE........

Santa's Magic Key
We don't have a chimney
for you to come in through
And if you miss our house
I don't know what I'll do.

Mom says you work magic
and can use just any old key
If we just hang it outside
in a place you're sure to see

So I'm placing this old key
right beside our door
Say my prayers and jump in bed
and I won't worry anymore
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**captclearance** · 10-17-2002, 03:00 PM

Card should read......
Genuine snowman 5c some assembly required.........
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use 3 cotton balls, or artificail snow, or white pom poms, or shredded white grocery bag.... 1 plastic top hat (I buy at craft store 6 for $1.00) a little triangle cut out of orange fun foam or felt, 2 tiny wiggly eyes..... Put into bag and attach tag....

**captclearance** · 10-17-2002, 03:05 PM

Tag reads........
I hear you've been naughty, so listen here's the scoop....
I'm running out of coal this year, so you get "smowman Poop"
Love Santa..........

I use the cocoa flavored mini marshmallows for this one.... I use the white ones for snowman seeds.....

**captclearance** · 10-17-2002, 03:09 PM

For this one you need ...a bag, any small rock and a tag....
VERSE ....
Front.... Weather Rock...
Back...
If rock is wet, it's raining. If rock is swaying it's windy.
If rock is hot, It's sunny.
If rock is cool, it's overcast. If rock is white, it's snowing.
If rock is blue, it's cold.
If rock is shaking, It's an earthquake.
If rock is gone, TORNADO !

**captclearance** · 10-17-2002, 03:14 PM

you need...
Bag, tag with verse, and black and white beans.....
Front.... Cow seeds.... Herd Starter Kit
Back.....
1. Start your own Herd.
2. Plant seed in a warm spot right side up (Cow will grow upside down if planted wrong. )
3. Be patient, it takes a long time to start your own herd.
4. For best results, moo softly while watering.

**captclearance** · 10-17-2002, 03:18 PM

For this one, I purchased small wood Angel cutouts and painted them very simply, put in the bag and attached to the back of the tag..........

Verse.......
I am a tiny angel...
I'm smaller than your thumb;
I live in people's pockets,
That's where I have my fun.
I don't suppose you've seen me,
I'm too tiny to detect;
Though I'm with you all the time,
I doubt we've ever met.
Before I was an Angel...
I was a fairy in a flower;
God, Himself, hand-picked me,
And gave me Angel power.
Now God has many Angels
That He trains in Angel pools;
We become His eyes, and ears, and hands...
We become His special tools.
And because God is so busy,
With way too much to do;
He said that my assignment
Is to keep close watch on you.
When he tucked me in your pocket,
He blessed you with Angel care;
Then told me never to leave you,
And I vowed always to be there.

**captclearance** · 10-17-2002, 03:25 PM

You need.... Starlight mints, bag & tag.........
VERSE........
I once knew a gardener, who knew how to grow bright tasty candies, right out of the snow. I asked him to share his secret with me, and this is what he replied quite readily .. To garden in the winter, is difficult you see, it takes a lot of care and very special seeds. I'll give you a couple to grow your own treats, and you'll soon reap a harvest of candy cane sweets.......

**captclearance** · 10-17-2002, 03:48 PM

Now that you have the general idea..... here are some verses....
Grow your own golf balls..... Use white seed beads, bag and tag...
VERSE........
With balls in the water or lost on the course
This is just what a player needs.
To replenish your stash of golf balls,
Just make use of these Golf Ball Seeds!
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FISH SEEDS..... use seed beads..

It's known you like to fish a lot
Your line dropped in the water
But sometimes they aren't biting
So you can't catch what you ought'er
When those times come just grab a pack
Of "ready to grow" fish seeds
Then raise them 'til they fit the size
Your best "fish stories" need!
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FRIENDSHIP SEEDS...... use seed beads or real flower seeds
Inside this little package
You'll find some friendship seeds
Plant with love and tend with care
And guard against the weeds.

Friendship seeds are hard to grow
The roots take hold with time
But the blooms which are produced
Are the sweetest you will find.

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Beanie Baby seeds..... Use the beads inside an old worn out beanie......
VERSE.............
When you have to have a Beanie,
And you can't take out a loan,
Plant these little beanie seeds,
And soon you'll grow your own.
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LEGEND OF THE HEN'S TEETH:
Take some white rice and put in a baggie, Staple saying to baggie.
THE LEGEND OF THE HEN'S TEETH
Somewhere in a remote part of the ozark is a breed of chickens that grow
teeth.
The strange thing is that outside this particular area,they cease to grow
teeth, which is why all the common chickens you see are toothless
descendants of the "Molar Marvels".
Anyone fortunate enough to have these teeth in their possession will find
that they bring more luck than a rabbits foot or a four-leaf clover.
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DONUT SEEDS:
Take a baggie and put Cheerios or some other cereal that looks like a donut
in it.
Staple saying to baggie.
Saying has two sides.
FRONT SIDE: DONUT SEEDS
NEW HYBRID
Grow your own donut bush.
Planting instructions on back of package.
BACK SIDE: HOW TO GROW
Carefully place one seed at bottom of a ten foot hole,five feet apart in any
type of soil.
When mature; bush will grow to a height of six feet.
FOR GLAZED DONUTS: Pour twenty pounds of sugar in each hole.
GUARANTEE: If for any reason you are not completely satisfied, or plants
fail to grow in five years-
Dig up seeds for PRO-RATED refund.
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Bag Of Coal.....use tiny pebbles that have been spray painted black... Coal can be dangerous...Do NOt use real coal !!!!!
VERSE...........
Santa looked at his list,
Even checked it twice.
And he found out,
That you haven't been nice!
It made the big guy very miffed,
Looks like coal's your only gift!
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Magical North Pole Snowflakes.........
Put snowflake confetti in little baggies and attach a "bag tag" to the top.
On the front it says "Magical North Pole Snowflakes".
On the back it says:

"So you'll be sure to have some snow at Christmas time this year,
Santa sends these snowflakes in hope they bring good cheer!"
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Snowman Soup
1 package hot chocolate mix
3 Hershey Kisses
15 miniature marshmallows wrapped in another bag
1 candy cane
VERSE.................
Was told you've been real good this year
Always glad to hear it!
With freezing weather drawing near
You'll need to warm the spirit.
So here's a little Snowman Soup
Complete with stirring stick.
Add hot water, sip it slow
It's sure to do the trick!
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Magic Reindeer Food

Use oatmeal and edible glitter by Wilton, or colored sugar. Make sure not to use regular
glitter as it is harmful to animals! Place in a bag (can be a cellophane bag or a brown
lunch bag decorated to look like a reindeer). Tie with a ribbon and attach one
of these poems:

Sprinkle on your lawn at night,
The moon will make it sparkle bright.
Santa's reindeer fly and roam,
This will guide them to your home.

On Christmas Eve spread Magic Reindeer Food on your lawn,
To bring Santa to your house before dawn...
The smell of the oats and glitter sparkling bright
Will guide Rudolph through the night.

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On Christmas eve, sprinkle glitter all over your lawn.
The glitter will shine in the moonlight
and lead Santa to your house before dawn.
The smell of the oats will guide the reindeer directly to your rooftop.
The Christmas hope in the magic reindeer food guarantees dear Santa will stop.

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The reindeer will come
like melodious notes
for this magical glitter
and sweet smelling oats.
From a far distance
those reindeer will see
the sparkling glitter
and they'll find you and me!
The aroma of the oats
will make them land
and all of your friends
will think your just grand!
Then while nibbling the oats
they'll make no noise
so Santa can leave you
lots of great toys!
Just sprinkle this food
in your yard in plain sight
and be sure to do it
by the stroke of midnight!

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On Christmas Eve before you sleep,
Step outside and take a peek.
Can you see them? Are they near?
You don't think so? Never fear!
While still outside do this simple deed:
Sprinkle this packet of special feed.
The glow of the stardust, the small of oats
Will draw to YOUR house those special folks!
They can't miss you now, there's nothing to fear,
For this special mix is guaranteed
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Pumpkin Poop.....

use Candy Corn, bag & tag.....
I started to carve a pumpkin with my carving knife and scoop But the pumpkin got so scared He took a little poop! It looked so cute and funny Just like a candy treat So I'm sharing it with you now Because you are so sweet!
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Turkey Poop..........
Chocolate Peanuts or Raisins for these too!
VERSE.............
You invited me to Thanksgiving dinner with your family and your friends. You didn't tell me I was the main dish. For me it was "THE END!" You frightened me so badly--I knew I had been duped! So, I left you with my calling card, this bag of turkey poop!
Happy Thanksgiving, from The Turkey
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Reindeer Droppings.....
use raisans, or choc covered candy.....
Christmas is coming and so are the deer,listen closely and you will hear, And 'long with them comes a special treat, Reindeer droppings for you to eat!!!!!
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Elfin Droppings............
Red & green M&M's would make great Elfin Poop......
The elves were so sick they couldn't make toys And Santa had to fill all those stockings He gathered the only thing the elves could make - Here are your Elfin droppings.

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Reindeer Poop............
You could use chocolate covered raisins or nuts........
I woke up with such a scare when I heard Santa call... "Now dash away, dash away, dash away all! I ran to the lawn and in the snowy white drifts,those nasty reindeer had left "little gifts".I got an old shovel and started to scoopneat little piles of "reindeer poop".But to throw them away, seemed such a waste,So I saved them, thinking ~ you might like a taste! As I finished my task, which took quite awhile,Old Santa passed by and he sheepishly smiled.And I heard him exclaim as he rose in the sky"Well, they're not potty trained, but at least they can fly!"
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**captclearance** · 10-17-2002, 03:54 PM

I have found that the cheapest way to make these is to cut the stars out of fun foam.....
You'll need star cutout, bag and tag.....
VERSE......
Front....
Christmas Star
May the spirit of the Christmas warm your heart and your home this season....
Back.....
Secretly do a good deed for someone you care for,
Leave this Christams star on their pillow. They in turn will do something nice for someone else, passing the star on.
May it remind us all that small, secret acts of kindness bring love and peace into our hearts and homes.

**captclearance** · 10-17-2002, 04:38 PM

Take a sparkly pipe cleaner, cut in half, glue a cotton ball on one end and
a small bunch of flowers with bow on the other end. Place in a small plastic
bag, and staple a piece of paper on it that says -
BELLY BUTTON DUSTER....FOR THE PERSON
WHO HAS EVERYTHING
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This Teeny Tiny Gift,
Does a Teeny, Tiny Chore.
But When You've Finished Using It,
You'll Be Troubled Nevermore.
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By The Balls of Lint That Gather,
In That Pesky Little Place;
A Birthmark That is Shared,
By All the Human Race.
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So Use This Navel Lint Remover,
With Care and in Good Health.
And When You're Done, You'll Surley Know,
You've Completely Cleaned Youself!
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For those with everything
and even worth a mint. . .
Here's a belly button brush
for all that fuzzy lint!
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**dolphin** · 10-17-2002, 05:54 PM

Wow! I'm so overwhelmed! Thank you for taking the time to post all of these great crafts.

**heaven** · 10-17-2002, 07:45 PM

Thanks lori i am going to have so much fun with these.

**Mom23boys** · 10-17-2002, 10:58 PM

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I love them all!!! I am going to check Hobby Lobby this weekend for some of those bags and start making some as gifts for the teachers (my co-workers) at school.

They will love them!!