How to make a simple DIY return gift

My daughter Dhwani turned two this week. I always like to make events memorable for people, giving them something personalized and hand-made is a feel-good factor. For this birthday, we had a small get-together at home with relatives. I made a customized origami doll as return-gifts. This is also a creative home activity for toddlers aged 4 - 7.

DIY Doll as return gift: ‪#‎Instructions‬ ‪#‎DIY‬ ‪#‎Returngift‬ ‪#‎Birthday‬

Requirements:
1) Origami square craft paper (You will get it in stationery shops),
2) Ice-cream sticks
3) Foam sheet(You will get it in A4 size in huge stationery shops, some of them also come with glitter stuck all over on one side and plain on other side)
4) Fevicol Tube
5) CD Marker - Black
6) Cellotape - Transparent
7) Scissors/ Paper cutter knice to cut out foam sheet

Step 1: This link on Youtube will tell you how to make a simple origami dress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp3Aehoo-wI . You can make it with the origami craft paper. 

Tip: Choose a not-so-thick paper so that folding isn't tough.

Step 2: Cut out round shapes from the foam sheet for the face. Using a sharp-tip marker, draw eyes, nose and the smile on the face. Dry it for sometime.

Step 3: Using fevicol, stick the ice cream stick to the backside of the face.

Step 4: Using cello-tape, paste the ice-cream stick on the backside of the origami dress in such a way that the face sits just about the neck of the dress.

Your DIY return-gift is ready !

Hope you liked the DIY activity! Do post your images in comments after you try it out. In my future posts, I hope to explore more children's activities, parent's activities, parenting, alternative education methods and much more. Keep reading!

Wishing you well,

Haripriya

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