| Whether their birthday is quickly approaching or | | | | according to days or places, and try to create the |
| Father and Mother Day are holidays you prefer to | | | | box you would like to receive. Give them a chance to |
| forget due to your inability to find something which | | | | travel back in time and smile to your ingenuity. |
| can be a valuable present, a gift that you will craft | | | | - A Photograph Album: The photographs they have |
| yourself and will portray your own personal touch can | | | | been eager to take every summer are scattered |
| go a long way into their hearts. Here are some easy | | | | around or placed in boxes that nobody has time to |
| craft ideas for those capable to open your computer | | | | open up and see anymore. Visit your local art or |
| and put it to work. | | | | bookstore and purchase a couple of albums that can |
| - Personal Music Compilation: You have heard them | | | | host most of the pictures you know they cherish. |
| one thousand times. That Frank Sinatra song they | | | | Arrange the pictures in chronological order or just |
| were dancing last Christmas is engraved on your | | | | grab them from the box and place them in the album |
| brain and you are catching yourself singing the lyrics | | | | while adding your own comments or imaginary |
| every time you see a couple that resembles them | | | | dialogues. You can also create the album yourself on |
| crossing the street. One of the most appreciated | | | | your computer and bind the pages together with |
| gifts you can easily construct is that of a music CD | | | | string and ribbon. Embellish the photograph albums |
| containing all their favorite songs. You can even | | | | with your own taste, like black and white copies of |
| create the CD cover and labels on your computer | | | | photographs and experience how it feels to have |
| and your gift can have a personal touch that will | | | | something truly valuable given to them. |
| make tears fall from their eyes as they open the | | | | - A Card Box: They are always searching those small |
| wrapping paper. Add a romantic photograph of them | | | | pieces of paper with those old recipes or sports |
| on the cover, put their theme song first and last, | | | | scores on them, which seem to have disappeared |
| arrange the music according to their pleasing, and | | | | since you remember yourself. They are always |
| think of a good song that they do not know but will | | | | complaining and thinking they are now really old and |
| love when hearing. Improvise as much as you can | | | | incompetent for not remembering where they have |
| and you will be glad you did. | | | | placed their favorite cards the last time they used |
| - A Box Full of Memories: Last summer they have | | | | them. Save them the trouble of trying to locate their |
| decided to visit Spain, but their tickets, photographs, | | | | "valuable" pieces of paper and create a box which |
| beach shells, and museum passes have been inside a | | | | can have a title and display their favorite colors. Add |
| bag since then. Surprise them with a "Box from | | | | some paper labels inside and give them the chance to |
| Spain." Arrange their favorite photographs and create | | | | feel organized and prepared when the time to use |
| on your computer a collage that will cover the sides | | | | them again comes. |
| of the box. Print and place the year and their favorite | | | | Creating the perfect gift for dad and mom is not |
| Spanish phrase, which they have been using since, on | | | | that difficult. It needs some imagination and time to |
| top. Place the tickets and passes on a transparency | | | | invest. We know you got both; you know it too. |
| paper and glue them inside the box, organize the box | | | | Good luck and happy crafting times! |