Second, I take all the comments and type them up using a fancy font. Then, for each student, I print the statements onto a sheet of parchment paper, roll it up, and tie a ribbon around it. I give them to the students as a Christmas gift. They love it. It drives them crazy that I don't let them read them immediately.
Anticipation only increases their enjoyment.
For young children, nothing could be simpler than this Handprint Poem activity from Kids Domain. Print copies of the poem, have students press a painted hand onto the page, add the name of the child and the date to each sheet, and you have a delightful gift for parents. The adorable poem captures the spirit of the desire of families to recall the childhood years of their little ones when they are all grown up. This sentimental gift is one of many in the collection featured on the Make a Gift page of the Web site. A project from another portion of the Kids Domain Web site, creating Cinnamon Dough Ornaments with your students, is a fun way of making a scented gift for the holiday season.