Surprisingly easy ways to create personalised gifts for your kids. Image credit: AdobeStock
If your kids are anything like their contemporaries, they have probably requested several very expensive electronic devices for their birthday, Easter, or the winter holidays. While you are online buying Legos DC Super-Villains or Mindcraft, you may want to buy them a simple personalized gift that they can enjoy for a long time.
There are several companies that will print a personalized book for your child. They will have a few adventure stories to choose from and your child will be the hero of the story. Several of their friends will also be characters in the story. There are also search and find books similar to “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego” where a child can search for themselves, their friends, or their pets.
If you would like to write your own children’s story starring your kid, websites such as Amazon’s Kindle will allow you to print your own book or make an e-book version of a story you have written.
If your child is a scribe themselves, You can have their stories printed up into book form. If you have an aspiring illustrator in the family, you can get comic books printed as well.
If you have ever been to Hot Topic, you know that t-shirts are still popular with kids. There are several online stores that will allow you to design your own t-shirts, Mug’s masks, and other novelty items. You can simply visit the website, select the item you want to put your design on, and upload your image or type in a clever saying using online tools.
The item you select can have your kid’s name on it or a catchphrase or joke that they are found of. When you design your item of choice, the on-demand company will print it and ship it to you. You can do the whole thing from your computer.
If your child has a movie that they love. You can reference the film on the shirt. If they have a favorite pet, you can put a picture of that pet on a t-shirt or a mug. You can also use a design that you have created yourself.
Custom clothing is a growing fashion trend among kids and teens. Some of the better sites will allow you to order embroidered shirts. No, they do not have people knitting the shirts in a backroom somewhere. Instead, they have state-of-the-art sewing machines that do the job. your embroidered item will get it done quickly, precisely and at a fraction of the price, it would cost you to have it done by hand or do it yourself.
Kids today can be hard to please. However, a gift that is made especially for them, is something that they will hold onto for a long time. A book with their name and it is something a person may keep all their life, long after they have abandoned the latest video game.