The winter holidays are often a time for giving and receiving gifts. However, sometimes we might not have the time to go out shopping, or would like to make personal gifts. Here are three fun handmade gifts to make over the winter holidays.

Mini yarn hat ornament

Supplies: Scissors, Yarn, 1 core of a toilet paper roll, 1 cotton ball (optional)

Steps: Cut the core of the toilet paper roll into one-inch sections. Depending on the thickness of your yarn, cut around 10–20 pieces of yarn, each 10 inches in length. Fold a piece of yarn in half and insert it into the opening of the toilet paper roll cut-out. Take the open ends of the yarn and pull them through the loop until the knot is tight. Repeat these steps until the entire ring is covered. Pull the ends through the inside of the ring to the other side. Gather the ends and tie them with an extra piece of yarn, about halfway from the ends. Using the scissors, trim the ends of the yarn to make a pom-pom. Optional: If you wish to give the hat more shape, you can place a cotton ball inside.

Sock snowman

Supplies: 1 white sock, 1 colorful sock, 3 cups of rice grains, 2 rubber bands, 2 black buttons, 1 pom-pom, 2–3 colorful buttons, scissors, hot glue, orange pipe cleaner

Steps: Take a clean white sock and cut the sock right before the heel. Flip the sock around so that the fluffy part of the sock is on the outside. Pour three cups of rice into the sock and use a rubber band to secure the top tightly. Take another rubber band and wrap it around the middle of the sock to separate the head and the body of the snowman. Grab a colorful sock and cut under the heel and a few inches above the toe. Trim the extra sock off the top of the snowman and use the toe piece as a hat. Place the other sock piece over the body of the snowman as a sweater.

Honeycomb ornament

Supplies: 1 piece of 10-inch string, 8 pages of cardstock paper, 1 glue stick, 1 pencil

Steps: Trace out 16 circles, each four inches in diameter. Fold each circle in half. Apply glue to the outer side of the folded circles. Stack the outer side of the folded cut-outs on top of each other and glue each piece together. Before forming the craft into a sphere, glue a piece of folded string in the center. Glue the ends of the ornament together. The loop of the folded string should be at the top of the ornament.