FACTS FOR FAMILIES: Easy DIY Gifts This Holiday Season | Health, Medicine and Fitness
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Check out this excellent article by extension educator Judy Schmidt. Judy says: The old adage that it’s better to give than to receive is something that has always resonated with me. I like to give gifts and especially like to give an item that I created by hand.
Gifting can be time consuming, and with the holidays approaching, time is running out to create handmade items this season. To help you out, we’ve compiled some quick and easy gift ideas that you can make for your family and friends that don’t take a lot of time to create.
• Kitchen gifts are a great way to share simple and delicious gifts. Mixed spices, pomander balls, herbal teas and potpourris are just a few of the wonderful ideas with recipes included at go.illinois.edu/holidayrecipes
• Food mixes in a jar are also my favorite (both to give and to receive!) Spread-your-dollar-gift-with-food-mix-in-a-jar for both savory treats and sweet!
• The 4-H vacation guide available online at https://4-h.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/4H-at-Home-Holiday-Activity-Guide-2020.pdf contains a collection simple holiday activities can do with your kids, many of which could be gifted, including ornaments, stamped gift wrap, bath bombs, and scarves.
• If you have young children, handprint ornaments, drawings or poems are always a hit with grandparents and family members. Michigan State University Extension has a great recipe for salt dough ornaments (one of my all-time favorites), found at https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/fun_and_learning_with_salt_dough_ornaments The article also includes a link to a great NAEYC article on how playing with dough can benefit the development of young children.
No matter what you decide to create this year, if you give with all your heart, your recipients will be delighted to receive their special item. And if all that isn’t enough to get you in the spirit of crafting, crafting has documented health benefits too!
Judy Schmidt’s Connection Corner blog can be found at extension.illinois.edu/blogs/connection-corner/
Remember those Charleston locations?
Bill’s Bottle Shop
1979: The owner of Bill’s Bottle Shop is not concerned about House Bill 21. The Liquor Commission proposed to extend the hours of operation of the bar from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. and to increase the number of wine licenses. 25 to 32.
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Filtration plant
1935: The new Charleston filtration plant is commissioned. The plant, which has a daily capacity of two million gallons, consists of three filter beds, mixing and settling beds. A booster pump provides pressure in the event of a fire. The water comes from deep wells. The addition to the Charleston aqueduct was financed with available funds and a small bond issue.
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Dump
1965: An automobile graveyard near Charleston nestles between rolling hills along scenic Illinois 16.
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Dump
1965: Mayor-elect Wlater Reasor Jr. and the president of Eastern Illinois University urged that the dumpsites be moved west of the city limits of Charleston.
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Crackers
1988: Teen night fills the floor at EL Krackers.
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Rotating community pool
1974: The Charleston Rotary Community Pool is located on approximately five acres of land directly behind the junior high school.
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Aqueduct
1948: Charleston’s water system converted from diesel to electricity this week with a savings of $ 500 per month, freeing 18,000 gallons of fuel oil per year for other uses. The oil tanks will be kept full to allow emergency use of diesel engines which will remain in place although disconnected.
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Charleston aerial view
1985: Aerial view of Charleston.
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American Hardware Supply aerial view
1982: An aerial view shows the expanse of American Hardware Supply Co.’s new 240,000 square foot distribution center north of Charleston.
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Cheri Burcham is the Family Life Educator at the U of I Extension.
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