Crafty gift for a boy?

[PeachyClair]

I have just bought DS2's friend (a girl) a Me! etc school kit for her birthday, I hope it's age appropriate as capture the magic wasn't clear. However, also have to get something for a 6 year old boy, want crafty, ideas please? Mum is training to be an infant school teacher, so likely to be the sort to join in.

Actually Sam made 12 Valentines cards the other night, he's quite clever at it too- gave him bag of lots of stuff, he tore a piece of corrugated card about 2 X 0.5 inch, stuck a dried leaf on top, mounted on gold card then stuck on an orange card- palm tree! Really simple, I was so jealous!

But what actually can you buy to suit, that's the thing? Hmmm, JM! JM!! (not masses of cash either-the school avarage is £6-8 for birthdays)

Just asked DS (6) what crafty things he likes. He is always after my crafty goodies, but particually the different edging scissor, glitter glues, a box of paper/card from the paper Mill always goes down a treat! ( A boy of my own heart!)

Funny how it's so female stereotyped isn't it? I did come across a few cardmakers on docrafts who were male, but they were usually (I think invariably but don't want to be sued) gay. Are craft shops really that intimdating? Or is it just the fat blokes who used to do the craft demos on TV?

Works is a good idea, as is the scissors. Any more ideas gratefully accepted....

Paper Mill / Works... whatever! Doh!

Peachy I have a pair of edging scissors here if you want em.
My guys love making little scrapbooks. They have about 4/5 each on the go....must take after their mum...LOL!
They use them to keep their special things in...DS1 has one with piccies of him playing footie and all the tickets from the matches he goes to see with his godfather.DS2 has a skateboard scrapbook...filled with mag cuttings of his fav skateboards,boarders and some piccies of him on his board.
How about buying a small box an filling it with the bits he would need to make his own scrapbook????

Can I get the scissors from you JM? better you than CannyCrafts- they have enough of my cash at the mo!!

Box idea is great, will see what I can find around to orrow when we venture out the village.
Don't have a paper mill but works here does the same box idea.

Thanks all

JM where do you get the scrapbooks for your boys from, DS is very interested in doing one but i only have 12x12 scraobooks and thats too big for him.

TIA

jenk I make em up and sell them on....I have to support my addiction some way!!!!

Do you have some already made up for sale as im very interested, we bought a puppy in nov last year and DS has been mithering to do a project on him, now with him being at home its something that we could do together.

Hamma Beads? My DS loves these.

What are Hamma beads?

Check your email jenk....thats how I got into all this crafting malarky, when I started home educating J!!!

Hama Beads