~$15
Kids Jewelry Making Kit
Our pick: Story Magic Wooden ABC Beads Jewelry Kit
Gives a niece a reason to sit down and make gifts for friends.
Jewelry LoversArtists & Crafters
~$12 typical price
A 24-door calendar of beads, charms and chains that build into one or more bracelets by Christmas.
Why it makes a great gift
Kids get a new charm every morning and finish December with something they made and can wear.
Our pick: Story Magic Wooden ABC Beads Jewelry Kit
Gives a niece a reason to sit down and make gifts for friends.

Tiny food charms, earrings and figurines that harden in the home oven, so the work lasts.

Brings dull silver back in a minute, and a silver wearer goes through them steadily.
A low-cost craft that ends in bracelets to swap with friends.