Bamboo pipes can provide a younger sibling or cousin with hours of entertainment without costing you a lot of money.
John Nowak/Kansan
decided to go with a project that, if not exactly having anything to do with lords, would include things that would cause them to leap. Sadly, our editor informed us we couldn't teach you how to freebase cocaine, so we're focusing on our next favorite stimulants: caffeine and sugar. This Super Coffee Gift Basket is guaranteed to get your loved ones hopping.
You'll need:
One small basket, $2.88
Mixed nuts in the shell 1.40 pounds @ $1.99 per pound
One bag of freshly ground coffee, 1.15 pounds @ $7.99 per pound
Flavored creamer, $1.89
Cookies (we used Keebler Pecan Sandies Caramel Shortbread), $2.69
Total Cost: $19.44
Directions:
1. Arrange the bag of coffee, the creamer and the coffee beans in the basket. Pour the nuts into the basket and arrange them around the other items.
2. Wrap cookies in colored plastic wrap and tie with ribbon. Put them on top of the nuts.
This is a great alternative to pre-made gift baskets that be $20 to $50.
11 On the 11th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,11 pipers piping. BY ANDREW WARD
We know what you're thinking, but no, we're not going to build a waterpipe. We'll leave that for next semester. We will show you how to make a set of four bamboo pipes. If you're lucky they'll make noise when you blow through them. Give these pipes your younger cousins and laugh away winter break as they
Sean Smith /Kansan
Fill a basket with yummy coffee and cookies and let someone know they aren't hyper enough.
annoy your relatives.
Materials:
1 length of hollow bamboo, at least 2 feet long, $4.99
hot glue gun, $.99
Total cost: $5.98
1. Cut four lengths of bamboo with the saw. If you want to get real fancy you could crack open a physics book to find the equation to tune your pipes. Not interested? We weren't either.
Directions:
2. Use hot glue to adhere each piece to the next.
4. Take bets on how long it will take older family members to go crazy.
3. Give to young family member.
12 On the 12th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 12 drummers drumming. BY ERICA BRITTAIN
Okay, as much as we know that you would love to buy Drumline on DVD and watch it 12 times consecutively, we thought that making a mix CD filled with
songs of the season would be more fun. You can pick and choose what songs you would like to put on it, but we wanted to go old school with our suggestions Here's our playlist:
1. "White Christmas" — Bing Crosby
2. "The Christmas Song" — Nat King Cole
3. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" — Brenda Lee
4. "Blue Christmas" — Elvis Presley
5. "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" — Gene Autry
6. "Do They Know It's Christmas?" — Band Aid
7. "Feliz Navidad" — Jose Feliciano
8. "Step into Christmas" — Elton John
9. "Holly Jolly Christmas" — Burl Ives
10. "Santa Baby" — Eartha Kitt
11. "Dominick, The Italian Christmas Donkey"—Lou Monte
12. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" — Frank Sinatra
For a more personalized touch, get creative and make your own CD cover. Just measure out the size of the CD holder on a piece of paper, break out the Crayolas and glitter and get busy!
10 jayplay
thursday, december 11.2003