Cute Christmas crafts can be made with the kids in 30 minutes or less using items you have around the house like light bulbs, CDs, and last years greeting cards.
Penguin ornament:
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/penguincrafts/ss/lbpenguin.htm
CD photo ornament:
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/cdcrafts/a/CDPhotoOrnament.htm
Gift tags:
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/greetingcards/a/blgcardtags.htm
