These fun balls could be handy to have around when little children visit with parents to "look at the tree" or to put with the stockings.

All of the dollar stores have loads of little tiny things for favors 10/1.00. They also have rolls of crepe paper usually 2/1.00. I wrapped a quarter with one end of the roll and then kept winding adding a trinket every so often until the ball was almost too big to handle. You could slip in wrapped candies too. At the end tuck in the end of the paper and put a big seal on it so it doesn't unravel. It gives them something to do sitting down while they unravel it, provides an element of mystery and they get excited when they reach the quarter. I sent one to the GD and at the time StepGK's a couple of years ago.

I think I posted about these last year.