DIY Christmas

DIY Performance and Installations Gifts - A holiday catalog of do it yourself performance art and installations.

A Holiday catalog of “don’t buy” gifts for friends, family, lovers, and random strangers.

1 Read them from their favorite book, borrowed from the library. These days you can borrow digitally as well. Nypl shameless plug here.

2 Trash treasure hunt in Manhattan. Take them sledding with a found sled.

3 Make up your own.

4 Make them a food installation on the kitchen counter, spell their name or favorite phrase with cucumbers, carrots, zucchini, or whatever wonderful imaginative food combinations you can come up with.

5 Donate kitchenware and pantry items and replace their spots in the kitchen cupboards with books, handwritten messages, and joyful cards. When someone you love opens the cupboard they will have a nice surprise.

6 Make a wall of your house paintable, hang a giant piece of paper or canvas, and have everyone paint on it, write messages, and mural fun things in bright colors.

7 Spell the name of your loved one with clothes, in the hallway, living room floor, any large floor space. Make a letter from each item of clothing and arrange like this. I call it Words Works.