Here is a wonderful gift idea that is also very functional. Go with your child to the fabric store and pick out a fleece design with your giftee's taste in mind. For one scarf, you will need ¼ of a yard of 58"-60" wide fleece. One yard should make four scarves.
You will also need sharp scissors. I suggest washing and drying the fleece before cutting.
Trim off the sides of the fleece to make a clean, smooth edge. Each scarf will be between 8" and 9" wide. On either end of the scarves, the edges can be cut approximately 1" wide and 4" inches deep.