just give them the basics
[head]
[title]
[font] and a brief intro to hex numbers
[center] vs [div]
and obviously [a href] and [img etc]

edit: 20 hours!! It took me less time than that to write this: freespace.virgin.net/eldon.drive/publicgallery1.html
and that's in Notepad with absolutely no help or experience

ok, I realise it's crap
( Gizmo.mp3 does not exist, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 19:50, archived)

Then fill it with comic sans
and lots of .gif files of burning torches
( ArthurTheRat, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 19:52, archived)

Why do gingers

always have to mention flames?
( diffy maybs, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 19:54, archived)

Heh, there was a great design
on the CSS Zen Garden, which was '90s design' with animated gif, 'Under construction' signs, etc.. quality.
(pseudosocrates, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 19:56, archived)