10 Best Creative Homemade Gifts Your Kids Can Make
Do you have creative kids who love to create? If so you’ll love these great creative homemade gifts your kids can make in this gift guide list.
Both of my kids are super hands-on and artsy! We love to give creative handmade gifts to friends and family.
Handmade gifts are a great way to encourage our kids to build and create but can also help us teach our kids life skills such as budgeting.
Homemade gifts can also save money and allows your kids to add a personal touch.
Plus, I’ve discovered when my kids spend time thinking about the person they are creating the gift for, planning the gift, saving for the materials, and actually creating the gift it makes them even more excited to give the gift.
Giving someone creative homemade gifts makes the gift more meaningful.
Creative Homemade Gifts & Homeschool
When you homeschool, you start seeing how much our kids learn through daily life.
That includes making creative homemade gifts.
My youngest is my gift-giver and she is my creative one.
It shows in her gifts.
She plans, budgets, and slowly gathers the things she needs to make the gift.
She hides them in her room until the coast is clear and creates a clearly unique one-of-a-kind gift straight from her heart.
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We love the Big Life Journal. When we got to page 13 I knew she’d really shine.
This chapter is about making a difference in someone else’s life. It asks the child to brainstorm ways to help others and what you can do to help them.
The first thing she wrote down was “Handmade Card and Gift.” And then the fun brainstorming began.
Where To Get Creative Homemade Gift Ideas
My daughter’s favorite places to learn how to create things she isn’t sure how to make are on Pinterest and Youtube videos.
I’ll share some great creative homemade gifts your kids can make for others.
Please note most of these are for older kids, but you know your kids best. Please use your own judgment and supervise accordingly.
I created this simple Homemade Gift Brainstorming Sheet to keep track of all the ideas and budgeting.
When brainstorming try to think of favorite food such as candy or drinks, hobbies they love, favorite colors, and seasons.
Don’t forget if you live in a state or province that you need to count your homeschool days or time to count the time spend crafting!
Gift Ideas Your Kids Can Make
When it comes to brainstorming a list of handmade gifts your kids can make, I like to get them to ask these questions about the person they are making the gift for:
- What do they like to do?
- What are their hobbies?
- What are they interested in?
- What is their favorite color?
- Do they have a favorite food?
- What do they NOT like?
The answers to those questions are great starting points for gift ideas your kids can make for loved ones.
Homemade Gift Supplies
Some of our favorite gifts for kids to make require simple supplies.
We love making gifts in glass jars such as cookie mix, soup mix, or even a mix of goodies such as travel trinkets.
We also love using pretty boxes and bags in place of wrapping paper.
16 oz Glass Mason Jars with Handles Tags and Twine String As Gifts
White Gift Boxes 14 Pack, Paper Gift BoxLoveinside Medium Size Gift Bags
Make sure you take note of what is needed and have it on hand when your child is ready to create!
10 Creative Homemade Gifts Your Kids Can Make
Now that you have your gift brainstorming sheets and questions your kids can consider when choosing a gift, let’s dig into 10 creative homemade gifts your kids can make.
Creative Homemade Gifts Your Kids Can Make
If your kids love making handmade gifts for friends and family, you'll love these hands-on, creative, DIY gifts!
I must admit the idea of slicing into a book, as a book lover is a bit hard to handle. But the idea of having a cool hidden compartment in a book, on the other hand, is kind of awesome.
My daughter loves making these types of gifts. The key is to use something that the person will love and USE.
She has created several for me, but my favorite one was in a LARGE water bottle I still use to this day.
She filled it with lip balm, sticky notes, a notebook and pen, dark chocolate candy, colored pens, and coffee.
Stamped necklaces are awesome for creative kids to create because there are so many ways to dress them up. Plus you get to hit things with a hammer.
Speaking of, this is not a craft I would do with small children unless you do the “stamping” for them.
This is a perfect gift for those who choose a word for the year OR have different names and can never find their name on jewelry.
A hand-decorated apron is a great way for kids to express their creativity while giving something very useful.
Younger kids might like this idea for hand prints.
If you have older kids, this hand-painted apron makes the perfect gift for someone who loves to cook or bake!
If your creative kids loves to sew, this is a fun DIY project that would make a great gift!
I was kind of worried about this because Perler Beads can be one of those things that get everywhere when you use them BUT the finished product looks amazing.
If your child loves paper mache, this is a fun gift!
As someone who collects coffee mugs, having my child design one for me would be an amazing gift. This DIY craft requires a mug and sharpies!
Candles in a jar sound simple and they are but the wow factor is crazy. Plus think of all the seasonal twists you could put on this.
If you have a nature lover on your gift list, this is a perfect gift! Use sticks you’ve gathered from your backyard or as a token from your favorite hike.
Perfect for beginners or non-artsy kids of all ages because it doesn’t take any special skill but a desire to make something pretty.
This is a fast and easy project that you can totally customize.
It is perfect for a beginner just getting into this type of craft. Or someone not a fan of crochet or knitting.
Much like a braid, you can make it out of jersey knit for no-sew
There you have it, the best creative fun homemade gifts your kids can make.
What I really like about these gifts is that they are all presents the receiver will actually be able to use and appreciate.
And they let the child express their own unique artsy style.
Which project do you think your child will start first? I’d love to know!
One way I encourage my teens to give gifts is by teaching them to express gratitude. I love using these 5 hands-on activities to help them out. You can read about teaching your kids gratitude here.
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