I’m pretty positive that all parents would agree what their favorite gifts are each year…kid made DIY gifts from their children! I love the handmade gifts I get from my kids, they are always made with love and children get such joy from seeing their parents’ faces light up opening a handmade gift!
I’ve collected 12 DIY kid made diy gifts for children to make for parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, neighbors and more. My daughter is working on a Secret Santa gift for a friend in her girl scout troop and I’m going to share this with her for inspiration!
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Here’s quick rundown on our featured kid made diy gifts:
I’ve separated the projects below into 4 categories: pretty containers, jewelry, decorations, and gifts for readers.
- Clay I’ve included two clay projects made from Polymer clay. If you’ve never worked with polymer clay before here’s why it’s perfect for handmade gifts: it can be baked in your home oven! That’s right, you can make clay projects that can be baked right at home. And the clay is so colorful everyone will love to receive and display their clay object d’art! We’ve made Coil Pots with it and beautiful Clay Bracelets. Another unusual idea is to use product called Sculptamold to make ‘Fruit bowls” where the mold is..you guessed it…FRUIT! These dry to be hard and durable.
- Fabric If you have young sewist at home consider making a Burlap Embroidery gift! Stitch a letter or heart which can be displayed on a wall. Â Another easy and colorful fabric idea are Fabric Beads. Transform your fabric scraps into lovely beads. Lastly try Glue Batik! Use blank canvas bags and decorate them with this technique.
- Funky Teen Fun If you have kids making a gift for a teen sibling, you have to check out out Totally Tubular Bracelets and Mini Bookmarks!
- Mobiles Everyone loves a mobile and I’ve got two ideas for kids to make! Straw Mobiles are really easy for kids to string together. For older kids try Twirling Twigs, they’ll get a physics lesson tucked into their holiday creation!
- Handmade books Our Accordion Book is sooooo pretty, especially when made with day-glo envelopes! Tuck notes inside each envelope for an additional surprise! For grandparents consider making Recycled Art Journals. You kids can transform this artwork into an artful handmade book.
Kid Made DIY Gifts
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Pretty Containers
1. Mini Coil Pots
Learn how to make simple coil pots using polymer clay. Easy and colorful clay project for kids!
2. Glue Batik Bags
Glue Batik: Learn how to do batik style fabric art with this kid-friendly technique!
3. Fruit Bowls
Guess what the mold for this is…
Jewelry
4. Clay Bracelets
Polymer Clay Tutorial: Learn how to make polymer clay bracelets with these 6 easy methods.
5. Fabric Beads
Turn fabric scraps into beautiful beads!
6. Tubular Bracelets
Science meets fashion meets the 80s!!!
Decorative Displays
7. Twirling Twigs Mobile
A great demonstration of engineering/physics principles and they look so pretty on display!
8. Burlap Embroidery
A simple sewing project for kids that can be displayed on a wall!
9. Straw Mobile
Make a simple straw mobile and explore the concept of the center of gravity. We have had this hanging our house for three years!
For Book Fans
10. Accordion Book
A bright and colorful book made from envelopes!
11. Mini Bookmarks
Make mini bookmarks out of Perler beads and paper clips.
12. Recycled Journals
Turn kids’ art into colorful journals… and the easiest bookbinding (EVER!)
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