Homemade Gift Ideas (for Kids and Adults)

10 great homemade gift ideas you can DIY for, or with the kids

Homemade gifts are the most special kinds of gifts. Here are 10 really great homemade gift ideas you can make this year.

Homemade gift ideas that even kids can make!

One of my favorite kinds of gifts to give is handmade gifts. They’re meaningful, special, and one of a kind. I have ten really good homemade gift ideas for anyone on your list, and several of them are easy enough for kids to make!

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• DIY PLAYMAT FOR LEGOS OR SMALL TOYS
  • This is a fun and easy gift you could make for your kids. It’s a large circular mat with drawstrings so you can lay it flat to play but then easily scoop everything up. It makes cleaning up a breeze. This is also an easy enough project to do with an older child – I’m going to have B help me make one for his younger brothers this year.
  • An easy video tutorial is RIGHT HERE.
  • And if you don’t want to DIY this playmat, you can buy one right here.

• HOMEMADE FRAMED CHALKBOARD
  • A chalkboard is a really fun way to customize your decor, and it’s actually really easy to make! A great gift for a sister, a friend, your mom, or your kids for their playroom! And the best part is, when you DIY it you can make it any size you’d like. Tiny handheld, or giant to fill a whole wall.
  • Follow this easy step by step tutorial RIGHT HERE.
  • Or, of course, you could purchase a really gorgeous one right here.

• A COLLECTION OF HOMEMADE PILLOWCASES FOR HOLIDAYS
  • In our family, you get the special “birthday pillowcase” on your birthday. At Christmas, we have special Christmas pillowcases they can use all month long. We also have St. Patrick’s Day pillowcases, and more. Making a whole collection pillowcases would be such a fun gift to give another family or gift to your kids. And pillowcases are easy enough for your kids to make, so get everyone involved!
  • Follow this easy video tutorial to make a pillowcase.
  • Or, you could definitely find ones to purchase on Etsy!

• MAKE A FRESH CHRISTMAS WREATH!
  • I love the idea of gifting a fresh Christmas wreath! Even if they already have a wreath on their door, they could hang it inside on a door, on their back door, on a window, etc. So don’t be intimidated, thinking they might already have a wreath and not want one.
  • Watch this video tutorial to learn how to make a fresh handmade wreath!
  • You could also purchase a really pretty fresh wreath at Home Depot and the prices are good!

• RECORD AUDIOBOOKS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
  • This was an idea submitted by a reader, and also my brother-in-law’s younger brother did this for his young nieces and nephews a few years ago. So I’d heard of the idea before but I’d forgotten about it! It’s such a sweet idea, and what a treasure it will be to have that family members voice reading a favorite story forever!
  • Just go in a nice quite room with good acoustics (like a bathroom), and use the “voice memo” app on your phone. Record, then transfer to your computer and burn to a CD!

• DIY LEGO TABLE with STORAGE DRAWER
  • If you have any LEGO lovers in your family, this DIY LEGO table is such a perfect handmade gift. This would be great for a bedroom or playroom, and you can DIY it with a variety of tables to make it just right for your space.
  • There’s a really simple youtube video tutorial right here.
  • Or you can purchase a similar one HERE.

• HANDMADE QUIET BOOK
  • A handmade quiet book is a great gift that a sibling could make for another sibling, you could make for your kids, Grandma and Grandpa could make for the grandkids — lots of possibilities.
  • You can find a really easy NEW SEW video tutorial right here.
  • Or you can purchase some really cool ones here.

• MAKE A HOODED TOWEL
  • This would be a great gift from Grandma to the grandkids. Or your kids could make them for cousins, older siblings could make them for younger siblings, or you could make them for your kids. They’re easy hooded towels so they go over their heads when they get out of the shower. And since they’re DIY, you can choose the towel and completely customize them! Make a unique one for each kid, or get them embroidered with their names!
  • Follow this easy DIY to make your own hooded towels.
  • Or you can purchase the cutest fox hooded towel right here.

• SILHOUETTE PORTRAITS
  • Silhouette art is so gorgeous and would be a great gift for grandparents, your spouse, or even a friend (if you did them of her kids). They’re very simple black outlines of a person’s profile, and they’re surprisingly easy to make! Toss them in a pretty but inexpensive frame from TJ Maxx or Home Goods and you have a gorgeous gift!
  • Use this video tutorial to learn how to make them.
  • Or you can find artists on etsy to make them for you. Super easy and affordable!

• HANDMADE APRON (for kids or adults)
  • I made these a few years ago for my kids, and making an apron is actually so easy! I made mine out of plain white and then embroidered their initials on to each of them. But you could use whatever fabric you’d like and personalize it for your mom, mother in law, sister, friend, or kids!
  • Use this tutorial right here to learn how to make them.
  • Or you can purchase personalized aprons right here — they have so many good ones!

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