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It’s always nice to receive a gift at Christmas or your birthday, and it’s even more fun to give people gifts. One of the best ways to give a thoughtful present is by making something instead of buying things. Think about who the gift is for and then think about what they like. It could be something related to sports, cartoons, music, a hobby or much more! Try out some of these easy guides to find out how to make some wonderful DIY gifts for your friends and family.

Candles

Candle Safety – Before getting started, make sure to review these important points about staying safe while making candles!
Candles in a Jar – Ask an adult to help you make some cute candles in a recycled, decorated jar.
Crayon Candles – If you have a bunch of old crayon stubs, use them to create some colorful candles!
Pillar Candles – With this easy craft, you can learn how to decorate some pretty basic candles to make them look beautiful.
Apple Candleholders – After making some special candles, grab a couple of apples to make candleholders too.

Soap

A Soap Recipe – Follow a simple recipe to make soap, designed just for kids!
How to Make Soap – See how to make soap with a few basic ingredients.
Soap Carving – Turn a boring old bar of soap into one of your favorite cartoon characters!
Toy Soaps – Ask a parent or teacher to help you make these fun soaps with toys embedded inside.
Soap Bubble Art – Make a beautiful piece of art by blowing bubbles in a slightly different way.

Birthdays

Dreamcatcher – Giving a dreamcatcher is a very thoughtful gift and it goes back a long way in Native American culture.
DIY Teddy Bear – Make a teddy bear from scratch for a special person. It’s actually a lot easier than you might think!
Toy Drum – Watch a video on how to make a toy drum as a great birthday present for a little boy you might know!
DIY Beaded Jewelry – Use flour and water to make your very own beads and then use them to form a necklace or a bracelet.
Make a Book – Learn how to make a book from scratch. Think about a fun story to write in the book. It could be a fiction story about the recipient or something completely different!
Russian Dolls – Kids and even adults would love these typically Russian nesting dolls. Perhaps you can paint them to look like people you know.
Face Jugs – Make a funny face jug out of clay for Mom or Dad.
Hand-Made Paper – Hand-making paper yourself can be a very special gift idea. Try making several sheets and putting them together to form a unique notebook.
Forest Diorama – If you know someone who loves camping or the outdoors, make them a diorama, which is a 3-D model scene.
Clay Dough Animal Statue – Make a clay dough and use it to mold an animal or any other type of shape. When you’re done, bake it at a low temperature and you’ll have a wonderful statue!

Christmas

Candy Cane Candle Craft – Decorate a plain white candle with candy canes and ribbon for a one-of-a-kind Christmas ornament.
Paper Snowflakes – Paper snowflakes are a really easy way to make decorations for your house at Christmas. All you need is a sheet of paper and a pair of scissors.
Bathtub Reindeer – Give a gift of sweet-smelling soap and a soft washcloth, disguised as cute red-nosed reindeer!
Happy Little Elves – Learn how to make tiny little elves to hang on the Christmas tree or give as a personalized ornament gift.
Clay Ornaments – Use air-drying clay to make pretty shapes with cookie cutters and then wait for them to dry before hanging on the tree.
Hugging Snowman – Find out how to make a cute little hugging snowman who will never melt!
Christmas Moose – Make a Christmas moose out of simple objects like a clothespin and a few pompoms.
Christmas Ornament Cutouts (PDF) – Download a helpful package on how to make some easy Christmas ornaments. It even includes the templates for different shapes!
Christmas Memory Box Gift – Making a memory box is a great way to show someone how much you care about them.
Orange and Clove Pomander – In the old days, people would carry a pomander with them to ward off the awful smells on the streets. Today we don’t use it the same way but it makes a lovely spiced Christmas ornament.

Thanksgiving

Pinecone Turkeys – Anyone would fall in love with these easy-to-make googly-eyed pinecone turkeys!
Papier Mâché Bowl – Make a papier mâché bowl and decorate it the way Native Americans did hundreds of years ago.
Thanksgiving Tree – Use cutouts of your handprints to make a Thanksgiving tree and get the whole family to write down what they’re thankful for in the tree.
Corn Collage – Use colored corn to create a very personal message and give it as a gift to someone at Thanksgiving.
Mini Mayflower – Make a mini version of the ship that brought the first pilgrims over from England to America.

New Year

New Year’s Hanging Mobile – Celebrate the New Year with a festive, glittery decoration!
New Year Scrapbook – Make a scrapbook of all your favorite memories from the year before. This can be a tradition every New Year.
Sparkly Crowns – Make a sparkly, decorative foam crown to wear on New Year’s Eve.
Make a Calendar (PDF) – Get ready for the New Year by using a blank template to make a calendar. You can either decorate it on your computer, or print out the blank sheets to draw or paint images for each month.
Confetti Poppers – Make a bunch of confetti poppers from toilet paper rolls and colored paper, and hand them out to everyone to pop at midnight.

Valentine’s Day

Paper Heart Garland – Make a hanging garland out of colored paper hearts to hang on the front door!
Heart-Shaped Stamp – Make a special stamp out of a sponge and use it to decorate your Valentine’s Day cards.
Lollipop Cards (PDF) – Print and personalize these heart-shaped cards, then attach them to a lollipop and hand them out to your friends.
Valentine’s Mailbox – Make a Valentine’s Day mailbox to collect cards and mail, and decorate it with the printouts provided.
Valentine’s Cards (PDF) – Download, print and color some Valentine’s cards to give to friends and family members.
Recycled Paper Valentines – Make an eco-friendly Valentine’s card out of recycled materials.
Valentine’s Day Crafts – Browse some tutorials and learn how to make a Valentine’s pinwheel, a lollipop-delivering frog, candy diamond rings and much more!
Bird Valentines – Make a thoughtful Valentine’s gift to feed the birds outside since it is still cold in February.
Bunny Card – Use the supplied printable pattern to make a fun little Valentine’s bunny card.
Potato Stamps – Carve shapes into potatoes to create some beautiful stamps for your Valentine’s Day cards.
Assorted Valentine’s Crafts – Find out how to make some exciting pop-up cards, heart-shaped cookies, a Valentine’s wreath and many more projects.

Easter & Spring

Dry Flower Candleholder – Celebrate spring with some pretty dried and pressed flowers by using them to decorate a candleholder.
Butterfly Bower – Make a magical butterfly bower to give as a gift or to enjoy yourself!
Easter Crafts – Find out how to make colored Easter eggs, a bunny pot, and wearable bunny ears.
Colorful Spring Hats – Make a pretty sprint hat decorated with flowers, Easter symbols and more.
Mixed Easter Crafts – Learn how to make all sorts of colored Easter eggs, a toy bunny, and a surprise gift basket.
Dough, Clay and Paint – Use these recipes to make different kinds of clays, salt doughs and paints and create your very own spring ornaments with them.
Decorative Stones (PDF) – Choose some large, smooth rocks and paint them to make a pretty decoration for the newly blooming garden.
Easter DIY Projects – Decorate your house for Easter with home-made bunny fridge magnets, Easter grass and an eggshell mosaic.
Egg Creatures (PDF) – Print out the shapes in the template, then color them and glue them onto your Easter eggs to form cute little egg animals!
Easter Bookmarks (PDF) – Print and color a few festive bookmarks and hand them out to your family on Easter.

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