There's nothing quite like giving someone a personalized gift that has been made with love! That's why homemade Christmas gifts are the perfect way to make family and friends feel extra special this holiday season. Let the kids get involved this year by making one of these fun and easy Christmas gifts for friends and family. Make one or all five of these simple gifts. With so many ideas to choose from, kids will have a blast making homemade gifts this Christmas. You might also love these 20 Easy Food Gifts for the Holidays too!
The recipient of this cute Christmas apron is going to love whipping up a sweet holiday treat wearing a new apron. To make the apron, start by using a sponge paintbrush to paint a child's palm with green paint. Print the child's handprint onto the DIY Canvas Apron in rows of one handprint, two handprints and three handprints to create a triangle tree shape. You'll have to repaint the child's handprint for each new print. Then use brown and yellow paint to sponge brush a tree star and tree trunk on your apron. When the paint has finished drying completely, use a hot glue gun to glue colored craft pom-poms onto the tree for ornaments. Finish the Christmas apron by writing personal messages and holiday greetings on the apron with a permanent marker.
Parents and grandparents are sure to adore this personalized Christmas lights photo frame. The best part is you can easily change out the photo in the frame and display it each year. To make your photo frame, begin by gluing four wood craft sticks together to create a square frame. Add different colors of paint into a paint palette. Have children dip their finger into one of the paint colors and add fingerprints around the frame. Continue using different paint colors and adding fingerprints around the entire perimeter of the frame. Once dry, use a black marker to draw swirly lines between each of your fingerprints to connect the Christmas lights together around the perimeter of the photo frame. Then use a hot glue gun to attach a string of jute cording on the back of the frame for hanging. Tie a knot and bow at the top of the jute cording and cut off any excess. Turn the frame over and hot glue a mini clothespin at the top of the frame. Now open the clothespin and place a photo inside.
These simple Christmas tree ornaments are fun for kids to make and they also look beautiful hung up on the Christmas tree. To make your ornament, roll out a section of air dry clay about 1/4-inch thick. Press a Christmas tree cookie cutter into the clay and remove any excess air dry clay around it. Use a paper straw to punch a hole in the top of the ornament for hanging. After your ornament has dried completely (may take 24 to 48 hours), paint your Christmas tree with green paint and your tree trunk with brown paint. Use tacky glue or a hot glue gun to decorate your Christmas tree ornament with small gem shapes then place a length of red baker's twine through the hole at the top of the ornament. Tie a knot and bow in the twine and cut off any excess. Your pretty ornament is now ready to hanging on a Christmas tree.
Have kids create a handmade gift for friends and family who love to bake! Kids will love using their creativity to add some festive flair to these blank pot holders. Add the decorated holiday pot holders to this mason jar of edible chocolate chip cookie dough bites to complete this fun baker's gift. The pot holders are fun and easy for kids of all ages to make. Simply use a pencil to draw out your design on a DIY Canvas Pot Holder then use paint pens to fill in your design. Add extra festive embellishments like sequins to complete your simple holiday pot holders.
The fingerprint designs on these Christmas coasters make this gift such a fun keepsake gift for friends or family. With four different designs to choose from, Christmas Lights, Snowmen, Christmas Tree, or Reindeer, kids will love spending an afternoon crafting up this cute Christmas gift. DIY Ceramic Coasters are a perfect blank canvas for kids. After adding their fingerprint designs to the coasters with paint, have kids use permanent markers to add fine details to their festive design. Finish by sealing the coasters with a coat of Mod Podge.