6 Best Handmade Gifts Your Kids Can Make This Festival Season At Home By Yourself
Buying a gift is easy, you simply order it online and send it across to your friend or loved one, but the magic and appeal of handmade gifts are totally unparalleled. Introduce the magic and warmth of handmade gifts to your kids this festive season, and give them an opportunity to work with their hands and create something they will surely be proud of! It can be really simple; your kids can use reusable products to make sustainable gifts for your near and dear ones, or make a decorative coaster or envelope from scratch-the world is their oyster! Here are some ideas to get the ball rolling!
DIY Christmas Themed Flower Vase- Is your family a big fan of ordering milkshakes? Next time- save the bottle! There are so many uses for an empty glass bottle and with Christmas approaching, use the same bottle for a DIY Christmas Decor situation which is literally child’s play! All you need is some glitter, glass paint, decorative stickers, green ribbon, and your child’s bountiful imagination! Start off by rinsing the bottle and planning a Christmas design, it can be a Christmas Tree or bells, whatever your child is comfortable with, and ask them to draw it on the bottle, let it dry, and then tie a green ribbon on the neck, and you have a 5 minute DIY Christmas Decor gift ready to gift or decorate at home!
Bath Crayons- Hear us out: bath bombs are cool! All you need is some mild soap or glycerin, food coloring, and warm water! Your kids can grate the soap using a cheese grater, parents are aware this is going to get messy so make sure you have some newspaper sheets lined up! Add your food coloring and warm water, a few droplets at a time, and mix until it forms a thick dough. Once mixed, ask your kids to roll them up in the shape of crayons, let it cool for 10 minutes and you are good to go!
Sugar Scrub- A perfect gift for your kid’s favorite aunt or teacher, a sugar scrub is a gift that promotes self-care and is a beautiful message as a gift. Get a mason jar, if you have one at home, you can use that or you can get them here, and tie a ribbon around to make it look a little fancy. You need, sugar, olive oil, lavender essence, and purple food coloring for lush sugar scrub made at home. Just mix all the ingredients together and scoop them in the jar. For an extra special touch, consider getting a burlap wrap you can pack your gift in with a special message for your loved one!
A DIY Bead Bowl- A perfect addition to a side table, the grooviest key-holder, or a colorful bathroom soap dish, this bead bowl is ideal for any gifting scenario and it is so easy to make! All you need is a big bowl, cooking spray, and Perler beads. Spray cooking oil all over the bowl and start sticking the beads together. Pile up the beads and press them together so they cling to the bowl. Bake the bowl at 190 degrees for 12-14 minutes, and don’t worry about the plastic burning as they will melt and help the plastic stick together. Once out of the oven, let it cool and you have a DIY bead bowl ready to go!
Watercolor Bookmarks- A great way to make a cute keepsake for a loved one, this watercolor bookmark is very easy to make, albeit a little messy! First off, start with a cardboard piece and cut it to meet the desired dimensions, and literally, that’s it….the empty cardboard is now your child’s very own canvass that they can illustrate with paint, bedazzle it, or even add some glitter for that much-needed sparkle!
DIY Tie-Dye Coasters- This is a great project for your older kids, teens, and tweens as this is a great gift for teacher’s day or just a thoughtful gift to their besties! You need a small white ceramic tile, isopropyl alcohol, finishing spray, and colored markers. Start by using the colored pens to make random color patterns on the ceramic, and add drops of isopropyl alcohol and watch as it beautifully blends in the colors together. Let the ceramic dry for an hour before adding the finishing spray for a refined touch. Super easy, super elegant!
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