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Home / Articles / Family Fun / DIY Holiday Gifts Your Friends and Family Will Love

DIY Holiday Gifts Your Friends and Family Will Love

December 9, 2022 By Barbara Russo

DIY Holiday Gifts Your Friends and Family Will Love
Photo credit: AndreaObzerova/Getty Images

Looking to add a creative touch to your gift list this year? Consider DIY holiday gifts that your friends and family will love. These Christmas and holiday season gift projects are fun to make, inexpensive, and many incorporate recycling or upcycling for the materials needed. They’re even easy enough for kids to make, too! Embrace the holiday spirit and start creating some home-made gifts!

Craft expert Sandy Sandler, creator of Bowdabra, shared some budget-friendly and easy DIY gift ideas that are sure to put a smile on anyone’s face this holiday season. She also created ways to make gift wrapping part of the gift in an inexpensive and eco-friendly way!

“As we are experiencing inflation, a great way to budget for holiday gift giving is to wrap sustainably where the gift wrap is the gift, so a two for one,” Sandler said. “Many of the supplies you can purchase at the Dollar Store,” Sandy believes. “Many of these gifts can be made in under 10 minutes.”

DIY Holiday Gifts 

Christmas Card Display 

Christmas card display craft.
Photo: Bowdabra

Give this gift early, so they can show off their holiday cards on this Christmas card display. 

Christmas Night Light 

Holiday night light craft.
Photo: Bowdabra

This Christmas night light is an easy craft for young artists. The best part is, almost all the supplies can be found at a local dollar store! 

Pom Pom Christmas Reindeer

Holiday craft in the shape of a reindeer.
Photo: Bowdabra

Rein in the festive fun with Rudolph! This adorable pom pom reindeer decoration is a snap to make complete with online antler template.

Salt Shaker Snowman

Salt shaker craft
Photo: Bowdabra

Shake it up with this cute and practical gift. Check out local thrift shops for old salt shakers to make this holiday salt shaker snowman. Also, dollar stores have very reasonable substitutes—like the one for this fellow.

Children’s Holiday Gift 

Plush toy in holiday wrapping.
Photo: Bowdabra

Pack a plush toy, some candy and a bow to make this adorable gift for kids– or the child in you!

A Gift for the Hostess or Baker in Your Life 

holiday gift in wrapping
Photo: Bowdabra

Make the baking pan your gift wrap and add some cookie mix, candies, an oven mitt and a bow with cookie cutters for this easy hostess gift. 

Travel Cup for Mom 

Travel cup with snowman decoration
Photo: Bowdabra

Grab a travel cup, pack with some sweet treats, wrap it with a scarf and top it off with a cute ornament. A homemade gift for mom that she’ll love.

Holiday Mug for Dad

Mugs with festive socks inside as gift.
Photo: Bowdabra

Fathers will love this homemade gift. Fill a mug with candy and top it off with thermal socks and a berry on top to make it look like hot cocoa.


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