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Homemade Gifts Kids Can Make for Parents and Grandparents

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Handmade gifts and keepsake craft ideas from children make holiday gift-giving fun! Invite children to help make any of these gorgeous homemade gift ideas!

Homemade gifts that kids can make for parents and grandparents are always a favorite with family and friends. Help the kids make any of these handmade crafts and DIY gifts for Christmas, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, a birthday, or your child’s favorite teacher!

DIY Homemade Gifts Kids Can Make for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas, or a Birthday

This beautiful collection of homemade gifts make wonderful gifts for parents and grandparents.

Below you will find easy kid-made gifts for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Grandparents Day, a birthday, Christmas, and Valentine’s Day.

You can also find great gift ideas that kids can make for friends or favorite teacher.

Kid Made Gift Ideas for Mom, Dad, Grandparents, Friends, and Teachers

The ideas in this collection of homemade gifts kids can make for parents, grandparents, and teachers can be made by children with the help of a caregiver. Have a look at all of the kid-made gift ideas below to surprise mom, dad, grandparents, friends and even your child’s favorite teacher!

***Click on the title of each handmade gift idea to see the complete step by step tutorial for each DIY gift.***

Four Season Hand and Fingerprint Tree

This four-season hand and fingerprint tree is a beautiful keepsake gift perfect for year-round gift-giving.

Shell frames with Handprint Keepsake Gift

Children from toddlers to teens can make these handmade keepsake gifts. The handmade shell frames can be filled with handprints, footprints, photos and/or artwork to make a one of a kind homemade gift kids can make that your family will treasure!

DIY Gifts Kids Can Make

DIY Personalized Beaded Necklaces or Bracelets Kids Can Make

Learn how to make mom, grandma or nana necklace, or help the kids make a necklace or bracelet with any name, word or phrase.

You can even make a mother-daughter gift set. Handmade necklaces are a gorgeous DIY gift idea that kids can make.

Painted Wooden Spool Necklace or Bracelet

Another fun way to personalize a necklace for mom or dad is to paint a wooden spool and string it on to a necklace.

Wooden spool necklaces and bracelets are a quick and easy gift idea that kids can make for a friend, teacher, mom or dad!

Hand-Painted Candle Holder Kid-Made Gift Ideas

Hand-painted votives make a unique gift idea that can be personalized.

Write “Mom,” “Love,” or anything else your heart desires right inside the heart for a unique one of a kind DIY keepsake gift from the kids.

Use the children’s book inspired hack to motivate children to get started!

Related: Glass Paint Heart Tree

Homemade Gifts Children Can Make

Handprint Art with Thumbprint Heart (Kissing Hand)

Invite the kids to help make a handprint art with a thumbprint heart on a gorgeous wooden plaque. This handprint gift idea doubles as a kissing hand that can be placed near a classroom door.

Salt Dough Handprint & Footprint Heart Keepsake

This salt dough hand and foot heart keepsake is an easy kid-made gift idea for mom, dad, or the grandparents. You may also like this collection of Keepsake gifts kids can make.

Don’t forget to make a keepsake gift with the kids for yourself while you’re at it!

Marbled Clay Ring Bowl Keepsake Craft and Gift

This unique handprint ring bowl or jewelry dish keepsake gift makes a lovely gift. Rings can be placed on the fingers or in the palm, while necklaces can be placed in the palm of the hand or draped across the fingers.

If you look closely you will notice that the necklace pendant is a drawing of my daughters! Order a necklace with your child’s art engraved on it HERE!

Handmade Gifts Kids Can Make

Fingerprint Art Glass Magnets

Have your children use their thumbs and fingertips to make fingerprint art magnets. Fingerprint magnets make a sweet keepsake gift from children.

DIY Fingerprint Art Necklaces and Fingerprint Art Keychain Charms

Invite children to use their fingers and thumbs to make any of the fingerprint art necklaces or keychains listed. Fingerprint charms are a lovely gift for parents, grandparents, and friends.

Click on the title of each handmade gift idea for the materials list and DIY details.

DIY Gift Ideas Children Can Make

Fingerprint and Thumbprint Heart Gift Ideas Kids Can Make

This collection of fingerprint and thumbprint heart gift ideas are perfect for mom, dad, or the grandparents!

DIY Photo Necklaces and Photo Keychains Kids Can Make

Help the kids gather the supplies to make photo necklaces and/or photo keychains for family and friends. An easy handmade gift idea children can make with the help of a parent or caregiver.

Hand Sewn Gifts Kids Can Make

Easy Felt Lovebird Softie Beginning Sewing Project

Whether your child knows how to sew or is just learning, these felt lovebirds make an easy gift idea that kids can sew by hand.

Hand Sewn Pocket Pet Mouse

A pocket pet mouse is a great handmade birthday gift idea that children can make for a friend. A few other great ideas are no-sew Rainbow Fairy Wands, a Name Necklace or an Alphabet Bead Necklace.

Homemade Gift Ideas Kids Can Make

No Sew Felt Flowers on Twig Stems

Help the kids make a single felt flower or a whole bouquet of felt flowers on twig stems for mom, grandma, an auntie or their favorite teacher!

Rose Watercolor Painting

Invite your child to paint a rose for their favorite aunt, grandma, nana, or mom!

Related: Winter Tree Black Glue Art

Upcycled Tissue Paper Heart Frame Gift Idea Kids Make

An upcycled tissue paper heart frame is an easy craft for both kids and adults. We used a frame with a heart shape to do this simple craft, but any frame with a flat surface is perfect for this recycled craft project.

Place photographs, artwork, or a quote inside and you have a beautiful gift idea kids can make and a keepsake to treasure for years to come.

Kid Made Gift Ideas

Heart Prism Suncatcher

A heart prism pony bead suncatcher is another easy fine motor craft for preschoolers to adults.

These heart prism suncatchers make wonderful kid made gifts for Valentine’s day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas, birthday’s, weddings, anniversaries, or any other special occasion!

Easy Sea Glass Suncatcher

Easy DIY sea glass suncatchers are GORGEOUS! I’m in love with the fire and ice look that my daughter created. They look beautiful in any light… But they are magical when the sun hits them.

My daughter and I also made these gorgeous wind Chimes using these beautiful sea glass beads that also makes a great gift idea that children can make.

Related: Easy Sea Glass Wind Chime

Homemade Gift Ideas Children Can Make

Heart Leaf Lanterns

These heart lanterns were made with real fall leaves, but you can easily substitute tissue paper hearts to make these lovely luminaries.

Fill them up with words of gratitude as a hostess gift for Thanksgiving, or fill them with goodies and candles for a DIY Christmas or Valentine’s Day gift from the kids!

Related: Turkey Leaf Lanterns

Scented Bath Salts

Got a few minutes? Then you have time to make these. Scented bath salts are a super easy gift that kids can make.

Think of bath salts like a spa in a bottle. Scented bath salts are a simple gift idea that children can make for parents, grandparents, or a teacher!

Handmade Cards Kids Can Make

Rose Pinecone 3-D Card

Invite your child to make a beautiful rosebud card for mom, grandma, or nana. Rosebud pinecone cards are wonderful homemade gift cards children can make for Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day!

Homemade Friendship Gifts Kids Can Make

Wooden Bead Bracelets Kids Can Make

Wooden bead stretch bracelets make an easy friendship gift idea. No prior experience is necessary. They also make a great gift idea children can make for mom.

An older child will be able to make these simple beaded bracelets on their own with minimal guidance, while a younger child will most likely need a little help.

DIY Acorn Marble Necklaces Handmade Gift Idea Kids Can Make

Acorn necklaces made with natural acorn caps make a unique piece of handmade jewelry and DIY gift idea kids can make. This handmade nature craft also looks gorgeous hanging in a window as a suncatcher.

You can even make acorn marble ornaments with your children to decorate your Christmas tree!

Gifts Kids Can Make for Teachers and Friends

Ponybead and Prism Suncatchers

A gorgeous DIY suncatcher is a homemade gift idea that children can make for parents, teacher, and friends. They are simple to make and look beautiful hanging in windows.

Kid Made Gift Ideas for Teachers

Many of the DIY gifts kids can make listed above can be made by your children and given to a teacher. However, the apple tree teacher gift ideas below are apple-so-lutely perfect kid made gift ideas for teachers!

Apple Button Tree

An Apple button tree makes a great gift idea for your child’s favorite teacher. You may also like to try our gorgeous hand-sewn button apple tree.

Handmade Gift Ideas Children Can Make for Parents, Grandparents, and Teachers

We hope you enjoyed this amazing list of homemade gifts kids can make for Christmas, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, or a birthday.

Younger children will need some assistance with these homemade gift ideas, while older children will be able to make most of these kid-made gift ideas on their own.

Don’t forget to check out our Ultimate Family Gift Guide with DIY and ready-made ideas for year round gift giving.

Learn more about Rhythms of Play HERE!

Molly says
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Beautiful
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- nell says
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  Thank you, Molly!
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Angelina says
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Where do the game this stuff?
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- nell says
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  Hi Angelina, I’m not really sure what you mean. If you are looking for the directions click on the title of each project. You will find complete directions and the material list.
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Pratibha soni says
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I love all of these great ideas! Thank you for sharing this information with me. It is very helpful and helps me understand how to make beautiful things with my children.
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- nell says
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  I’m so glad that you found it helpful Pratibha!
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Abby says
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helpful and FULLY AWESOME!!! ( and yes, i am a kid, as you can tell from the all caps.)
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- nell says
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  Hi Abby! I’m so glad that you think these homemade gift ideas are helpful and fully awesome!! You just made my day 🙂 I hope you make everyone happy with the gifts you make! I love watching the look on people faces when they receive a handmade gift!
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Kelsey STOTT says
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hello!
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- nell says
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  Hello Kelsey! Can I help you with anything?
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mya says
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these are all so amazing… thank you!
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- nell says
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  So glad you approve!
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Kendall says
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Oh my gosh!
I needed to make my family gifts, and I got some great ideas from here!
(Yes, I am a kid. I am the only one in the family will make gifts!)
Thank you so much!
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- nell says
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  You are so welcome Kendall! I was always that kid too… maybe one day you too will make tutorials! Happy holidays!
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My says
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The heart-leaf mason jar lantern craft looks awesome! I like to make gifts with hearts 🙂
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- nell says
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  Thank you, My! I’m so glad that you like our heart leaf lantern! My daughter and I had a wonderful time making it together! We hope you enjoy them!
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ayesha says
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wow
amazing
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- nell says
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  Thanks, Ayesha!
  I’m so glad you like all of these fun homemade gift ideas!
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Starr says
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These are so amazing! I was looking for something I could help my little sister make for my mom for her birthday, and these are great! Thank you!
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- nell says
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  Thank you, Starr! You just officially made my day! How sweet of you to help your little sister make a gift for your mother! You win the daughter of the year award! 🙂
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  - Emmanuella says
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    OMG!!! Super cute and easy especially for kids.
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    - nell says
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      Thank you!!
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Emmanuella says
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OMG!!! Super cute and easy especially for kids. I wanted to make one for my teacher. I just had to replace it with teacher. Thanks so much you win the creativity award in my book!
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- nell says
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  Thank you, Emmanuela! I’m so glad that you like the creative homemade gifts listed here! And, I appreciate the creativity award–Woot!!
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  - Mary says
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    I thought that these ideas were great… next time can you have some stuff to make if you don’t have a lot of stuff in your house? Still, great ideas.
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    - nell says
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      Hi Mary!
      Are you asking us to make some homemade gifts with common household items? If yes, we are working on a few new ideas for Mother’s day and Father’s day… stay tuned!
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Jenny D says
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Anything with a hand print, footprint, finger print, etc. is always a winner. As cool as the candle holders and all that stuff is, in a few years you’ll appreciate their little hands and feet way more than some pretty candle holder.
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- Nell Regan M.A. says
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  I agree, Jenny! Fingerprint art, handprint art, and footprint art are my favorite homemade gifts from children, too! But when you craft as much as we do, you need to find other types of gift ideas that kids can make as well. Every one of the crafts that you see here has been made by my daughter and I. 🙂
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DD says
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So my parents are getting married on the 24, and I have no clue what to make them. I see you’ve been replying to alot of comments, so can you please help me? I’m only 11 and I’m a girl, but I’m allowed to use hot glue and other stuff like that. Please reply soon!
Thanks! -DD ( Geordan )
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- Nell Regan M.A. says
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  Hello DD, I recommend that you ask another adult to help you, and suggest that you ask that adult help you make Thumbprint heart magnets! They are super easy to make and are a lovely handmade gift.
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