Handmade Gifts Kids Can Make for Family and Friends

Kid made gifts and keepsake craft ideas for children make holiday gift giving easy! Handmade gifts that kids can make for mom, dad and the grandparents are always a favorite with friends and family. Help the kids make any of these handmade crafts and DIY gifts for Christmas, birthdays, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day!

DIY Handmade Gifts Children Can Make for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas, and Birthdays

This beautiful collection of handmade gifts kids can make are perfect for any special occasion.

Below you will find easy gifts kids can make for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Grandparents Day, birthdays, holiday gift giving, and Valentine’s Day.

You can also find great keepsake gift ideas kids can make for friends or even their favorite teacher.

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

The ideas in this collection of craft ideas are easy for kids to make. Each one of these keepsake crafts and gift ideas can be made by children with the help of a caregiver.

***Click on the title of each handmade craft to see the complete step by step tutorial for each of the DIY kid made gift ideas found below.***

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 frames can be filled with handprints, footprints, photos and/or artwork.

DIY Gifts for Kids to Make

DIY Personalized Beaded Necklaces or Bracelets Kids Can Make for Mom

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!

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 keepsake gift from the kids.

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

Related: Glass Paint Heart Tree

Keepsake Gift Ideas Children Make

Salt Dough Handprint & Footprint Heart Keepsake

This salt dough hand and foot heart keepsake is a simple and fun craft to make with kids for mom, dad, or the grandparents. 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 keepsake 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!

To find out more about kid’s art jewelry click on the link!

Handmade Gifts Kids Can Make

Fingerprint Art Glass Magnets

Have your children use their thumbs and fingertips to make thumbprint hearts, fingerprint flowers, and fingerprint art glass magnets. A super easy craft and gift idea kids can make!

DIY Fingerprint Art Necklaces and Fingerprint Art Keychain Charms

Invite your kids to use their fingers and thumbs to make fingerprint art necklaces, fingerprint art backpack and keychain charms including thumbprint heart necklaces or thumbprint heart keychain charms, and fingerprint flower necklaces and keychains too!

Click on the links for all of the DIY details for these easy handmade gift ideas that kids, teens, and adults can make!

Kid-Made Gift Ideas

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 keepsake to treasure for years to come.

Child Made Gift Ideas

Heart Prism Suncatcher

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

These make a wonderful gift 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 Wind Chimes using these beautiful sea glass beads that also makes a great gift idea.

Related: Easy Sea Glass Wind Chime

Handmade Gift Idea 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 homemade 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 anyone would be happy to receive.

Handmade Card from the Kids

Rose Pinecone 3-D Card

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

Handmade Friendship Gifts

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 the kids 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

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

You can even make them into acorn marble ornaments if you like!

Gifts Kids Can Make for Friends

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.

Ponybead and Prism Suncatchers

A gorgeous suncatcher is a gift anyone would love. They are simple to make and look beautiful hanging in windows.

Kid Made Gift for a Teacher

A few other gifts kids can make above can be given to a teacher but an apple tree is especially appropriate.

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.

Each of these beautiful handmade gifts can easily be made by kids. Younger children will need some assistance with these homemade gift ideas, while older children will be able to make these 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.

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