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We are just past the holiday season, but now we get to look forward to mothers day, fathers day, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, etc. So here is a gift guide that isn’t just for the holiday season but for all of those days that come after!
This specific gift guide includes things that you can make. Growing up, I loved to get people gifts and always wanted to get everyone something on every special day. However, I didn’t have any money when I was younger, and even now, as a young adult, I don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on every holiday. Here is this gift guide if anyone is experiencing the same thing.
Homemade Gifts
- A jar of encouraging quotes or funny jokes (my mom absolutely loved this when I did it for her one year and has asked for it every year since)
- A DIY picture frame with a picture of you two inside (you can make a picture frame out of almost anything, just hot-glued together)
- A homemade candle (you can buy a candle kit and use it for years!)
- A painted old vase (I’m sure you have a vase or glass container around the house that no one uses anymore, put some paint on it, and it will be good as new!)
- Something made out of air-dry clay
- Painted rocks
- Anything that is crocheted
- A homemade garage sign (get a piece of wood and paint on it, “Dad’s Garage” “Man Cave”, etc.)
- Key holder (A piece of wood that says “Keys” and has some hooks in the bottom)
- Cookie/cake/brownie mix ingredients in a jar
- Sugar scrubs (just sugar, oil, and essential oils)
- Heating pack (use a piece of cloth and tie it on one end, put jasmine rice inside, close up the other end. You can put it in the microwave)
- Stress toys
- Slime
- Dry simmer pot kits
- Vanilla extract
- Jam
- Bookmarks
- Coloring book (there are tons of free printable coloring pages online)
These are just a few ideas to get your creative mind going. There are so many different gift ideas of things you can make instead of having to buy something. This can help you save money, or when you are in a pinch and don’t have time to go to the store.
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