Do you need homemade Christmas gifts that are easy, simple ideas for everyone?
The holiday season is always filled with excitement—decorating the Christmas tree, sipping hot chocolate, and, of course, finding the perfect gift for each loved one.
But as much as I enjoy picking out presents, I’ve found that some of the most meaningful gifts are the ones I make myself. Homemade Christmas gifts have this special kind of magic!
They have a personal touch that is thought out and shows that you’ve put time and care into creating something unique for your family members, best friend, or someone special in your life. Homemade gifts make great gifts and sometimes can be more useful.
Homemade Christmas Gifts Round-Up
This year, I’ve decided to focus on homemade Christmas gift ideas that are easy, inexpensive gifts that anyone can make, even if you don’t have much time or crafting experience.
Whether it’s cute bath bombs, homemade hot chocolate mix inside of a mason jar, or handmade candles, the homemade gift possibilities are endless. And the best part? They don’t require fancy supplies or hours of work—just a little creativity, a little time, and love.
If you’re looking to add a personal touch to your gift-giving this Christmas, I’ve rounded up some easy yet thoughtful homemade gift ideas that will impress without the stress. Trust me, there’s no better feeling than seeing someone’s face light up when they unwrap something you made with your own hands.
So, grab your supplies, turn on some Christmas music, and let’s get baking and crafting!
DIY Crafting Homemade Christmas Gifts: Easy Ideas
How to Make Rolled Beeswax Candles
I love the atmosphere candles create, especially during these dark winter days. Making beeswax candles is the perfect activity for winter when the days are long and the warm glow of candles makes your house oh-so-cozy. Plus, rolled candles make beautiful Christmas gifts for family members, friends, teachers, or neighbors.
How To Make A Silicone Beaded Keychain Wristlet
Are you searching for the ideal yet frugal Christmas gift that requires minimal effort? Look no further! This super cute handmade silicone beaded keychain wristlet is the best DIY Christmas gift with practicality and flair!
DIY Tic Tac Toe Board
With Christmas right around the corner, now’s the time to start planning your homemade gifts. Use these step-by-step instructions and a few inexpensive dollar-store items to craft a DIY Tic Tac Toe board game for the hard-to-buy people on your list.
DIY Rice Heating Bag (Free Pattern)
These rice heating packs are perfect to make as gifts at Christmas, tuck into postpartum care kits, use during your aches and pains, and more! Get the free pattern to make your own, here!
Salt Dough Ornaments
I can’t wait to show you how to make these beautiful salt dough ornaments that will add the perfect, sparkly finishing touch to your tree—or make a thoughtful, handmade gift for someone else’s! These DIY Christmas ornaments are not only super fun to create, but they’re also sure to become a cherished gift that brings extra holiday magic wherever they go.
Simple DIY Simmer Pot Gift Idea & Free Printable Labels
These homemade simmer pot kits are easy to make, beautiful, useful, and such a thoughtful gift. The ingredients and decorations on each jar can be catered to the gift recipient, making each one personal. You will have the perfect homemade Christmas gift with just a few simple steps!
DIY Stovetop Potpourri Simmer Pot Gift Jar
This unusual Christmas potpourri smells festive and delicious. It makes a great gift and comes with free printable gift tags. Surprise your loved ones this holiday season and help them to have a Merry Christmas with a house that smells all Christmassy and festive. The fruit and spices in this Christmas stovetop potpourri recipe all combine wonderfully and it really does smell like Christmas.
Orange Sugar Scrub
It’s fun to make a homemade sugar scrub recipe that you only need a few ingredients to make. This orange sugar scrub is made with three kinds of oil, sugar, and mica powder. You can make it as coarse as you like and also experiment with different essential oils to customize your sugar scrubs. Homemade sugar scrubs make for great DIY gifts. So, if you usually buy your sugar scrubs, why not try making this homemade orange sugar scrub instead?
Awakening DIY Citrus Shower Bombs
Shower bombs, much like their bath-foaming counterparts, help create a spa-like environment in your own home awakening your senses by providing a soothing blend of sweet-smelling scents and essential oils. These would make a great DIY Christmas gift for friends, teachers, family members, or anyone!
DIY Lavender Orange Bath Salts
When it comes to gifts, homemade is best! Making homemade bath salts means you’ve put time, energy, and love into creating that extra-special gift for that extra-special person. Learning how to make bath salts is easy and once you smell how amazing these are, you’ll also want to make your own DIY bath salts so you can chill out in your tub whenever you please, enjoying the aromatic scents and relishing the extra-soft skin you have afterward!
Merry Mint Easy Bath Salts Recipe For Sore Muscles
I absolutely love DIY gifts, especially around Christmas! There’s something so special about creating something heartfelt for the people you care about. If you’re looking for a quick and easy holiday gift, I’ve got the perfect idea: Merry Mint Bath Soak. It’s a great way to pamper your friends and family this season.
How to Make DIY Candles with Essential Oils
This Holiday season, why not get creative and make DIY candles with Essential Oils as Holiday gifts for people? We all love a good DIY project. Not only do essential oil candles make great gifts, but it is also such a rewarding experience to hand-make candles for people we love with our own mixes of essential oil blends.
Snowman Hot Chocolate Gift Set for Kids
Coming up with creative ideas for classroom Christmas gifts that are affordable yet special can be a real challenge – especially with larger classroom sizes! This Snowman Hot Chocolate gift idea is the perfect DIY Christmas gift and fun craft rolled into one – and comes in at under 50 cents a present!
DIY Custom Guess Who Game Template (with Your Own Photos)
This DIY custom guess-who game is a wonderful gift for your kids for Christmas. Guess who is already fun, but adding this personal touch sends it to another level. With family members’ pictures or even fun character pictures, your kids will fall in love with Guess Who all over again. This DIY Christmas gift will bring the family so much fun!
Edible Homemade Christmas Gifts: Easy Ideas
The Best Recipe For Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
Are you looking for easy DIY Christmas gift ideas that are edible? This is the best recipe for soft chocolate chip cookies that you can add to your easy Edible DIY Christmas gifts list. It’s an easy way to impress your family members, friends, and loved ones at Christmas. You could also add the dry ingredients to glass jars, seal them up, put them in a gift basket, and have a lovely gift to give to those special people in your life.
DIY BBQ Rub Recipe – Homemade Gift
You probably know someone in your family who loves to grill and smoke food, and, if so, this DIY BBQ rub recipe is a great idea for a Christmas gift! The ingredients are a perfect blend of spice, savory, and sweet flavors, although you can customize it of course. Once you’ve made the rub, you can package it up for a charming homemade look and be sure to impress the lucky recipient. It isn’t just for Dads either – anyone who enjoys cooking and loves food will enjoy this cute homemade gift.
Friendship Soup Mix
Friendship Soup Mix in a Jar is a wonderful DIY gift from the kitchen. Get the easy recipe and find out how to make the best dry soup mix in a jar. It’s simple to cook homemade soup with the mix, ground beef, canned tomatoes, and water. One of the best gift ideas for Christmas.
Best Chocolate Fudge Recipe
Wonderfully sweet, and delightfully gooey, this is without question the best chocolate fudge recipe made without condensed milk (and sugar!) you’re ever going to have! Feel free to indulge yourself with this vegan fudge without any guilt or second-guessing. But better yet, this fudge makes for some great homemade edible gifts for those who are fudge lovers!
Easy 3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Kinder Fudge Recipe
When you think about fudge recipes, you are probably expecting it to be complicated and time-consuming but it is not. This slow cooker kinder fudge recipe is so easy to make and is a great DIY edible gift to add to your tastiest gift-worthy Christmas treats.
Lofthouse Cookies (Soft Sugar Cookies)
Made with a secret ingredient, this Lofthouse sugar cookies recipe is extra fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth delicious, and topped with a sweet buttercream frosting for a truly decadent soft sugar cookie. Whip them up for Christmas parties or even gifts for neighbors and friends! These are the perfect yummy from-scratch food gifts!
Perfect Cut-out Sugar Cookies
These cut-out sugar cookies have earned their title. They are easy, fuss-free, and retain their shape perfectly after baking. It’s a buttery, chewy, tasty cut-out cookie that can be decorated to your heart’s content. This sweet treat is one to add to your simple recipes and make the best gifts for friends, family members, and neighbors.
Candy Cane Hot Chocolate (in a Jar)
This Candy Cane Hot Chocolate (in a Jar) makes the perfect last-minute Christmas gift that’s as delightful to give as it is to receive! Not only does it taste delicious, but it’s also incredibly easy for the recipient to prepare. All they have to do is pour the contents of the jar into a pot of milk and water, stir, and in just 10 minutes, they’ll be enjoying a cozy cup of homemade hot chocolate — pure holiday magic in every sip!
Chai Sugar
Need a gift that doesn’t take much skill level? If you love the flavor of chai, you’re going to want to use this Chai Sugar in everything! It can add a lovely spiced sweetness to so many foods, and it makes the perfect quick and easy DIY Christmas gift!
No Bake Caramel Pretzel Crack Bars
Check out these amazing no-bake caramel pretzel crack bars! Mostly popular around Christmas, but always popular in our house. You can either use sugar and butter for the caramel or caramel bits. Either way, this will be the perfect gift to add to your collection of DIY Christmas gifts.
Coconut Snowballs: ‘Snowcone’ Homemade Christmas Candy Gift
Are you looking for a creative homemade Christmas candy gift? Not only does this one taste amazing, but it looks so festive! Learn how to make these delicious 2-ingredient coconut ‘snowballs’ for a wonderful snowcone Christmas candy gift as well as grab free printable coordinating gift tags!
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Antonia
I love all of these gift ideas. I’m all for making meaningful Christmas gifts for my family. I’ll definitely try a make a few of these gifts this year.
Antonia | sweetpassions.net
mamasfrontporchswing
That’s great! I’m sure they will love them!
Karen Kasberg
These are such thoughtful homemade Christmas gift ideas! I’d love to make each and every one of them. Saving this to refer back to.
mamasfrontporchswing
Awesome! I’m glad you liked it!
Kathy
I love these thoughtful gifts! I would love to receive any of these. I think my ‘gift of the year’ will be the Friendship soup. What a great idea!
mamasfrontporchswing
Thank you! I’m glad you liked them and found something you could use!
Catherine
I love these ideas! We usually make homemade gifts for our families. I’m doing dry soup mixes this year! Thank you for other great ideas.
mamasfrontporchswing
You are so welcome! That’s neat that you do homemade gifts! I love that!
Amber
These are great ideas!
mamasfrontporchswing
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed them!
Laurel
Beeswax candles are so cute! I would love to try to make these sometime.
mamasfrontporchswing
Let me know what you think!
Niru
Wow! Love the ideas. Never thought of a friendship soup mix before; a very thoughtful one. Thanks!
mamasfrontporchswing
You’re welcome!
Maggie
I absolutely love this list! I will try the Stovetop Potpourri Simmer Pot Gift Jar.
mamasfrontporchswing
Thank you! And yes the stovetop potpourri simmer pot is a hit!! I’m sure you will love it!
Helen Little
This is such a gorgeous post full of Christmas cheer! Can’t wait to try all the suggestions!
mamasfrontporchswing
Thank you! It was fun to make! I can’t wait to try them myself!