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Homemade Christmas gifts that children can help make
Gifts made by little hands
There is something truly special about Christmas gifts that children have helped make themselves. Little hands, lots of concentration and perhaps a little glitter in all the wrong places.
It's not about making everything perfect, but about spending cosy moments together and creating something personal that can be wrapped up and given to someone you care about.
Find ideas for this year's homemade Christmas gifts
We have gathered cosy gift ideas that children of different ages can help make. Draw, sew, embroider or try a completely different little project, and choose the ideas that suit the time you have and what you feel like creating.
Some are easy to get started with, while others require a little help from an adult. What they all have in common is a personal Christmas gift that feels extra special to place under the tree.
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Little ideas with lots of personality
A drawing, a handprint or a little creative play can become the loveliest Christmas gift. Here are ideas that children can make their very own, with as much or as little help from an adult as needed along the way.
A gift that holds a special memory
Bookmarks with children's drawings
Give your children's drawings a place between the pages of a favourite book. Draw directly onto the fabric with textile markers, and sew the drawing together with a piece of plain fabric for the back. Add a small loop at the top, and you have a personal gift that's lovely to give to grandparents, for example.
A gift that holds a special memory
A colourful Christmas wreath
Save your little scraps of ribbon, fabric and decorations, and let the children help turn them into a colourful Christmas wreath. Tie them around a polystyrene wreath, and keep adding more until the wreath is as colourful as you like. A cosy idea where there is almost no wrong way to do it.
A little snapshot of this moment
Little hands in clay
Trace the child's hand onto air-drying clay, cut out the shape, and leave it to dry.. Then decorate it with porcelain markers, a layer of decoupage glue, and add a pretty ribbon, so the hand can be hung up. A little gift that captures a moment that all too quickly slips by.
Let the children join in with the drawing
Fabric napkins with a personal touch
A handprint can also become a gift that is brought out year after year. Sew the fabric napkins first, then let the children draw on them with textile markers. Make one for each member of the family, or let the children come up with their very own designs for this year's Christmas table.
Preserve the drawing in fabric and yarn
Embroidered children's drawing
There is something special about preserving a child's drawing exactly as it was drawn. Let the child draw directly onto the fabric, or transfer the design, and embroider along the lines with colourful yarn. Use it, for example, to make a cushion, which can be given to someone the child cares about. A personal Christmas gift that only becomes more special with time.
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Play with colours, shapes and ideas
Beads, felt, textile paint and fun details. There is plenty of room to play with colours and shapes and create a gift that is completely unique.
Paint, print and play with patterns
Fun with textile paint
With textile paint, there is plenty of room to play with colours, shapes and patterns. Let the children dab away with a foam brush, or make your own little stamp by gluing a button onto the foam brush. Potato printing is another cosy classic that everyone can join in with. Experiment on fabric and watch your own unique patterns take shape as you go.
A little gift for the bag
Unique keyring
Let the children create their very own keyring with beads, tassels and little details. Attach everything to a snap hook, and decorate with a colourful tassel. A simple little gift idea for someone they care about.
Beads, colours and endless imagination
Colourful jewellery
Bring out the beads and let the children create bracelets and necklaces in their favourite colours. Use our bead boxes with different shapes and colours, and finish with a drop of jewellery glue for extra durability. A personal gift that's just as much fun to make as it is to give.
From drawing to felt figure
Needle felt children's drawings
Let the child draw their own animal or design, and use the drawing as a template for a small needle-felted figure. Let the child choose the colours, shapes and fun details as the drawing gradually turns into a truly special gift.
Little faces with lots of personality
Make felt figures
Cut, combine and play around with felt to create little faces. Use our free template as a starting point, and let the children choose the hair, eyes, glasses and other details themselves. A fun activity where every figure gets its own unique look.
Explore this year's Christmas catalogue
Explore all 63 pages filled with Christmas ideas, inspiration and creative projects. Find inspiration for everything from decorations and gifts to cosy creative projects throughout December.