Well, we’re a week away from Christmas! If you haven’t finished your Christmas shopping yet, you’ve got to hurry up. Unfortunately, shopping online isn’t really an option right now if you want your gifts to arrive by Christmas. If you are having trouble figuring out what to buy people, or you can’t go shopping in person, you should try making some gifts! Luckily for you, this post contains thirty-six (36!) holiday gifts to make.
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Holiday Gifts to Make: Bath & Body
There are soooo many instructions out there for bath and body gifts to make! Here are just 12, from bubble bath to candles, and from soap to scrubs.
DIY Pink Lemonade Sugar Scrub (Suburban Simplicity)
Homemade Bubble Bath Recipe (Happy Home, Happy Heart)
10-Minute DIY Milk & Honey Soap (Happiness is Homemade)
The Best DIY Sugar Scrub Recipes For Glowing Skin and Gift Giving (Country Hill Cottage)
DIY Bath Bombs For Headaches: A Natural Headache Remedy (Fit as a Mama Bear)
DIY Bath Bombs 3 Ways (Real Simple)
Easy Grinch Christmas Bath Salts (Ruffles and Rain Boots)
DIY Self Care Gift Basket (The Rising Spoon)
DIY Peppermint Mason Jar Candles (A Pumpkin and a Princess)
Homemade Rosemary Citrus Goat’s Milk Soap (Living Well Mom)
Easy DIY Coffee Scrubs (Eco Living Mama)
Holiday Gifts to Make: Ornaments
Are you crafty? Do you have young kids? Are you low on cash? Check out these 9 ornaments. These are especially great gifts if you have a wee one – you can make first Christmas ornaments or just ornaments in general to gift “from” your baby.
Salt Dough Fingerprint Christmas Tree Ornaments (Crafty Morning)
Hot Cocoa Mix Ornaments (Sprinkle Some Fun)
Applesauce Cinnamon Ornaments (Pattern Princess)
Homemade Spice Ornaments (My Joy Filled Life)
Homemade Baked-Clay Ornaments (Vegetablog)
DIY Gilded Photo Ornaments (The Sweetest Occasion)
DIY Twine Ball Ornaments (One Little Project)
How To Make Wood Slice Map Ornaments (Interior Frugalista)
Easy 3-Ingredient Cinnamon Ornaments (The Kitchen Is My Playground)
Holiday Gifts to Make: General Gifts
I know, I know – “general gifts” is a general title. But these 5 homemade gifts are very general and don’t fit into any other category.
House Warming Scented Fire Starters (Satsuma Designs)
Potato Stamp Tea Towels (Jessica Welling Interiors)
Stove Top Potpourri (Boxwood Avenue)
Snow Globe Mason Jar Toppers (A Few Shortcuts)
Stovetop Potpourri (Hearth and Mind)
Holiday Gifts to Make: Food & Drinks
These 10 gifts are great because who doesn’t like gifts that are a) usable and b) delicious! I really suggest doing this if you have someone in your life with food sensitivities. As long as, of course, you know 100% what their sensitivities are.
Hot Chocolate on a Stick (Easy Kid-Friendly Recipe) (Jac of all Things)
Hot Cocoa Kit (Hoosier Homemade)
6 Homemade Soup Mixes in a Jar (Wholefully)
DIY Pineapple Wine Bottle Gift Tutorial (Redefined Mom)
DIY Sangria Set (Fantabulosity)
Cookie Cutter Fudge Christmas Gifts (Crafty Morning)
Brownies in a Jar (Bake Play Smile)
Melted Snowman Hot Chocolate Gift Jars (Growing Up Gabel)
Christmas Morning Pancakes in a Jar (The Crafted Sparrow)
Mini S’Mores Kit (Chica and Jo)
I hope this post is helpful, given Christmas is now just a week away. Have a great Christmas, all!
Like this post? Check out:
56 Gluten-Free Holiday Recipes To Make This Year, Holiday Survival Guide: Living Well with Chronic Disease, Chronic Illness and the Holidays: 10 Rules for a Great Season, Chronic Illness Hacks for the Holidays
Kate Mitchell is a blogger, chronic illness patient, and advocate who helps people understand chronic illness and helps chronic illness patients live their best lives.
Nice post. Hey, do you have any posts for gift ideas for wife’s birthday? Its coming up 🙂
Love these ideas! They’re super thoughtful and creative and can work for everyone! Thanks for sharing!
Great post! Lots of good ideas here 🙂