DIY Gifts Teens will Love to Make
Looking for DIY gifts teens can make and gift? These 35+ handmade gift ideas for teens will give your teen gift ideas for all the people in their life.
You’ll find DIY gifts your teens will love to make for friends, family members and more! This list of DIY gifts for teens includes home decor, accessories, jewelry, personal care, games and more.
DIY Gifts Teens Can Make
Teens will love creating these DIY gifts! Teens are sure to find a craft they'd love to make for every person in their life. Choose a gift to craft, get crafting and end up with a fun, unique gift! Below your teen will find gifts for all types of categories including home decor, jewerly, accessories, games, and personal care.
Home and Decor
The following crafts are great choices for home and decor gifts. Teens will find trendy decor for their friend's rooms, giftable mugs, personalized magnets and more to craft as gifts
These Easy DIY marbled nail polish mugs make the perfect homemade gift from a teen! A simple craft done in a few minutes that looks like it took hours of work!
DIY rope coasters are one of the easiest home decor gift your teen can make! You only need 3 supplies to make these cute nautical coasters.
The finished Frida portrait pot is deceptively simple to make and would make a great handmade gift idea for any art-lover or Frida fan.
This simple boho-inspired jewelry hanger tutorial is a great craft for teens to make and give!
Easy DIY custom coasters from maps! They cost under $2, and make wonderful, personalized Christmas, birthday, hostess or housewarming gifts!
These EASY photo magnets are so simple that even a kid can make them! Teens and tweens will love to make and give these glass magnets as gifts.
This DIY Memory Box is quick and easy to make, and is a gift that will be cherished for years to come!
Teens will love this simple sewing project. You'll find a wide array of bandand styles and colors at your local craft store (or online) to personalize the stle and color for everyone one your teen would like to sew a gift for.
These personalized sharpie dot mugs are quick and easy- the perfect gift for your teen's friends, teachers, and more!
What teen wouldn't love making this adorable unicorn hair bow holder for the little girl in her life?
These fun and easy DIY lanterns made from cans are a unique gift your teen can enjoy making for friends and family.
Teens will love creating a beautiful faux stained glass art piece for someone they love using acrylic paint and glue. Use an old window or glass picture and create a unique work of art using this simple technique.
Teens can make these felt geode coasters with scrap felt pieces.
Jewelry
These beautiful, unique, and giftable jewerly crafts are perfect for gifting!
Teens will love learning how to make this easy bird's nest necklace. This is the perfect gift for the moms in your teens life- mom, aunt, grandma.
Teens absolutely LOVE making these DIY Coral and Shell Resin Bangles- and they are the perfect gift for trendy friends.
These wire rings are easy to make, cute, and just amazing as a gift. A perfect DIY project teens will love to gift!
Making your own DIY tassel earrings is incredibly easy and so fun you might get hooked (no pun intended). These earrings make a great holiday gift, but we won’t tell if you keep them for yourself!
Fun and Games
These unique, personalized games are a gift that keeps on giving with the fun your recipient gets to have with the gift!
A money tissue box is a DIY gift that literally keeps on giving. It’s fun (and easy) to make and even more exciting to receive! If you are gifting money, teens will love making this craft to hold the cash!
Not only will teens have fun making this gift they will have fun playing it too. Use this easy template to turn the classic guess who game into a custom game with family photos, photos of friends, or even photos of your favorite tv show cast.
Here's proof that it IS all just fun and games. With these simple wood blocks, teens can make a fun and giftable Yahtzee Dice Set. And don't miss the free printable Yahtzee Score Cards!
Accessories
Craft these funky and trendy accessories to give your friends and family.
This DIY leather keychain only takes a few minutes to throw together and the result is so cute! There’s a tutorial for two different kinds: a leather tassel keychain and a braided leather keychain.
This no-sew braided headband is a quick and easy gift your teens can craft for gifts! Teens will love gifting this headband made from an old t-shirt that is not only stylish, but also works to wick away moisture?
Make a custom leather pouch, perfect for gifting, by following this simple no-sew tutorial!
This easy DIY cord organizer, made with upcycled pieces of leather fabric, makes a thoughtful gift idea for the electronics lover in your life.=.
This super easy faux tie-die method is much easier and less mess than traditional tie dye. Teens will love creating unique, one of a kind shoes to gift!
This candy wrapper zipper pouch is a sure-fire DIY gift teens will love making because it's fun to 'gather' the materials and every pouch they make can be as unique and colorful as they want.
Learn to create your own custom shirts with the hottest tie dye looks by using this easy to follow ice tie dye tutorial.
This stunning gift idea is actually very easy to make. Because the shoes are sprayed with rubbing alcohol, individual strokes are instantly turned into beautiful watercolor canvas, with no effort on your teen's part!
This is the prefect gift for the funky fashionista in your teens life. This purse made from an old book is sure to please!
This is a free sewing pattern for beginnersis great for teens who want to learn to sew. This gift pouch uses very little fabric so it’s a great scrap buster. Make your own super cute fully lined, 2 zipper DIY coin purse to gift.
Tweens and teens will enjoy making this sweet keyring or planner charm with buttons and twine to gift.
Personal Care
These DIY personal care gifts are perfect for so many people in your life- friends, mom, grandma, teachers, etc.
These easy to make, eco-friendly, reusable makeup wipes are the perfect gift for a friend or family member who loves makeup, self-care, AND protecting the environment.
Rice hand warmers are quick to sew, affordable, and make wonderful gifts for the holidays. This tutorial will show your teens how to create them in a few easy steps.
