Beautiful Homemade Christmas Gifts for Toddlers
Homemade gifts are a great way to give your toddler a unique and meaningful gift this holiday season. I love giving gifts to others and thinking of something meaningful they will love and use for years to come. In this blog post, I have compiled some great ideas you can give as a toddler gift. The first few are Montessori-inspired, as that is something I am passionate about and the main focus of my blog. If you are new to the Montessori method or maybe have never heard of it, then you may find the first few suggestions a little unique. I promise you they will all be things your toddler will love! The other ideas are some of the best handmade gift ideas I could find that would be perfect for any toddler! Let’s jump right in!
Practical Life Cleaning Kit
Toddlers love to help and do whatever you are doing. Practical life activities like dusting, spraying, and scrubbing are all meaningful and engaging tasks for a young toddler. To be able to offer these activities to our children we need to prepare our environment for them to be able to contribute. You can assemble a toddler cleaning kit or just gather these supplies to have available throughout your home. I will leave links to the items that are great for a toddler cleaning kit. Many of these items you will likely be able to find cheaper at the store. I have found most of them at the dollar store! Simple homemade gifts like this are thoughtful and fun for a toddler to receive.
What to Include in a Toddler Practical LIfe Cleaning Kit
Playdough Kit
We all know that playdough bins at home can be overwhelming with too many things. This is a homemade gift kids will love. Get a photo album box or another similar small box. Buy or make some homemade playdough, it is super easy I promise. Check out this homemade playdough recipe with a cinnamon scent that will be perfect for the Christmas season! You can make playdough in different colors and make it scented or not.
I like to store playdough in these small condiment containers, which I found at the dollar store. Compile a few additional materials to make the playdough expereince more fun! A small rolling pin, cookie cutters, and seasonal press-ins are so fun for kids of all ages. You could wrap each thing in the box in tissue paper to make it even more special to open! This is my Thanksgiving-themed playdough kit, a Christmas one will be coming soon!
Family Lookbook
Toddlers love seeing real things and people. This homemade gift will be special and will have such a personal touch. Print one photo of each family member. Get a small photo album you can put all the pictures into. A family lookbook like this makes a great gift and I bet your toddlers will love to use their little fingers to move the pages and see all of their favorite people.
Sweeping Activity
If you don’t have a miniature broom for your toddler, I suggest you get one for them! Then you can offer this sweeping activity. Get a bag of pom-poms or make some homemade pom-poms. Then using electrical or masking tape, make a rectangle on the floor. Pour the pom poms onto the floor and show your toddler how to sweep them into the rectangle. You could add a small dustpan and broom for them to sweep and pick up the pom poms. Toddlers have lots of fun doing meaningful tasks like sweeping. A broom is a practical gift that can be made special with a few more touches to make it something they will remember.
DIY Kitchen Helper Kit
If you are looking for a DIY gift that isn’t crafty, consider getting your toddler a few tools that they can use to contribute more in the kitchen. My twins love to use their learner tower to help prepare snacks and meals. These opportunities are beneficial in developing fine motor skills. Get a basket and compile different tools for your toddler to use in the kitchen. Here are some of the tools my children have!
Kitchen TOol Ideas for Toddlers
- Wooden chopper
- Wavy chopper
- Cutting board (I love to get cutting boards from HomeGoods)
- Grape slicer
- Apple slicer
- Tongs
- Loop squeeze scissors
- Kitchen tool kit I got for my twins
Dish Towel Apron
Aprons make a perfect gift for a child. You could add this to a basket of craft supplies to make it a crafting apron or add it to my DIY kitchen helper kit to complete the gift. I loved this tea towel apron from Live Free Creative. It is simple, lovely, and a perfect way to make homemade gifts on a budget that your toddler will love!
Get the tutorial at Live Free Creative.
DIY Busy Board
Try this DIY Busy Board from Joyberry Studios as a lovely gift for your toddler. The best part is you can create it with your child’s needs and interests in mind. In her post, she gives many suggestions for what you can add to your busy board, this gift is so customizable! You’ll find many ways to make this busy board perfect for a little one. DIY gifts are so personable and thoughtful.
Get the tutorial at Joyberry Studios
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Lego Crayons
As toddlers, coloring is always a fun activity. The Soccer Mom Blog has one of the cutest ideas for repurposing old crayons to make Lego Crayons! You can make them to be the perfect size for young kids. Homemade toddler gifts like these molded crayons are so special and unique.
Get the tutorial at The Soccer Mom Blog!
DIY Felt Car Mat
Saving Talents offers this adorable DIY Felt Car Mat which will offer so much fun for your toddler’s play! If you are looking for a project to get started on, you may want to start on this one soon! As she mentions in her blog post, it took her quite some time to make this but it is a well-loved item in their home.
Get the tutorial at Saving Tallents!
Homemade Crayons in a Mold
It is very possible to make homemade gifts kids love! On the Crafty Art Ideas blog, she shows you how to melt crayons in silicone molds the easy way. If you have older children, they could help make these as DIY Christmas gifts for friends they know.
Get the tutorial at Crafty Art Ideas!
Family Memory Game
I love this family memory game gift idea from Sum of Their Stories as a homemade gift for toddlers. The best gifts are the ones that hold meaning, this one does just that! You can create it with all of your family members and it is a wonderful way for your toddler to learn the names of the people in your family. I plan to make this for my children this year!
Get the tutorial at Sum of Their Stories!
Upcycled Denim Bean Bag Game
If you have a sewing machine and want a simple project, check out this upcycled denim bean bag game from Sum of Their Stories. This would be great for children of any age. This is a good use of scrap fabric. Young children love to toss and throw things, at least my twins sure do! So these bean bags would be the perfect homemade toys to meet that need for tossing!
Get the Tutorial at Sum of Their Stories!
Looking for more Christmas ideas?
If you are looking for more inspiration check out some of my other posts!
- 25 Practical Non-Toy Gifts for One-Year-Olds and Toddlers
- Simple Montessori Baby Christmas Activities
- The Best Christmas Gifts for Babies One and Under
- Best Montessori Climbing Toys to Get for Kids
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