20 Homemade Gifts for Kids (Babies, Toddlers and Tweens)

I am so excited to be part of the 2014 KBN Gift Guides for Kid series! This series features over 70 amazing gift guides and is the ONLY kids gift guide that you’ll need this year!

Our family seems to be growing every year, and each year it’s getting just a little harder to stretch the budget-because of this I’m always on the look out for gift ideas that are easy on the budget but that still let the recipient know just how much we care about them.

This year I’ll be buying and creating gifts for a range of ages from babies right through to tweens, I’ve gathered together some of my favourite gift ideas (it was so hard to pick just five per age group!) and have shared them below for you.

Just a quick note: You may find some of the gift ideas specific to one gender as these are ideas I’ve gathered to suit my family and their interests. The ages listed in the brackets are the ages of the children I’ll be creating presents for.

Gifts for Babies (6-12months old):
1. This Peek-a-BooBoard is a perfect activity for building language development in older babies.
2. Stimulate babies senses with these fantastic Texture Blocks.
3. This Stacking Toy is a fantastic way for babies to develop their fine motor skills AND it's super cheap too!

4. Asia from Fun at Home with Kids' new book makes the perfect foundation for a Baby Sensory Kit!

5. A set of Rainbow Discovery Bottles is sure to delight babies young and old and can continue to be engaging as they get older.

Toddlers (18months-24months old):

1.       This portable, compact Kitchen in a Tub is the fantastic gift for a little baker in the making!

2.       Introduce your toddler to the Christian Christmas message with a Wooden Nativity Set of their own!

3.       For Toddlers who are passed the mouthing stage and love to squish, squeeze and mould this RainbowPlaydough Kit is a fantastic gift.

4.       5 little ducks sensory box-Engage the senses, sing songs and enjoy some imaginative play with this fantastic little box!

5.       Ignite your toddler's senses with this fantastic Sensory Play Kit-if they're still in the mouthing stage check out Fun at Home with Kids fantastic edible sensory ideas.

Preschoolers (3-4years old):

1.       Inspire lots of imaginative and sensory play with this awesome Construction Site Sensory Box!

2.       Build language and inspire your preschoolers imagination with this beautiful Story Rocks in a Tube.

3.       Give your preschooler a gift they can take anywhere with this Portable Car Play Kit. It's sure to be used again and again when they go out to restaurants, doctors appointments and traveling.

4.       Delight your dinosaur loving preschooler with this fantastic Portable Dinosaur Excavation Kit.

5.       Sensory Play Kit-I know I put this as a suggestion for toddlers but it's also fantastic fun for preschoolers too!

Gifts for Tweens (9-11years old):

1.       Make your special growing niece of daughter this beautiful clay necklace-not only will it say I care because it's handmade but it's fashionable too!

2.       Create a Science Hamper-The perfect gift for your budding little scientist or that special person who's constantly experimenting.

3.       Do you know a tween who's obsessed with Angry Birds? Encourage them to take a break from their screens with this fantastic Angry Birds Tin Game.

4.       This Outdoor Word Game will not only delight your scrabble loving tween but also makes for a great Christmas afternoon activity for the whole family!

5.    Spoil that special tween in your life with this sumptuous Tropical Bath Soak and if you're feeling crafty why not make a spa scrubbie too!

Be sure to check out the other amazing gift guides by clicking on the picture above-and don't forget to pin it to use as a gift resource for birthdays throughout the year too! There's also some fantastic ideas floating around our collaborative pin board which you can get to by simply clicking the image below.

Happy Holidays!


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Please always supervise your infant/child at play.  Please stay within arms reach and never leave infants/children unattended.  You know you're infant/child best, use your own judgement-considering your infant/child's temperament, habits, behaviour and development before you play with a new play medium.