Looking for a quick homemade Christmas gift idea? This post contains some great and easy DIY Christmas gifts that can be made in under 30 minutes.
Bonus, they’re all natural, too!
Keeping the holiday season intentional and simple is always a goal of mine. However, sometimes life keeps us busy and Christmas is here before we know it.
40 Easy DIY Christmas Gifts
One of my favorite things about gift giving during Christmas time is creating homemade gifts. For me, handcrafting a gift is a great expression of love and care.
However, this year, I am in the final stretch of my fourth pregnancy while planning out our Christmas. So, as you could probably imagine, things are a little complicated over here.
DIY Holiday Gift Ideas
Easy to Make Christmas gift ideas that are ready in under 30 minutes. And bonus, these are all natural too!
DIY Soaps
Homemade soaps in under 30 minutes?! Say what? Yes, it can be done with these two easy to make DIY recipes!
This DIY Cinnamon & Oatmeal Easy Soap Recipe is so simple to make. Using a melt and pour soap base that contains clean ingredients. And because it is all plant based, it is Vegan friendly too.
This super easy DIY Clay and Charcoal Soap Recipe is incredibly beneficial. It uses a melt and pour goat milk soap base. And it can easily be made vegan friendly by changing the soap to plant based soap.
This tutorial for homemade goat milk soap is super easy. It doesn’t require lye to make soap and instead uses a simple melt and pour method!
Homemade Goats Milk and Honey Soap (Easy Melt and Pour Recipe)
Goats milk and honey soap is a beautiful handmade gift to make or receive. By using a goats milk melt and pour soap base, you can skip the risk of dealing with lye and the hassle of milking a goat. The resulting soap is still handcrafted with love right in your home kitchen, and the shape, add-ins, and scents are all your own.
Sugar Scrubs
So many delicious smelling sugar scrubs to choose from. And they’re incredibly easy to make. In fact make a couple for yourself while you’re at it!
The Christmas season comes but once a year but now you can turn all those lovely gingerbread scents into a sugar scrub that you can enjoy anytime of the year!
This peppermint sugar scrub recipe combines vanilla and peppermint essential oils to get a yummy smelling scrub that you layer to get a pretty candy cane effect - perfect for gift giving!
Soothing sugar scrub with the calming scents of lavender and orange! A great gift idea for an essential oil lover!
n easy homemade sugar scrub recipe you can make in minutes with simple ingredients like cane sugar, grapeseed oil, chai tea, vanilla extract, honey, and essential oils. Apply this warm & cozy scrub to your body after a long day and you'll feel pampered in no time!
This Rosemary Mint Sugar Scrub is perfect for homemade gifting. It exfoliates and moisturizes dry winter skin while offering a pleasant and invigorating aroma to a tired body in the morning.
If you’ve ever wanted to know how to make sugar scrub, you’re in for a treat. Literally. Homemade sugar scrub tastes a little like cookie dough, if you make it a certain way.
Natural Bath & Body
Make a few of these gifts with items you have at home to create a cute little spa inspired gift basket.
These essential oil roller bottle recipes are great for a variety of uses. From supporting health & beauty needs. Or adding an all natural scent as a perfume instead of toxic fragrances.
This lavender DIY oatmeal milk bath recipe will help soothe dry skin and relax your mind and body as you soak your cares away. Oatmeal Milk Bath has moisturizing properties and the dried lavender is a perfect addition for a relaxing bedtime soak.
This DIY Face Serum is easy to make with jojoba oil and essential oils. I’ve been using this homemade face moisturizer for over a year and it is the real deal!
I’m sharing a few of my favorite homemade room spray recipes made with essential oils. These are really easy to put together and only use a few simple ingredients.
This three-ingredient Lotion Bar Recipe is the best non-greasy formula for dry to normal skin. They are easy to make and can be prepared in only 10 minutes!
This is the simple DIY recipe for lip balm with beeswax and coconut oil, two deeply nourishing and moisturizing natural ingredients. And the cocoa butter is great for natural skin care, too!
How to make a homemade deodorant with all natural ingredients is not super complicated. Once you start making this recipe, you’ll never go back to store bought!
Super easy to make DIY bath salt melts.
With just 3 ingredients and a microwave, you can whip up this easy, indulgent 5-Minute DIY Lip Balm recipe. It's an affordable, all-natural, homemade gift for you or your loved ones!
Homemade Natural Shimmering Lip Balm feels so good on your lips! Toss out unhealthy commercial lip Balms and make your own. This recipe is easy to make, cost-effective, and It makes great gifts!
Homemade Food Gifts
These easy homemade food gift ideas are perfect for the culinary lover in your life. Know a lot of food lovers? These gifts are super simple that you can make them for everyone on your list!
Spicy Roasted Cashew Nuts {How to Roast Cashews) Vegan + Gluten-free
These spicy roasted cashews are a quick and easy snack. Raw cashews are mixed with spices such as cumin and paprika and roasted to crunchy perfection. Served with a cool drink or two, these roasted cashew nuts will be a friend's and family favorite!
Looking for a homemade gift that is delicious, practical, and not loaded with sugar? Homemade nut butters are the answer!
Roast your own coffee beans at home and give a gourmet roasted blend as a gift!
Candied Cinnamon and Sugar Nut Mix makes a great edible gift to give this holiday season!
With just vodka and a few ingredients, learn how to make vanilla extract and more homemade extracts (i.e. lemon extract, orange extract) for baking, with free printable labels. It’s also a great DIY gift for the holidays!
These healthy chocolate rum balls are quick & easy to make. They are no-bake, entirely paleo, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free! (IF you allow a little bit of alcohol in your diet here and there, obviously). This recipe is 100% natural and sweetened with dates and maple syrup, making it the perfect treat for anybody wanting to stay away from refined sugar and all-purpose flour.
Sweet and Spicy Candied Pecans flavored with pumpkin pie spice are crunchy sweet with a kick of heat! They make a wonderful holiday homemade food gift, wrap in mason jars with cute gift tags and a bow.
If you need a little something to tie you over until your next meal, I have the perfect recipe! These 5 minute Cocoa Dusted Almonds will quickly become your go-to snack.
Forget the expensive William Sonoma version - this easy peppermint bark recipe will let you make your own in just minutes! And with only 3 ingredients, you probably have everything you need right now!
Flavored Finishing Sea Salt Recipes; Sriracha, Pinto Noir, Mustard, Celery, and House Seasoning.
This quick & easy recipe uses simple pantry ingredients like maple syrup, granulated sweetener, warm spices, butter, and vanilla extract so you can fix a batch last-minute for salads, desserts, snacks, or homemade gifts.
Easy Crafty Gift Ideas
These crafty inspired homemade Christmas gifts are easy and quick for those of us who don’t have a lot of time to create or work on big projects. And they don’t require a bunch of complicated or hard to find supplies.
Create this scrumptious looking pear-shaped candle and are very excited to share with you our tips on how to make beeswax candles.
These simple DIY rustic herb planters are super easy to make. With a few supplies, you can quickly transform terra cotta pots.
Herbal dream pillows are a great way to explore aromatherapy and encourage restful sleep with sweet dreams. This is a quick and fun project that also makes for a great way to share dried herbs with friends and family as a gift.
Test tube dried flowers and herbs are perfect for stocking stuffers and holiday thank you gifts.
