21 DIY Christmas Gifts from Baby and Small Kids (Baby’s First Christmas, too!)
Looking for sweet Christmas gifts from Baby? Check out these adorable crafts and keepsakes that Mom, Dad, and grandparents will cherish forever. Includes handmade gifts from baby’s first Christmas as well as sweet footprint and handprint keepsakes for infants, toddlers, and early elementary school kids! Projects are great for daycare and preschool classes, too!
Why Handmade Gifts from Baby Are the Sweetest Christmas Tradition
There’s something achingly sweet about baby’s first Christmas. I still remember my twins’ 1st Christmas, and truly, there is nothing like it. That whole 1st year was magical for me, but Christmas put it over the top.
The tiny stockings, their wide-eyed wonder looking at the lights on the Christmas tree, the playing with wrapping paper and boxes… oh my goodness, there’s nothing sweeter.
And for us moms, it’s also knowing that this moment never gets duplicated the next year. They are at a different stage (thought still adorable!), and there are no repeats.
The term ‘gifts from baby’ I’m using somewhat loosely, as I know babies don’t shop or wrap or write cards! However, with the help of a grown-up, they can still give a gift!
These DIY Christmas gifts from baby ideas turn their ridiculously adorable handprints and footprints into things that will bring a smile every year when they’re pulled out again.
Photo Christmas ornaments, keepsakes for Grandma, and a variety of handprint and footprint crafts for mom, dad, and grandparents to hold onto for years.
These gifts are suitable for baby’s first Christmas, but not just their first! All of these gifts work for not just infants but toddlers and even into early elementary school.
They are ideal not just for mom to make to give to grandparents, but for daycare workers and preschool teachers to make with their classes as gifts for Mom and Dad.
OK, let’s check out those adorable ideas!
21 DIY Christmas Gifts from Baby They’ll Treasure Forever
These handprint salt dough ornaments never get old! The ultimate keepsake from baby! Simple and sweet, but the result is a gorgeous ornament that you'll love to hang every year! This is so cute and so easy! And it's useful for the Christmas season, too! This has a sweet and charming rustic feel - I love that you can see every part of that handprint! Like a sonogram come to life! Oh goodness, how cute is this?!? What baby wouldn't look absolutely adorable in an ornament like this! There's nothing sweeter than those baby footprints and toes! Love this as a Christmas tree! Such a sweet way to gift Christmas towels! It's a little hard to see in this picture, but for this project, you add the child's handprints every year! I love this as a keepsake to create every season! Doesn't get cuter than Rudolph on a plate with those sweet handprints! This is a sweet idea to create with baby pictures. Make a single block or stack 3 when you can decide on just a few pictures! These 'mistletoes' are for sure the cutest around! Use a mason jar lid as a frame for the cutest faces to hang on the tree! Go a step further with salt dough ornament and turn them into adorable Christmas characters! I think this is a really creative and unique idea for a footprint! Penguins don't show up a lot in Christmas crafts, but they really are perfect! I especially love this ornament! I made this exact one with my sons and we still hang it on the tree! Love, love, love this idea to use a footprint as part of the Nativity scene! You can create this on a tile or a plate! I think this is an absolutely adorable idea! A photo and footprint in one gift- the best of both worlds! Such an adorably sweet idea! This is idea if you work in a preschool or daycare, as it involves very simple supplies! This is a craft I did with my own sons, and I still have it on my keyring! One of my favorite keepsake crafts! There is nothing like seeing a child's silhouette, especially as they grow. This is one you'll keep forever. Another very sweet and simple idea for a photo ornament!
Salt Dough Handprint Ornaments
Salt Dough Fingerprint Christmas Tree Ornaments
Fingerprint Christmas Lights Napkins
DIY Baby’s First Christmas Ornament
Rudolph Photo Ornaments
Baby’s First Christmas Footprint Christmas Tree Wood Cookie
Handprint Christmas Tree Napkins
Christmas Handprint Traditions
Rudolph Keepsake Plate for Christmas
personalized photo ornaments {a tutorial}
'Mistletoes' Cutting Board
Mason Jar Lid Photo Ornament
Handprint and Footprint Salt Dough Ornament
Footprint Penguin Santa Plate
DIY Kid’s Fingerprint Ornament
Footprint Manger Tile
Baby Photo Frames with Footprints
Laminated Photo Snowglobe Ornaments
Easy DIY Clay Thumbprint Heart Keychain
DIY Silhouette Christmas Ornament for Kids
Easy DIY Photo Ornaments
I’d love to hear how it goes!
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