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Cute and Easy DIY Gifts for the Holidays

Do it yourself gift guide!

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Cute and Easy DIY Gifts for the Holidays

Don't have much money to buy everyone gifts for the holidays? DIYs can save you a lot of money! Check out these cute, easy, and cheap DIYs you can gift your friends and family.

1. Mint Sugar Scrub

This DIY takes 10 minutes to makes! It's so easy to make and a perfect way to mix and match to make your own decorations. All you need is: coconut oil, sugar, peppermint extract, and green food coloring. Get the recipe here.

2. Homemade Hot Chocolate

This is also very easy to make. You can make this in bulk and hand it out to all your friends! It's also a great way to fundraise on campus before the holidays. Just buy the ingredients in bulk and make a whole bunch at the same time. Get the basic steps to make this here.

3. Pocket Hand Warmers

Everyone's hands gets cold easily during the cold months. What better gift to give someone than pocket hand warmers? There's so many different ways you can make it, but for the ultimate lazy, there's a no sew way to make hand warmers.

For the ultimate DIYers, here's a link to making hand warmers that you have to sew.


4. Christmas Tea Trees

For the tea lover friends and family, you can gift them a Christmas tree made with tea bags! All you need to do is arm yourself with a glue gun and tea bags!

Here are the instructions.

5. Personalized Christmas Ornaments

If you have friends who have names that are uncommon, then chances are, there are no personalized ornaments for with with their names on it! So, gift them an ornament that has their names written on it! It's fun and easy to make, and it makes a very special gift. They will think of you every time they hang it up.

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