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Top 5 DIY Gifts for Kids

We all know how hard is to pick a gift for a child, considering that their view of what’s beautiful

or useful is highly different from ours. Even if sometimes a common toy can bring happiness on

our kids’ faces, nothing is more memorable than a gift made with all the love in the world by a

parent especially for his kiddo. With so many awesome tutorials on the web, I ended up with a

list of more than 700 ideas on DIY gifts for kids that seemed interesting to me. However, as I

mentioned, from previous experiences I’ve learn somethig valuable: kids are harder to impress

compared to adults. So, I asked Donna, my little girl, and Brian, my best friend’s little boy to

give me a hand by selecting only the gifts they would like to receive from my giant list, and I’m

sure it was a good idea because I would have chosen something else entirely. Still, I must admit

I’ve cheated a bit because I’ve added a few of my personal preferences, taking into account the

fact that a 10 years old girl and an 8 years old boy will never choose something that isn’t fitted

for their ages, like a memory game, for example. Are you curious to see the best DIY gift ideas

for kids? Here they are!

1. How to Make an Angry Birds Can Toss Game

Simple yet highly addictive, Angry Birds proves to be a hit, considering that more and more

people (kids and adults) play it daily. Yes, it’s fun to play on the small screens of our phones, but

how cool would be to play it in the real life? Well, you and your kids are about to find out

because this tutorial shows you how to make a great Angry Birds game out of nothing. Not only

that this will save your phone’s life, but it will also be a fun parent-kid activity, so you have to

make it.

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2. DIY Child’s Playhouse from Fabric

Miss Pretty Pretty sells the patterns (different themes) for this play house for $12 – $25 and the

finished product for $95-$250, so you can buy them right now, but I think I have an alternative

approach… Daddy can build a cubic wooden frame by using some old pieces of wood, while

mommy can repurpose a couple of old bed sheets by using them as raw material for the project.

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Cut five square pieces of fabric (make sure you measure the frame first), then go wild with

decorating them. Cut a door and two windows, sew a zipper for the door, add some ornaments

(flowers, dogs, mailbox etc.) made of old clothes, then sew the corners of your “walls” and the

playhouse is done. PS: Don’t forget the furniture!

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3. Easy DIY Fort Kit for Adventurous Experiences

I think there is no kid in the whole world who doesn’t worship the idea of having his own fort.

You can make one for him, but a fort kit is even better considering that this is equally good for

outdoor and indoor playing. Besides, he can take it with him each time he spends the night at a

friend. The tutorial below will guide you to the simple process of making it, so follow the link.

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4. How to Make a Beautiful Kite

Are you looking for the perfect gift? You can stop searching, because you’ve found it. Boy or

girl, young or old, any kid likes kites. The tutorial presented here guides you through the whole

process of making a beautiful kite in less than an hour. Just click the link, spread your wings and

fly!

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5. DIY Angry Birds Hooded Towels

Bath could be a fun activity, with the proper accessories made by a skilled mom. For example,

you can create a couple of Angry Birds Hooded Towels for your little ones, a gift that will make

their every-day bath way more interesting and fun. The supplies required for this project involve

1 towel, 1/2 hand towel in the same color, 1/2 hand towel in your beak color, white, black and

eyebrow color fabric, Paper Backed Iron on transfer adhesive (like Heat n Bond). Now check the

tutorial below, and your project will seem as easy as playing on the smartphone.

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