How to Give Great Gifts on a Budget: DIY Ideas

Our team sat down to share tips for how teens can give great DIY gifts on a budget.  You can read some of the tips below and watch their video. 

• Make a Blanket or Scarf using Fleece Material.  You can sew two pieces of fleece together, or tie knots around the ends for a different effect.
• Get Creative with Pictures!  Create a digital collage or print out a few of your favorite pics and frame them or put them into a memory book.  Online sites like Shutterfly have fun ideas for photos too!
• DIY Coupons.  Think about how you can help out the person you are giving a gift too…do they need a good car wash?  What about babysitting? Or, would they love for you to clean the house?  Put together your own gift certificates.
• Make Your Own Dessert!  Make cookies, brownies, breads, or other favorite holiday treats and wrap them up in fun paper!
• Create a Movie Basket.  Maybe you have a movie you don’t watch and it’s in great condition?  Pair it with some microwave popcorn and a little candy and you’re gift will be a big hit! 
• Make a Gratitude Journal.  Get a journal and start a page, I’m grateful for you because…Then they can continue to use for gratitude or other insights.
• Do you have other DIY ideas?  We’d love to hear them!  You can always email us at info@girlswithdreams.com or post on our YouTube Channel!