From subscription boxes to one-off kits, these crafty gifts give your DIY-lover the satisfaction of creating his or her own gift. Bonus: All materials needed to complete each project are included in the kit, or are common household items, so you won’t have to go to the store for a last-minute supply run.
Kid Made Crafty
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| Founded in 2012 by designer Todd Oldham to inspire kids’ creativity and inventiveness, Kid Made Modern has kits for all the crafters in your life ($14.99-$39.99). You’ll find a wide range of appealing projects, from drawing comic books to designing jewelry and customizing musical instruments. Photo courtesy Kid Made Modern |
Innovative Beauty
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| Inspired by Netflix’s Project MC2, the Project MC2 Perfume Science Kit ($19.99-$29.99) encourages girls to use STEAM skills to make their own signature scent. The set comes with a mini science lab and two scents; common kitchen ingredients such as lemon juice and vanilla also can be used to create fragrances. Other kits in the line include Crayon Makeup and H2O Nail. Photo courtesy MGA Entertainment |
Knit 1, Purl 1
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| Whether your crafter is an experienced knitter or picking up the needles for the first time, We Are Knitters offers a project kit that’s right at his or her skill level. Using sustainable, natural, and sometimes recycled fibers, the (aspiring) knitter in your life can make anything from a clutch or hat to a blanket or sweater ($29-$250). Photo courtesy We Are Knitters |
Busy (Beauty) Bee
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| If your little crafter is into beauty products, but you’re worried about what’s in said products, you’ll love Handcrafted HoneyBee. These kits—created by a husband-and-wife team with backgrounds in education, math, and engineering—utilize STEAM education and Whole Brain Learning, while enabling girls to create skin care products such as lip balms and clay masks ($28). Photo courtesy Handcrafted HoneyBee |
Inspired by Fine Art
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| Aspiring artists will appreciate the Art Making with MoMA kits, designed by Museum of Modern Art educators ($16-$25). They’re an easy way to create original artwork, while exploring the materials and techniques favored by such artists as Jacob Lawrence, Jackson Pollock, and Vincent van Gogh. Selections include Storytelling Art, Action Painting, and Brushstroke and Color-Mixing. Photo courtesy MoMA Design Store, store.moma.org |
Mini Wonkas
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| Little candy lovers can DIY their own sweet treats with Glee Gum’s Make Your Own candy kits ($13.95), which are designed to connect kids to the global community. Made from natural ingredients, the easy-to-use kits teach kids why seaweed is the secret to gummies, how rainforest rubber gives gum its bounce, and why the story of chocolate begins in the tropics. Photo courtesy Glee Gum |
Lit Accessories
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| For DIY style gurus who are also into STEM, TechnoChic’s DIY Blinky Bow Ties and DIY Flashy Flowers kits ($24.99) combine the best of both worlds. Created to “shatter the conventions” of connecting boys to tech and girls to creativity, these kits allow crafters of both sexes to incorporate electronics, design, and fashion to create ready-to-wear light-up accessories. Photo courtesy TechnoChic |
Creative Crates at Your Door
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| The subscription-based KiwiCo offers boxes for ages newborn to 2, 3-4, 5-8, and 9 and older that include creative materials or a full project and more, depending on the age range. Created to celebrate kids’ natural creativity and curiosity while helping parents bring enriching experience to their children, boxes can be gifted in one-, three-, six-, or 12-month subscriptions ($16.95-$19.95 per month). Photo courtesy KiwiCo |
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