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20+ Amazing DIY Gifts for Boyfriends That are Sure to Impress

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Making a handmade gift for your boyfriend is an easy, inexpensive, and super sweet way to show him how much you care at Valentines Day, Christmas, for his birthday or for an anniversary.

We know you’ll love our round-up of ideas on how to surprise him for the holidays or a special occasion!

Whether you’re looking for a date night gift, something sentimental to remember your dating memories, or a cute or funny handmade gift, you’ll love our 19 diy gifts for boyfriends!

Boyfriend DIY Gifts

DIY Tie Blanket

homemade blanket for boyfriend

Making an easy tie blanket is a cozy, easy and meaningful DIY gift for your boyfriend! No sewing skills required other than adding personalization with your initials or anniversary date.

You can even buy tie blanket kits at the craft store or online and then use a hot glue gun to add initials or patches.

Photo source: Pinterest (no pattern listed)

Here’s a couple no sew blanket kits online that are perfect homemade gifts for boyfriend!

 Sports No Sew Throw Kit - 48 Solid Anti-Pill Polar Fleece; No-Sew Tie Blanket Fabric (Royal Blue)

 

 

Treasure Chest Box

gift box for him is a creative boyfriend gift idea diy

Idea Source: Reddit (no instructions)

Easy DIY Pillow

diy pillow for him

Whatever your guy is into…turn it into a DIY pillow! Sammi Leanne made this adorable pillow for her bf that was obsessed with gaming. Maybe when he can’t play his video games since he’s hanging with you, he can hug his gaming pillow instead lol.

Find the project on Sammi Leanne

Add a sweet sign to a store bought gift

homemade gift ideas for boyfriend

Guys and their shoes, it’s hard to beat a nice new pair of shoes as a gift for him. Why not add a thoughtful message along with your generous gift?

Photo from Pinterest

Easy DIY Leather Bracelet

diy jewelry for him is a great diy boyfriend birthday gift

These super nice leather bracelets definitely look professional, yet are super easy and take less than one hour to make! He’ll definitely be surprised by a cool bracelet he can wear. Maybe he’ll then get the hint he should be buying you jewelry too 😉

Find the project on All Free Jewelry Making

12 Months of Date Ideas

12 months of dates is a cute diy gifts for boyfriend

Idea from Pinterest 

Candy Guitar or Bouquet

candy gifts for boyfriend

Making a fun item out of candy is both surprising, easy, meaningful and can be customized depending on his interests! You can use this idea to trace an item on cardboard and then decorate it in colored candy that fits the item.

Ideas: A football, tennis racket, stocking cap, a different type of musical instrument, a cactus, a puppy face, a basketball, or a tennis shoe

Idea from Pinterest (no source given)

DIY Succulent Planter

you had me at aloe planter

 

Why not make an easy and thoughtful gift by planting succulents (which barely need water and are so easy to grow!) into a cute solid colored container and write a fun saying like “you had me at aloe” or by adding his favorite emoji?

While this cute “Had me at aloe” idea doesn’t include directions, you just need a small white container, plant a small aloe plant, and then take a black sharpie and write a cute saying on the container.

Idea from Pinterest 

Lottery Tree or Bouquet

lottery gift ideas

If you’re looking for Christmas gift ideas, this fun tree lottery project would be super fun and easy!

Find the project on Views from a Step Stool

Gift in a Jar

jar gift for boyfriend

Pick your guys favorite color and turn it into a fun jar gift of his little favorites

Find the project on One Good Thing on Jillee

More DIY Gift Ideas for Boyfriend

DIY Mug

christmas mug for him

Decorate a simple white mug and fill with hot cocoa fixings he can save for a cozy and cold night.

Find the project on I Heart Nap Time

Photo Box Gift of Special Moments

photo box gift for him

Sometimes just a sweet and simple gift of relationship photos and memories are the best! This is also an inexpensive gift idea that’s easy to put together too.

Project idea from Pinterest

Memories in a Bottle

What a perfect and easy way to write down favorite memories, 100 things you love about him or you could even fill a jar with little notes of date ideas! The holidays are the perfect time to remind him of why you care and remind him about the memories you’ve shared.

Movie Night Box

Creating an event in a box is a special way to celebrate in a meaningful way at a later date. Some of the best gifts are ones for an experience instead of an actual object. Whether it be a movie night or another special idea, he’ll be sure to love it!

movie night care package

Idea from Instagram

Put a Play-List Together

Putting a special song play-list together is something he’ll defineately appreciate. I mean why wouldn’t he want to play your songs when he’s away from you? 

What we love about this homemade creative gift for your bf is that it’s free yet super meaningful.

creative gifts for boyfriend homemade

The image is from Pinterest but it didn’t have a link or social media account it went to.

Kisses When He Misses You

How about puckering up with numerous shades of lipstick and cutting them out to make a cute diy bf gift that’s another free idea when you’re on a budget but what something meaningful.

diy gifts for him

The image is from Pinterest but it didn’t have a link or social media account it went to.

52 Reasons Why I Love You

Making 52 reasons why I love you is always a popular and clever homemade gift for him. It’ll also get you thinking about what is so special and unique about your guy.

I love you crafts for your boyfriend have so much meaning yet don’t break the bank either.

boyfriend gifts diy

The image is from Pinterest but it didn’t have a link or social media account it went to.

Hooked On You Box

Fill up an inexpensive plastic tackle box with his favorite candies and chocolates. Maybe he’ll even share ;). This makes the best handmade gift for boyfriend when you aren’t really crafty, mostly want to buy the items, yet still want it personalized.

i love you crafts for boyfriend

The image is from Pinterest but it didn’t have a link or social media account it went to.

Use His Favorite Color

Take your guys favorite color and put together a handful of thoughtful and simple favorites that’ll be such a cute homemade gift idea for him.cute gifts for bf

Source: Pinterest, but it didn’t include a social or website link to give credit back

5 Senses Gifts 

Putting together a 5 senses gift is an awesome way to be super unique when you want the BEST DIY gift for boyfriend! The idea behind 5 senses is that you’re picking one item from the 5 senses of taste, touch, smell, sight, and sound. 

Here’s a link to our other blog post about 5 senses gifts and a list of ideas to get you started!

5 senses gift for him make a great diy gifts for boyfriend

We hope you enjoyed our post about DIY gifts for boyfriend and hope you found lots of inspiration for your guy!

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12 Romantic Ways to Surprise Him

Be sure to also check out our post on 12 romantic and thoughtful ways to surprise him! These are the perfect gifts for events like Valentines Day, an anniversary or just because 🙂

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December 4, 2018 9:25 pm JenandMadi 19 Comments Filed Under: Gifts for Him

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  1. Rimma says

    February 8, 2019 at 8:35 pm

    I went through this list with my husband, and he wondered what crowd you were appealing, he said “definitely not REAL man”. He also said that non of these fit into the description of the title.

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    • Lady says

      February 11, 2019 at 4:33 pm

      Ur not young enough because this is ovi for younger couples

      Reply
    • Bob says

      February 11, 2019 at 9:53 pm

      Dude this is like the new thing. Everybody loves cuddling and watching a movie candy whatever.

      Reply
    • uhhh says

      October 30, 2019 at 8:23 pm

      men cant like movies?

      Reply
    • Anon says

      November 9, 2020 at 9:27 am

      Sounds like a bit of fragile masculinity. It’s okay if this isn’t stuff HE enjoys, but a lot of guys (especially younger ones in this day) like this stuff. Also who said they can’t be added to another kind of gift?

      Reply
    • Alyssa says

      February 8, 2022 at 3:17 pm

      Would have to disagree:) this definitely helped me out more than I though. Usually I see nothing but cheesy overused ideas but these were actually different and a few were new from what I’ve seen

      Reply
  2. JB says

    February 13, 2019 at 3:26 am

    These are PERFECT! I can’t wait to try some of them. So hard to get stuff for guys – this makes it a lot easier.

    Reply
  3. Jen says

    September 2, 2019 at 6:02 am

    The second you put hot glue on chocolates, they’re going to melt. Besides, how do you eat the chocolates? You can’t unwrap them if they’re glued on. Are you supposed to not eat it? What’s the point?

    Reply
    • Hannah says

      September 19, 2019 at 7:44 am

      You literally just rip it off it comes off it’s not crazy glue and I’ve done that before it doesn’t melt if you know what you’re doing.

      Reply
  4. april says

    April 15, 2020 at 9:24 pm

    i love my boyfriend i want to make him a gift but non of them are what he likes.

    Reply
    • april says

      April 15, 2020 at 9:26 pm

      Because all this corona i cant see hin

      Reply
  5. Bailey says

    March 28, 2021 at 10:28 am

    I just got a BF. I need some pointers.

    Reply

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