You’ve set your Christmas budget, planned your card list, and then your kid comes home from school to tell you that all of her friends are doing a gift exchange or that all the other kids are planning to give personalized gifts to the teacher. Here’s a roundup of frugal and awesome homemade christmas gifts that your kids can make quickly and easily, with minimal help from you. Because a little less work for busy parents is its own present!

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Awesome Homemade Christmas Gifts

Decorated Mug

^{photo from A Beautiful Mess}

Decorate a mug (or any porcelain dish) from the dollar store with a permanent marker, and bake it to seal. This might be the best gift for any occasion, ever.

Coffee Sleeve

^{photo from Urban Comfort}

Talk about upcycling: these are made from socks! Hot glue buttons, felt, and other embellishments to them to add a little extra holiday pizzazz.

Notepad

^{photo from How Does She?}

Did you know an office supply store can bind loose sheets together to make a notepad? Me either. But now we do. This could be fun with different colored paper, too.

Slipper Gripper Socks

^{photo from I Am Momma Hear Me Roar}

This is a great gift idea for just about anyone, but a teacher on his or her feet every day will really love a nice cozy pair of socks.

Marble Magnets

^{photo from Not Martha}

These are easy to personalize with graphics or photos, and as you can see in the picture, an Altoids tin makes a perfect presentation!

Do your kids make homemade Christmas gifts for teachers or friends? Share your project ideas in the comments below!