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20 Gifts for Craft Lovers of all Ages

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This holiday season, give the gift of creativity with the best arts & crafts presents for everyone on your list! Whether you’re shopping for a child ready to explore colours and textures, a teen expressing themselves through DIY projects, or an adult looking for a relaxing hobby, there’s something for everyone. Arts & crafts gifts are more than just presents—they’re experiences that spark imagination, promote mindfulness, and bring joy long after the wrapping paper is gone. From painting kits to pottery sets, and everything in between, here are the top 20 arts & crafts gifts in the UK for Christmas 2024, handpicked by our team to inspire and delight!

Festive" Crystal Art Stocking Treat Holder £21.99

This DIY MDF Craft Kit gives you all you need to adorn a charming row of three nostalgic snow-trimmed Victorian buildings. With an ornate roof silhouette, this kit would look amazing on the mantlepiece, ready to dip in and indulge with delicious fudge or rich chocolate, whenever the mood takes you.

Why not get creative, and add some safe ‘battery operated’ tealights tucked in the corners of the finished kit, to give a warm glow that shines through the cut out windows – not only is it a fun kit to make, it doubles up as a festive decoration too! You will want to keep adding your treats throughout the festive period, to keep this innovative Crystal set on display. Time to gather your Christmas treats and get crafting!

Ages 8+

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Pastel Stackers Stacking Bracelet Kit £14.99

The stacking bracelet trend is here to stay, making it the perfect festive craft this season! Create a little holiday sparkle by layering up as many bracelets as you can—this look is all about personal style and fun!

Pipkits stacking bracelet kit features Stretch Magic elastic thread, and premium Japanese Miyuki seed beads, ensuring your bracelets will hold up beautifully through endless wear and seasonal celebrations. Stack them on or share with friends for a delightful holiday accessory!

This kit includes everything needed to make up to eight gorgeous stretchy stacking bracelets. Inside, you’ll find an assortment of glass seed beads, metal beads, charms, and easy-to-follow, full-colour instructions with photo steps to guide you.

Age 10+

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DOTZIES ACTIVITY KIT £24

Sparkle and Shine this Christmas with Dotzies!

Dotzies is the ultimate gift for young creators who love everything glittery and fun! This unique craft kit lets kids dive into the dazzling world of dot art and create five sparkling accessories that make every day feel like a magical moment. With 2,000 tiny Dotz in 12 vibrant colours, they can bring to life their choice Happy Mercat or Sparkling Unicorn designs, giving each accessory a fabulous shimmer and one-of-a-kind style.

Inside the Dotzies kit, they’ll find everything they need to create:
Two sparkling stickers-Perfect for decorating notebooks, pencil cases, or even tech accessories.
Two colorful bracelets– Fun, wearable art that lets them showcase their creations in style.
– One dazzling zipper pouch – A place to store all their mini treasures or art supplies, finished with their own dot design.

Dotzies is a fun, screen-free activity that encourages fine motor skills, focus, and creativity, making it an ideal Christmas gift for budding artists who want to make art they can wear and use! Whether decorating a pouch with a sparkling unicorn or making a bracelet with a happy mermaid-cat, Dotzies promises hours of festive fun and a keepsake they’ll be proud to show off.

Ages 6+

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Sculpd Pottery Starter Kit £49.99

The Sculpd Pottery Kiti s a creative and hands-on Christmas gift that lets anyone become a pottery artist from the comfort of home. Perfect for those who love crafting or want to try something new, this kit offers endless possibilities for making beautiful, handmade pottery pieces—whether as personal keepsakes or as thoughtful gifts for others. Here’s what makes this kit a perfect choice for the holiday season:

The Sculpd Pottery Kit comes with everything needed to sculpt, carve, paint, and seal custom pottery creations, including 2kg of high-quality air-dry clay. The kit provides enough clay to make four or more pinch pots, two larger plant pots, or a collection of smaller items like trinket dishes, vases, sculptures, coasters, and more.

With plenty of clay to go around, this kit is designed for two people to enjoy together. It’s a wonderful activity for friends, couples, or family members to bond over during the holiday season. Spend time together creating unique pieces while making holiday memories!

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PATI-SCHOOL PARTY CREATIONS STARTER KIT £19.99

Unleash creativity this Christmas with the Pati-School Party Creations Starter Kit—a delightful gift that lets kids create charming, treat-inspired crafts that look good enough to eat! This all-in-one kit includes two crème piping bags and all the decorations needed to make fun, colorful creations like a unicorn treasure box, playful place card holders, and adorable keychains. It’s easy and fun: just pipe, decorate, and let the creations air dry into cute, realistic-looking designs.

The Pati-School Starter Kit is a fun, mess-free crafting activity that combines the excitement of decorating treats with imaginative, lasting results. It’s an ideal Christmas gift for anyone who loves hands-on fun and unique, cute decor they can keep or share with friends!

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Buki France 5420 Professional Studio Candles £39.99

The Buki Candle Making Kit is the ultimate gift for a creative holiday season! Get ready to design and decorate beautiful, natural candles in fun, stylish shapes that are perfect for gifting or sprucing up your own space with some cozy, festive vibes.

This kit has everything you need to make your candle-making dreams come true: melt the soya wax safely in the microwave using the handy container with a secure lid, then pour it into any of the six included transparent molds, or get creative with the three metal shape cutters to create up to nine unique candle designs!

But that’s not all—you can take your candles to the next level with a little extra flair! Use diamantes, a gold-coloured pencil, and vibrant coloured wax to add personal touches that make each candle uniquely yours.

 

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Royal & Langnickel All Media Easel Artist Set £59.95

This all-in-one artist’s kit is perfect for exploring new techniques and expanding creative horizons. Whether it’s a gift for a loved one or a treat for yourself, this set has everything needed to inspire creativity and bring artistic ideas to life this festive season!

 The collection offers a wide array of pencils, pastels, and paints, all housed in a beautifully crafted, two-drawer wooden chest that opens up to reveal a third tray of materials. What’s more, the storage chest converts into a sturdy tabletop easel—perfect for setting up an instant workspace. The mast and easel holders are easy to assemble and can be neatly stowed back in the chest for travel

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Okto Art Kit Inspiration £20

 Explore the tranquillity of art and nature with the OKTO Flowers “Inspiration” Clay Art kits. This unique crafting project lets you sculpt a lush garden of 3D flowers in a warm and enchanting colour palette. After it dries in 24 hours, you can display your creation on any flat surface or hang it from the wall. For best results, apply acrylic varnish to fully dried clay within 48 hours.

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24 Days Of Advent, Christmas Advent Calendar Embroidery Kit £24.95

The 24 Days of Advent embroidery kit comes with everything you need to complete your very own embroidery Advent calendar!

Stitch a motif every day in the run up to Christmas!

All our kits are designed with beginners in mind, meaning they come with fully illustrated instructions to guide you through every step of making your own piece of hoop art. The design is even pre-printed onto 100% cotton making it even easier to follow and allowing you to get started on your new project straight away!

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Mini Bakery Kit Make Your Own Miniature Edible Picnic £45

Unleash your passion for all things tiny with the Mini Bakery Kit!

This one-of-a-kind kit brings the charm of a real picnic to your tabletop, complete with delicious treats and perfectly scaled accessories that will delight any lover of miniatures, and is the ultimate baking experience designed for miniature enthusiasts, budding chefs and crafters!

The Mini Bakery Kit is a journey into the enchanting world of miniatures. Whether you’re an experienced miniaturist or just beginning to explore this delightful hobby, this kit offers a unique blend of crafting and culinary fun. Each component is meticulously crafted to ensure an authentic miniature experience, making it a perfect addition to your collection or a thoughtful gift for the mini-loving friends in your life.

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Autumn Kittens Crystal Art Kit £19.99

The Craft Buddy ‘Autumn Kittens’ Crystal Art® Framed Canvas Kit is the cutest DIY craft project for a cosy evening, as the nights draw in. Two young tabby cats sit among frosty leaves, as the seasons change. The soft muted tones of browns, greys and blues make this an enchanting kit to create. Why not put together over the months running up to Christmas, then give as a glistening gift to an animal lover?

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Ultimate Pyrography Kit £30

The Ultimate Pyrography Kit is the perfect way to learn this wood-burning art! Master pyrography to personalise a vast array of wooden designs.

The kit includes a variety of different writing and decorative tips to use with your pyrography tool. Try writing, doodling or stamping with them to create text, repeated patterns, borders and images. The wooden shapes provided offer a mix of light wood and beautiful rustic slices.

Try your hand at making keyrings, gift tags, plant labels and decorations. Create unique pyrography designs to personalise each one!

 

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Style 4 Ever Scrapbooking 3-in-1 Station £25

The Style 4 Ever Scrapbooking 3-in-1 Station will revolutionise your scrapbooking projects! It’s a must-have kit for crafting your own unique scrapbooks and creating customisations for your favourite accessories.

Enjoy hours of creative fun and kick-start your creations with the notebook included! With over 150 accessories included, you’ll have everything you need to unleash your creative side. Emboss paper with unique designs, colour and design stickers, and create and customise sticky tape.

With this station, it’s so easy to create one-of-a-kind scrapbooks that will be treasured for years to come!

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FuturLiberty: Liberty Fabrics and the Avant-Garden £45

FuturLiberty: Liberty Fabrics and the Avant-Garde is a beautifully curated book that explores the influence of the Futurist and Vorticist art movements on Liberty’s fabric designs, culminating in the new FuturLiberty collection. Curated by the renowned Federico Forquet, this collection celebrates Liberty’s avant-garde legacy as it nears its 150th anniversary. The book delves into Liberty’s archives, Bernard Nevill’s lasting influence, and includes expert insights from art historians Ester Coen and Richard Cork. Perfect for design enthusiasts, this book reveals how Liberty’s heritage and cutting-edge design continue to inspire. A wonderful Christmas gift for art and fabric lovers alike!

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Rowandean Seaside Treasures Embroidery Kit £37

This kit brings back wonderful memories of coastal visits. One large design printed on tweed fabric brings both the sea and the sand to life with lots of texture – and even fish sequins!

A beautiful embroidery kit that is a lovely gift for a crafterthis Christmas.

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Reeves Art Speedball Intermediate Screen Printing Kit £75

The Speedball Intermediate Screen Printing Kit makes a fantastic Christmas gift for creatives eager to bring their unique designs to life on fabric! Perfect for those ready to dive deeper into the art of screen printing, this kit lets users experiment with both hand-drawn designs using drawing fluid and more intricate patterns with photo emulsion.

Speedball, has packed this kit with everything needed to explore intermediate techniques, making it ideal for artists wanting to expand their skills. The included fabric inks can be heat-set with an iron for long-lasting, soft-touch prints that hold up beautifully after washing. Whether it’s designing custom t-shirts, tote bags, or any textile project, this kit opens up endless creative possibilities. Gift someone the joy of making their mark this Christmas with the Speedball Intermediate Screen Printing Kit!

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Three Month Craft Kit Subscription By Craftiosity £81

This holiday season, immerse yourself in creativity with our three-month Craft Kit Subscription!

Enjoy a monthly moment of relaxation and creativity with our beautifully curated craft boxes, delivered directly to your door. Each month, you’ll receive a brand-new kit filled with everything you need to complete a unique project—making it the perfect gift for yourself or a loved one!

A Thoughtful Gift for Every Crafter

This subscription offers the perfect balance of creativity, relaxation, and learning, making it suitable for both beginners and seasoned crafters alike. It’s an ideal way to unwind during the busy holiday season!

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Reeves Art Pebeo Pouring Kit £39

The Pebeo Experiences Pouring Kit is an exciting Christmas gift for beginners and experienced artists alike, perfect for exploring the art of acrylic pouring. This all-in-one kit includes eight fast-drying, pre-mixed acrylic paints and essential tools to start creating right away. Add the included silicone oil to make beautiful “cells” in your artwork for unique effects and textures. Your finished pieces will be dry and ready to admire in just 24 hours! A fantastic gift for anyone ready to dive into the world of fluid art.

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Creative Stained Glass £15.25

Give the gift of creativity this Christmas with a Beginner’s Guide to Stained Glass Art! This easy-to-follow book introduces the beautiful art of stained glass using the popular copper foil method, making it accessible to beginners.

The collection includes everything needed to start on this timeless craft, with detailed step-by-step instructions and photos covering essential techniques like pattern-making, glass cutting, foiling, and soldering. Artist and stained glass expert Noor Springael guides readers on setting up a workspace, working with templates, and framing, along with helpful safety tips. Perfect for anyone captivated by the stunning effect of sunlight streaming through colorful stained glass, this book brings an ancient art form into the modern era with fresh projects and inspiration. A unique gift for aspiring artists!

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Christmas Gnomes Pop Up Card Making Kit £14.99

Spread a sleighful of holiday cheer with this delightful Christmas Gnomes Pop-Up Card-Making Kit!

This enchanting festive edition allows you to craft 12 charming pop-up 3D Christmas cards.

The kit includes four colourful seasonal gnome designs, vividly illustrated and brought to life by artist Teresa Goodridge – each already die-cut for a precise and professional finished look. Plus, build captivating backdrop scenes for your 3D gnomes with die-cut Christmas trees, robins, snowflakes and more. Personalise your cards with the included sentiments, we’ve even added extra messages for bonus heartfelt greeting options!

Perfect for crafters of all skill levels, these festive pop-up gonk designs make it easy to create stunning, handmade cards that delight loved ones!

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Sentosphere My Perfume Workshop £32.99

Give them the gift of Perfume this Christmas!

This perfume workshop is a true cosmetic and creative laboratory to help children create their first perfumes and eaux de toilette.

Designed by perfumer Veronique Debroise, this cosmetic DIY kit offers 6 perfume bases to smell, evaluate and mix to create wonderful eau de toilette and perfumes with oriental, floral, fresh or fruity notes.

After having formulated their own perfumes in little flasks, children will be able to dilute their deliciously fragranced mixture to create wonderful eau de toilette! For those who wish to create perfumes, instead of water, they can dilute their creations with pharmaceutical alcohol.

A great introduction to the art of perfume making.

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