Best Son in Law Gifts for Daughter's Boyfriend

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Best no cost and lowest cost son in law gifts

1. DIY him an explosion gift box 

There is nothing cooler! You could DIY one of these and fill it with their favourite sweets, candy and snacks and lovely mementos, or even order one ready made if you are short on time. You could even create a theme (to represent their fave sports team) with the coloured card and snacks that you choose, or just choose their favourites to tailor it perfectly to your recipient. 

Ready made explosion gift box 👈🏻

BBQ themed surprise gifting box template 👈🏻

2. Make a funny novelty shaped cupcake pullapart

Take a whole bunch of un iced cupcakes, then arrange them in a certain design that perfectly suits his tastes, for example, in the shape of his favourite sneaker or a can of beer - then ice over all of them as one, before adding more layers of different coloured frosting and some finer details to bring the design to life! 

3. Make him a mini beer and candy cart 

The best way to gift his favourite things! 

Mini beer and snacks cart making template 👈🏻

4. Bake a box of 'tears of opponents' 👈🏻

Or tears of competitors! This is a funny and unique creative gift for sports fans, that they have never been given before! Simply make some teardrop shaped sugar cookies and ice them to look like tears, then arrange them in a pretty box with some tissue paper and a ribbon and voila! You could place a little card inside reading 'tears of my competitors', 'tears of my opponents' or even 'tears of (place name of opposing football team here) fans'! 

5. Create a photo story book starring your recipient

You could make up a crazy cool, funny story, using photos you have of your recipient, and immerse them in their own funny storybook tale, or even their own fairytale! You could write something like 'once upon a time there was a guy who loved wearing Adidas Samba sneakers' - then use the special photos of the couple to tell the 'story'. You could come up with a whole different storybook version of your relationship with your recipient. You could even pose them as a superhero in their own custom superhero comic - complete with superpowered sneakers!

You could make this super cheap with some paper, printed photos, a needle and thread for the binding and some craft glue. 

6. Bake him some cupcakes with funny photo edible toppers 👈🏻

The best ever gift idea that fuses cake with special memories! Your recipient will be able to treasure the special photos and eat them afterwards - the perfect gift that means you can bond over special memories with your recipient and treat them at the same time.

7. Bake him a custom cookie portrait

The perfect funny novelty gift! Bake and ice a custom portrait sugar cookie of their face. Nothing is cooler or more special! You could even try to make it life size, it's such a funny and creative gift idea they are sure to love! Who doesn't want an exact cookie replica of their face? You could even create a cookie couples portrait of both of the couple together. Even if it doesn't turn out how you expected, it will be sure to make your recipient chuckle! 

8. Make him a sugar cookie medal 

You could bake this yourself or even order one if you are short on time. It's the best ever way to let someone know how much they mean to you - they could have a photo taken wearing their medal and then eat it afterwards! 

Chocolate 'best person ever' edible medal 👈🏻

9. DIY him a snack bouquet with photo flags 

A low cost gift of his favourites that looks so special to receive! Compile a bunch of snacks, treats and candy bars in bouquet formation, then craft some paper flags with special photos on and attach them to skewers, to then pop in the bouquet to decorate! 

10. Bake them some cupcakes with cute or funny photo toppers  

To show them how much they mean to you, why not DIY them their own funny personalised cupcakes! You can craft these using some printed photos, some tape and some mini party skewers, or even order some ready made for your recipient. 

Personalised lifting beer weights funny cupcake toppers 👈🏻

Funny old man personalised cupcake toppers 👈🏻

Funny novelty 'we go together like bacon and eggs' cupcake toppers 👈🏻

11. Make him a funny 'fashion lookbook' 

Of amazing fashion moments through their time together! You could create it in the style of one of those high end fashion books, but instead fill with cute photos of the couple.

You could make this super cheap with some black and white paper, printed photos, a needle and thread for the binding and some craft glue. 

12. Make him a candy and photos letter gift 

Why not put together a selection of their favourite sweets or snacks, along with photos of you together - you could even make them edible to go with the rest of the sweet snacks in the box! 

Letter or number gift box (the most affordable!) 👈🏻

13. DIY him a framed photoshopped piece of art 

Make them a funny photoshopped picture with all their favourite things, you could set it in a place they have always dreamed of visiting, doing something they always wanted to do - or plant them in their favourite tv show! Add in all their favourite things and people - even fictional characters! This is such a unique and creative gift idea they are sure to love. You could print and frame the final result for them to keep safely in their room or space, it will be sure to make them smile whenever they see it!

14. Bake him a box of 'approval' or 'appreciation points'  

This is such a cute gift idea that is super low cost too! 

Heart sign 'appreciaton point' emoji cookie cutter 👈🏻

'One' number cookie cutter (to create '+1' cookies!) 👈🏻

Plus sign cookie cutter (to make +1 shaped cookies!) 👈🏻

15. Bake them a funny bento cake

You could even ice it with their favourite slogan or a funny design to make them chuckle! 

16. Make him a 'one in a millions' gift 👈🏻

This is a really cute punny gift that is also super easy and low cost to DIY! If you are short on time, you could even order this gift ready made to your recipient. 

17. Make him a 'you're a good egg' candy egg gift 

You can't go wrong with a funny and cute pun with some added sweets or candy! 

18. Write them a rap and frame it

So creative and special, this is the funniest way to honour your recipient and make them smile and chuckle!

19. Make them a paper mache trophy and fill with candy 

To show them how much they mean to you, why not DIY them their own paper mache awards trophy and fill it with a bag of cute sweets or candy! This is a really fun and unique low cost gift idea that will be sure to make them smile.

20. Create a special map or painting of his area

Or of his favourite place! This is such a special gift that he is bound to treasure always, especially if your recipient has a favourite place or a special bond with his area or where he grew up. You could frame it to gift him afterwards! 

21. A hamper of homebaked goods

This is an especially amazing idea if your recipient is always hankering after your recent bakes; treat them with a whole box to themselves! 

22. A framed photo or painting of their car/motorbike 

This would make such a funny gift, especially if your recipient has that one particular vehicle they are attached to as if it were a person. Why not celebrate that love with a framed photo or even painting of their beloved? They're sure to love it! 

Best unique creative gifts for men and guys

1. Bake him some sneaker cookies after his favourite shoes  

These will look amazing arranged in a stylish box or on a plate! This is such a cool DIY gift idea and will show your recipient how well you know them (and their taste in footwear!) 

Adidas Yeezy Sneaker cookie cutter 👈🏻

Nike Air Force 1 cookie cutter 👈🏻

Nike Air Jordan 1 cookie cutter 👈🏻

Converse Sneaker cookie cutter 👈🏻

2. Gift him a box of some shower steamers 👈🏻

This is a unique gift idea that you can DIY for your recipient! These are so great to gift people on the go, are so affordable to buy and look so beautiful, and you can even DIY them from ingredients such as essential oils, baking soda and constarch - or even order ready made. There are so many varieties and scents to choose from and they make your shower smell amazing, the shower equivalent of bath bombs for those on the go!

3. Gift him a box of pub snacks 👈🏻

Bring the pub (or bar) to him with this amazing box of pub snacks for him to try. This makes an amazing gift as there is nothing like giving the gift of novelty and a new experience to try! He will be sure to find some new favourites!

4. Surprise him with a realistic chocolate tool set 👈🏻

These are so cool and look just like the real thing! You can get a set to suit every personality, whatever your recipient is in to, or whatever his job or his hobby, there will be something to perfectly suit every guy out there!

Realistic chocolate edible spanner gift set 👈🏻

Realistic chocolate bike repair kit for cycling enthusiasts 👈🏻

Realistic chocolate golfing set for golfers 👈🏻

Realistic tool box tools set for DIYing 👈🏻

Realistic chocolate weights set for gym goers 👈🏻

5. Give him a gift from his pet 

There is nothing more special than a gift from their pet! This could be a beautiful framed portrait of their pet (a super affordable gift!) or a life size biscuit or cookie decorated to look just like their pet's face (you could DIY this yourself!) 

6. Gift him some adorable edible photo cookies  👈🏻

This is the best gift ever, the cutest surprise that will fit perfectly in the post too.

7. A personalised photo car freshener 👈🏻

These are absolutely brilliant and so affordable! You could personalise one with a hilarious photo or special memory for your recipient.

8. Make them a cake with a personalised icing topper 👈🏻

This will be sure to be such a memorable gift and will delight your recipient and make them chuckle at the same time!

Sitting down male character icing topper 👈🏻

9. Gift him a hamper of bizarre and interesting foods

With lots of different foods they have never tried before! 

10. Bake them a giant cookie, with a personalised message in Elvish print

Using the Elvish alphabet, you can have anything you wish translated in to and transcribed in Elvish a la Lord of the Rings. The perfect geeky gift for a LOTR fan!

11. Gift him a funny sign or hanging for his space

It's always hard to find home decor gifts for men but your recipient is sure to adore a hilarious sign for their space! Ideas could include 'naughty corner', 'enter at your own risk' or you could even personalise or make your own.

12. Serve him a realistic chocolate breakfast 👈🏻

A hilarious gift idea that is unique and creative!

13. Some edible chocolate beer bottles 👈🏻

A fun novelty gift they will love - the perfect delicious option if you are looking for gifts for him that aren't more 'stuff'! 

14. A disguised gift

Disguise your gift as something totally different! A great idea is to wrap your gift up in many layers and boxes, all recyclable of course, so that he'll never be able to guess what your original gift is and will wonder, as it is so massive, what on earth it could be! He'll have to unwrap all the layers first, which will only increase anticipation to receive the gift and the final reveal will become even more special, once he's half convinced you've just got him a box with paper inside!