DIY Creative Sports Gifts ideas for Sports Fans

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Here are some unique and creative sports themed gifts for him, for your boyfriend or husband, brother or son, from sports themed birthday gifts ideas you can make and tailor to your recipient, to best DIY Christmas gifts for sports fans and sports lovers - whether they're in to basketball, baseball, football, soccer, or they're a golf enthusiast, we hope you love these ideas! 

1. DIY a set of sports themed chocolate coated Oreos 

To make these, you could melt some batches of white cooking chocolate and mix in a tiny amount of oil based food colouring to each, before encasing them in chocolate in a special tray - layer some chocolate in each of the moulds before gently pressing an Oreo in to each, then carefully cover it with a little more chocolate until the Oreo is completely submerged, then smooth over the top and pop in the fridge to set, once each mould is filled.

Once the chocolate is set, you could then ice and decorate them to theme them after your recipient's favourite sport/s of choice - for example, try a basketball design or a symbol representing their fave team! You can have so much fun with this - your recipient will love that they are perfectly tailored to them. 

Chocolate covered Oreo making tray 👈🏻

2. Make him a snack bouquet gift in their team colours 

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!

You could even arrange them in a letter or number shaped gift box, for a standout display and gorgeous looking gift! 

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

3. Make a funny novelty shaped cupcake pullapart

The way to his heart is through his stomach! Just take a whole bunch of un iced cupcakes, then arrange them in a certain design that perfect suits his tastes, for example, in the shape of his favourite sneaker or a sports themed design - 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! 

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

Or tears of competitors! This is a funny and unique creative gift for the most competitive of 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' or 'tears of my opponents'. 

5. A realistic chocolate gift 

These are so cool and make for a super unique gift for your recipient!  

Realistic chocolate footballers soccer player gift 👈🏻

Realistic chocolate golfing set for golfers 👈🏻

Realistic chocolate weights set for gym goers 👈🏻

6. Gift them a letterbox gift of mini foil footballs 👈🏻

The perfect easy and quick gift to give if you have a football or soccer fan! 

 

7. Make them a paper mache trophy and fill with candy 👈🏻

DIY them their own paper mache trophy and fill it with a bag of cute sports themed sweets or candy! This is a really fun and unique low cost gift idea for a sports lover that will be sure to make them smile.

8. DIY them 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 and they are sure to love it. 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!

9. DIY their dream sneaker closet with sugar cookie shoes   

This is such a fun DIY gift idea and will show your recipient how well you know them (and their taste in footwear!) - bake and ice some funny sneaker sugar cookies, then use some card or thick cardstock to make a mini closet style setup with shelves for the sneaker cookies to sit! 

Adidas Yeezy Sneaker cookie cutter 👈🏻

Nike Air Force 1 cookie cutter 👈🏻

Nike Air Jordan 1 cookie cutter 👈🏻

Converse Sneaker cookie cutter 👈🏻

10. 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!

11. Make him a 'game time' mini beer and candy cart 

The best way to gift his favourite things - you could decorate the side with '[name]'s game watching snacks'! 

Mini beer and snacks cart making template 👈🏻

12. 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 to tell the 'story'. You could come up with a whole different storybook version, to make them laugh! You could even pose them as a superhero in their own custom superhero comic - complete with super sport powers and superpowered sneakers!

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

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

The best ever gift idea that fuses cake with special memories! Try personalising this with photos of your recipient enjoying the sport they love the best. 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.

14. Bake him a custom cookie portrait

The perfect funny novelty gift! Bake and ice a custom portrait sugar cookie of their face and shoulders, wearing their fave sports jersey. 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? Even if it doesn't turn out how you expected, it will be sure to make your recipient chuckle! 

15. A set of sports theme magnets

DIY them a set of fun and beautiful magnets! You could use clay or fimo to make some miniature versions of your recipient in different sports poses, or even make them a mini football squad representing each member of their favourite team and even paint them yourself, then attach to magnet backings with some strong invisible glue. Arrange them in a beautiful box with tissue paper and voila!

16. Bake a set of sports themed cake pops 

Your recipient will be bound to love these and they make for the perfect low cost gift idea and look so pretty as a gift!

17. Sports themed letterbox sugar cookies 

You can bake these yourself or even order them if you are short on time - even when ordered, they are super affordable and make for the perfect thank you gift for your recipient to light up their day!

Baseball team sugar cookies set 👈🏻

Football soccer themed sugar cookies 👈🏻

Basketball themed sugar cookies set 👈🏻

Golf themed personalisable cookie set 👈🏻

18. DIY an explosion gift box in their team colours  

There is nothing cooler! You could DIY one of these and fill it with tons of their favourite sweets, candy and snacks and lovely mementos, or even order one ready made if you are short on time. Amazing gift, sorted! 

Ready made explosion gift box 👈🏻

19. An assortment of different protein bars for them to try 👈🏻

A unique gift idea for your sports fan, why not gift them a hamper of different snacks or protein bars they might never have tried before. These gifts are always so special as it means giving them the gift of trying something new, you might just introduce them to their all new favourite kind of snack. You could arrange them in a bouquet formation or DIY your own hamper for them! 

20. A cute ribbon tied bag of their favourite pick and mix

Sometimes the smallest and simplest gifts are the most special and meaningful! You could even create a rainbow of pic and mix to gift them, by layered sweets or candy in bright layers to mimic the colours of their favourite teams! This will look so pretty and special and your recipient will be sure to adore it!

Sports themed pick and mix selection 👈🏻

21. 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 thank someone!

Chocolate 'best person ever' edible medal 👈🏻

Custom message edible medal 👈🏻

22. Paint or customise a cup coaster for them

You could make it super special or super funny! 

Personalised protein shake coaster 👈🏻

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

Of them in their sports kit! 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 👈🏻

24. Bake them a funny bento cake

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

25. 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, or a snap or logo of their favourite team.

26. Give him a one of a kind self customised gift 

It could be a hoodie, a hat, slippers... there are so many options! You can personalise them yourself and make them extra special by decorating a plain piece of clothing and adorning them with special iron on patches, sew on patches or pins relating to their favourite team/s.

27. Write them a rap or poem and frame it

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

28. Personalise a tote bag for them

Use some fabric pens to decorate a canvas or fabric tote bag or shopping bag for them! All you will need is a blank or plain tote bag, some fabric pens and some creativity! You could enscribe their name on it and any sports related design you prefer.

29. Gift them a set of chocolate sneakers 👈🏻

This gift is so cute and would be perfect for a coach or sports fan! 

30. A funny sports themed candle 

Perfect if they have a particular team they support as there are so many different options and teams to choose from! If you can't find your recipient's favourite team, you could even create your own funny candle for them and tailor it perfectly towards your recipient!

Jets win funny sports candle 👈🏻

Raiders win funny sports candle 👈🏻

Broncos funny sports theme candle 👈🏻

31. Make a chocolate trophy for them 👈🏻

This is an amazing gift to give for a sports fan, to let them know how great they are! The best kind of trophy is an edible one! 

32. Gift them a cake in a jar 👈🏻

This concept is so cool - cake that is perfect for the person on the go! This makes for an amazing DIY gift idea that is low cost and easy and your recipient will adore. You could even theme it after their sports team colours, by adding a few drops of food colouring to the cake and/or frosting. If you are short on time you can also order one all ready made!

33. A surprise message mug 👈🏻

This is such an amazing gift to give! You could present the gift with sports themed candy inside, so that when they finish them it will reveal the surprise at the bottom of the mug. 

34. Create a comic book starring your recipient 

You could document a story they always tell everyone - or document the story of your relationship with your recipient. You could pose them as a sports superhero or the world's most coveted player in their own custom superhero comic!

This would make for an adorable low cost gift, especially when personally tailored towards your recipient! You could even DIY this using some cardstock, paper and a needle and thread for the binding.