DIY Guys 18th Birthday Gifts ideas for 18 Year Old Boys

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Best low cost 18th birthday gifts for men and guys

1. Make a funny novelty shaped cupcake pullapart

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 design - or even arrange them in an '18' formation - 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! 

2. Make him a candy and photos letter gift 

Why not put together a selection of their favourite sweets or snacks, along with special notes and photos! 

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

3. 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? Even if it doesn't turn out how you expected, it will be sure to make your recipient chuckle! 

4. DIY him a birthday 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!

5. DIY some snack gym weights 

Or some 'candy bar-bells'! Make these by tying their favourite snack or candy bars together in a cylinder or tunnel formation - make two of these - then fix them either side of a cardboard tube, then cover the tube with black paint or cardstock to bring the gift to life! You could even sign the tube and enscribe cute messages for your recipient. 

6. 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! 

7. 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, lovely mementos and good luck messages and quotes, 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 👈🏻

 

Romantic heart shaped explosion box template 👈🏻

Multiple layers photos and candy box template 👈🏻

The cutest way to gift something inexpensive, like candy or snacks, but make them look adorable and turn them into a whole gift on their own! This is a great low cost gift option that looks so exciting to receive!

Template for an exploding candy gift box (just add paper, photos candy!) 👈🏻

8. Bake them a funny bento cake

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

9. 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 superhero in their own custom superhero comic!

10. 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!

11. Bake a box of 'tears of my future 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' or 'tears of my opponents'! 

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' of how they came into your life. 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 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. 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 that will be sure to make them smile. 

14. 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!

15. 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 👈🏻

Best DIY Unique 18th Birthday Gifts for Men and Guys

1. Make him a mini soda and candy cart 

The best way to gift his favourite things! You could even write on the side 'until you get a real one' 

Mini beer and snacks cart making template 👈🏻

2. Make them a framed personalised photoshopped picture

Gift them a funny photoshopped picture with all their favourite things, you could set it in a place they have always dreamed of visiting! 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! 

3. DIY his 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 👈🏻

4. Put together a '18th survival kit'  

This is a cool unique gift idea and you could fill it with messages of advice, special quotes and poems about your recipient, plus some treats they will enjoy! 

5. Try some funny personalised wrapping paper 👈🏻

Funny photo personalised wrapping paper 👈🏻

6. A funny or thoughtful subscription box

Sign them up with a funny or thoughtful monthly subscription box or magazine, the gift that keeps on giving! This is such a unique and special gift idea.

7. 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. This is also super low cost to put together! 

8. 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 👈🏻

 

9. 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.

10. Gift him a personalised bobblehead 

That looks just like your recipient! You could even order a personalised bobblehead of their pet for them to treasure! 

Personalised lookalike bobblehead gift 👈🏻

Personalised lookalike bobblehead with pet 👈🏻

Personalised lookalike couple bobbleheads 👈🏻

Personalised lookalike pet bobblehead (amazing!) 👈🏻

11. 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.

12. 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 👈🏻

13. An experience day

Like tickets to a sports game, a concert or music festival, whatever they are in to, there is an event or experience day to go to! 

14. DIY a creative sign for their space 

To reflect their hobbies and personality, this is the perfect way to make them chuckle, plus they will smile whenever they see it!   

15. Gift him a novelty shaped pinata 

The most fun for your recipient's birthday! You could fill it with their favourite sweets or candy or even funny jokes or quotes from your recipient! 

Personalised lookalike pinata (amazing!)👈🏻

16. A funny gummy teeth dentures gift 👈🏻

To celebrate their birthday! 

17. DIY him a set of hot chocolate bombes 

These make beautiful looking gifts, plus are so much fun and are super low cost to make too! You could even decorate them however you like, to match any theme and experiment with different kinds of chocolate and fillings. 

18. 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!

19. A heat changing mug 👈🏻

A mug is an oldie but a goodie! Even better, a heat transforming mug means your recipient will get an extra surprise when they go to make a hot drink in their new mug! 

20. A surprise message mug 👈🏻

This is such an amazing gift to give! You could present the gift with foil covered chocolates inside, so that when they finish them it will reveal the surprise at the bottom of the mug. This would make the most perfect funny surprise gift! 

21. 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! 

22. Give him a pet themed gift 

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!) 

Personalised portrait with pet illustration 👈🏻

Personalised pet line art style portrait 👈🏻

Funny pet family photo style portrait 👈🏻

23. Gift him some adorable edible photo cookies  👈🏻

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

24. 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 'the man cave', 'enter at your own risk' or you could even personalise or make your own. 

25. 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'! 

26. 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!