DIY Boyfriend Anniversary Gifts ideas

Here are our favourite cutest boyfriend DIY anniversary gift ideas, from fun and creative gifts you can make from paper, candy or photos, plus some cute extra ideas to celebrate a year together or 10 years together!

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'I've decided to keep you' card 👈🏻

Romantic Anniversary Boyfriend Gifts ideas

1. Matching tshirts

One that says 'she's my sweet potato' and the other says 'I yam', for adorable old married couple energy!

2. Put together a nerf gun package and challenge him to a duel

Put together a nerf gun package, with enough ammo, plus filled water balloons, silly string This is such a fun and special gift for the man who has everything, or does not want a gift, and is bound to result in hilarity. This is such a fun gift idea and is super special and memorable.

3. Gift him a best boyfriend ever badge 👈🏻

There is no cuter surprise! Let your boyfriend know how much he means to you with this adorable badge!

4. DIY a framed map of the locations you have been together

All the places you have been together, throughout your relationship, from big to small. 

5. Bake and ice a life size 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? 

6. 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.

7. Bake some cupcakes with funny photo edible toppers 👈🏻 

This is such a great inexpensive gift for your recipient and ticks all the boxes... something delicious they can eat, check! Something you can DIY for your recipient, check! Something inexpensive, yet stands out and makes them chuckle at the same time, check! This is the best way to share memories and cake with your recipient.

8. A cute themed meal!

Think of what your boyfriend is in to, and then recreate it with food on a plate!

9. Make some 'we go together' tetris sugar cookies 👈🏻

This is a super cute and creative DIY low cost gift idea and is perfect for the retro game lover! 

10. Photoshop a funny and romantic picture of you together

Get it printed and then frame it somewhere he'll see it! It's bound to make him smile - you could even feature each other's pets or family members. Fill it with things your boyfriend loves!

11. Gift him a mixtape USB full of songs that remind you of him 👈🏻

Or him of you! This is such a unique and adorable DIY boyfriend gift idea he will absolutely love and treasure.

12. Get extra creative with the wrapping 

Get personalised wrapping paper with your face on it, or a character you know he'll love. Wrap gifts in multiple layers and sneak in extra little surprises, such as sweets, cute and funny doodles, keychains and even joke items. There'll be so much of the wrapping he'll want to keep!

13. Gift him these adorable Perfect Match chocolate matches 👈🏻

The cutest ever boyfriend gift, these are so affordable too!

14. Buy him a box of mystery foods he's never tried

This is such a fun and romantic gift, buy him a box of snacks you've both never tried before. You can bond over trying new things together! 

15. Write a song for him - or a rap, or a poem!

16. Bake him a box of 'boyfriend points' 

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

Heart sign 'boyfriend point' emoji cookie cutter 👈🏻

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

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

17. Bake him a special heart shaped brownie 👈🏻

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

18. Make a little romantic parcel for him

With his favourite sweets, drinks, snacks and funny cute doodles, tie it with a ribbon and then slip it in to his bag when he's not looking!

19. 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. 

20. Set up a pinata

This is such a cute gift idea as well as a hilarious couples anniversary activitiy, as you can fill the pinata with little objects and mementos of your time together so far, plus little notes and poems and snacks. This is such a fun idea that will result in a lot of laughter, you could fill it with love hearts or some cute sweets.

21. A personalised customised gift for him

There are so many cute personalised gift ideas for your anniversary like socks, stationery and cushions but why not make your own personalised gift to him? You could customise a piece of clothing, a hat, some slippers, a jacket, or anything similar with some iron on or sew on patches. Think of what your boyfriend loves, perhaps a tv series, an anime, book series or characters, a beloved game franchise... there's so many to find on Etsy! Collect some and adorn the piece of clothing with them, even glue them on if you prefer! Personalising an item makes it unique to him, which makes it extra special. If you personalise it yourself, he's bound to appreciate the extra effort and thought! You can turn any old item in to the most special thing he'll want to keep forever. This is the perfect gift idea to commemmorate this stage in your relationship!

22. 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 the rainbow! This will look so pretty and special and your recipient will be sure to adore it!

23. Bake them a funny bento cake

You could even ice it with a romantic and special message, their favourite slogan or a funny design to make them chuckle! 

24. A sugar cookie medal 

You could bake this yourself or even order one if you are short on time. It's the best ever compliment!

Chocolate 'best person ever' edible medal 👈🏻

25. A scrapbook full of memories and mementos

There is no cuter one year anniversary relationship gift for your boyfriend! This is such an adorable DIY cheap boyfriend gift idea, plus one that is extra special and full of love, a book celebrating the two of you and your relationship so far.

26. A map piece of art with photos from each place you visited 

Create him a piece of art to frame on his wall - it could be a map of your area, your country or even the whole world! Then pin your favourite photos together on the location on the map where that photo was taken, filling up the map with cute photos! It's the perfect way to display snaps of your special moments spent together. 

27. DIY him a flip book from a video 

To make this, take a special short video of you both - or choose a video that shares a happy memory! You could even crop your favourite moment from a longer video. Then convert it into still photos and print (you could write next to each snap a number before printing, so you can be sure of the order). Then cut out the stills, placing each in order as you go (you could even write the number for each on the back of each one).

 
Then create the binding! You could either use a clip as illustrated, or for a more permanent binding solution for your keepsake, hole punch the stills on the left side and use a small amount of string to tie the pages together. You could even create an outer cover for the binding, using paper or card. 

Make a ready to print flip book for him 👈🏻

28. A rocket ship photo box gift 

Attached with the phrase 'you're out of this world' or 'to the moon and back' - so cute! You could create a concertina style 'zig zag' photo pop up arrangement and fix it to the inside, so that you can see the first photo in the mini window when the box is closed. 

3D rocket shaped box template 👈🏻

29. 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! 

30. Make him a candy and photos letter gift 

Why not put together a selection of their favourite sweets or snacks, along with cute 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!) 👈🏻

31. Try some funny personalised wrapping paper 👈🏻

Funny photo personalised wrapping paper 👈🏻

32. DIY him an explosion gift box 

There is nothing cooler! You could DIY one of these and fill it with tons of cute photos of you together, 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 with the coloured card and snacks that you choose, or just choose their favourites to tailor it perfectly to your recipient. 

 

Romantic heart shaped explosion box template 👈🏻

Multiple layers photos and candy box template 👈🏻

Romantic message photo surprise box template 👈🏻

Hexagon tower surprise explosion box template 👈🏻

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

Ready made explosion gift box 👈🏻

Adorable explosion style card (cutest way to show photos!) 👈🏻

33. Make them a loveheart shaped cupcake pullapart

Just arrange cupcakes in a heart formation, then ice over them as one, add some decorations and voila! You can choose any formation or design, to cater it perfectly to your recipient's tastes. 

34. A surprise message mug 👈🏻

This is such an amazing gift to give! You could present the gift with hot drink inside and wait until they finish it to reveal the surprise at the bottom of the mug. You could even fill it with wrapped sweets or candy and wait for them to finish enjoying them - which will then reveal the surprise message on the inside! 

Best Anniversary Quotes for him

• You are my one in a minion

• I love you a waffle lot! You are my butter half.

• You light my fire, probably because you're my perfect match.

• I love you with every pizza my heart!

• You may think I'm cheesy/this might be slightly cheesy, but will you brie mine for another wonderful year?

• Every since you asked me to brie yours, things couldn't be cheddar!

• Everything is so special, just by being with you

• I've been buzzed all lightyear with you by my side

• I donut want to glaze over the fact that I love you a hole bunch

• I love you from my head tomatoes

• I'm a hopeless ramen-tic for you! Wanna canoodle?

• Are you an electrician? Because I love you watts and watts

• I love you to supernovas and beyond

• We went from cact-i to cact-us

• Spending time will you always feels so right, wherever we are, from dawn to noon or night.

• You're a cutie 3.14

• You're all that and dim sum

• If you were a triangle, you'd be acute one

• Udon know how amazing it feels, to be sitting with you eating takeaway meals

• I love you a little smore every day

• To many more years of laughing at our own jokes and keeping each other young at tart, I love you cherry berry much

• You're my favourite human bean and our love is growing strong

• Lego and watch the Lego Movie 2 again!

• Whenever we go to the beach, I know we've got something speshell

• I only have fries for you

• I love the way you roll, you make miso happy

• One year since the planets aligned, Happy Universery!

• We're just a pair of mushy peas

• You can tell my love is true, because I'd always pause my game for you

• I'm in lesbians with you (Scott Pilgrim)

• Yoda one for me

• One year since you became my Player 2

• After one year I still can't stop wearing the smile you gave me

• You stole my heart, but I’ll let you keep it. Being with you is the best feeling ever. 

• I didn't know butterflies stayed around all year round

• Every season feels extra sweet with you by my side

• You’re my strength when I’m weak, my water when I’m thirsty, my blanket during cold times, and my light during darkness

• I love you to infinity and beyond

• Since you became my Player 2, I've been so in love with you

• We must be British because all of tea loves all of brew, and you're the scone for me

• Travelling with you always gives me strength; we're like a piece of string, we go from length to length

Boyfriend Anniversary Date ideas

1. Go stargazing and watch the sun rise

This is such an amazing cheap boyfriend anniversary date idea that is free and doesn't cost anything!

2. Hide little gifts around the room or house

You could even leave clues as to where to find the next surprise! This is the perfect at home date idea that is free and will keep you amused for hours, it's sure to result in a lot of hilarity!

3. Foods with puns

This is such an adorable idea and an amazing no cost, cheap anniversary date idea for couples of any stage! Why not put together an assortment of foods or snacks with punny labels attached to them, like cheese puffs or a selection of cheeses with 'will you brie mine?' on the label. You could even set the meal as a picnic in the park for all the romantic vibes, and spend the afternoon laughing at the puns whilst enjoying each others' company.

4. Make each other a romantic meal

This could result in a lot of hilarity but is such an amazing fun low cost anniversary date idea that doesn't cost anything as you can even just use the foods already in your cupboard and get super creative with it! You could make a romantic breakfast for each other, or a romantic three course meal, a la Love Island!

5. Arrange a baking competition

Set a fun challenge to make a crazy dessert or a sweet bake with a certain theme! You could ask a friend or colleague to determine the result.

6. Pick a place at random on a map and plan a road trip there together

This doesn't have to mean going abroad, it can even be as simple as picking a random point in your city. You could even have a race to see who can get there first, from a certain starting point! It's also the perfect opportunity to get to know and explore your city better and try out some new food spots in the process, so much fun!