The best DIY gin kit to give as a gift!

Do you like good gin? Good! We do too! Now, how about making your own gin at home with this beautiful and complete DIY gin giftset from a Canadian company? It’s a big YES! Ginius bears its name well.

It’s also a beautiful giftset to give to someone who loves this drink or a classy DIYer. 

The gin kit is easy to use and you only need neutral alcohol (or vodka, like this one for example) to make a recipe similar to Bombay Gin! The set allows you to create one bottle of 750 ml or 2 bottles of 375ml!

If you ever want to add some complexity to your homemade gin, you can macerate an American oak spiral for 2 weeks. This spiral adds flavor, aroma, colour and complexity to your spirit. It’s not included in the gin kit, but you can purchase it separately here. This is a nice way to use the kit on the 2nd time, after practicing once.

It’s a nice gift for a birthday, retirement, Father’s Day or for Christmas!

Gift idea description

This gin kit DIY includes: 

• 2 bottles of 375 ml with cap
• Funnel and strainer designed for filtration
• 1 set Ginius juniper berries
• 1 set of Ginius herbs and spices
• 2 labels
• Instructions
• Box

Canadian Company 🍁

* Refill available
** Neutral alcohol not included

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Looking for a thoughtful and unique gift? The Ultimate Bonsai Box is the perfect choice for plant lovers and anyone who enjoys mindful, relaxing activities at home. Created by the Canadian company Ikigai Box, this carefully curated kit contains everything needed to grow and nurture your very own bonsai trees—a rewarding experience that combines creativity, patience, and a deep connection with nature.

Moreover, with this kit, you can cultivate up to four different bonsai species: Japanese cedar, Chinese fir, Colorado blue spruce, and Eastern juniper. Also, each of these varieties is ideally suited for bonsai cultivation, allowing you to create stunning miniature trees that bring beauty and tranquility to any space.

Whether you’re shopping for a nature enthusiast, a fan of zen-inspired activities, or someone embarking on a peaceful new chapter—such as retirement—this bonsai starter kit is a truly meaningful and enduring gift.

Finally, consider giving a bonsai box as a gift to celebrate the birth of a child (at a baby shower). It serves as a beautiful, meaningful symbol—the bonsai grows alongside the child, and one day, the parents may even pass it on as a cherished keepsake.

This bonsai box also makes a thoughtful wedding present. As the couple nurtures the bonsai trees together, they can watch them grow, mirroring their shared journey and flourishing relationship.

This bonsai starter kit contains

• 4 types of seed (4 different species)
  • Japanese cedar (can live up to 300+ years and more) – From Ontario
    Green spiral needles and fragrant red wood
  • Chinese fir (can live up to 100 years and more) – From British Columbia
    Evergreen conifer with an elegant shape
  • Colorado Blue Spruce (can live up to 600 years and more) – From Ontario
    Blue-tinted needles
  • Eastern juniper ( can live up to 100 years and more) – From Ontario
    Aromatic red wood and juniper berries
• 4 biodegradable pots (1 pot per species)
• 4 peat pellets (1 per species)
• 4 waterproof labels for labelling species names
• Complete digital guide with instructions to help you understand bonsai culture at home

Canadian Company 🍁

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Got an amateur mixologist or an adventurous foodie on your shopping list? Help them unleash their inner distiller with the Ginius Boreal DIY Gin Kit! Made right here in Quebec, this premium set lets them turn basic vodka into a high-end, aromatic craft gin in just 36 hours. Packed with authentic Nordic botanicals, it serves up a forest-fresh flavor profile that’ll blow any commercial bottle out of the water. It’s the ultimate experiential gift for their next big gathering or weekend project.

Transform Simple Spirits into Premium Boreal Craft Gin

Give the gift of a unique, hands-on mixology experience with this complete premium homemade gin kit. Proudly imagined and assembled in Quebec, it allows anyone to craft their own artisanal micro-batches of gin featuring a complex, forest-forward flavor profile without needing a commercial distillery setup.

Key Features & Specifications:

• Authentic Boreal Flavors: Features a curated blend of natural Nordic herbs and spices that deliver distinctive notes of fir, wood, and a subtle hint of pepper.
• Simple 3-Step Process: Requires zero prior brewing experience; simply brew the botanicals, blend with a neutral spirit base, and enjoy a successful batch.
• Fast 36-Hour Turnaround: Transforms standard vodka or neutral grain alcohol into a golden, rich craft spirit in less than two days.
• Double Bottle Yield: Comes equipped to produce two separate 375 mL bottles, making it perfect for the creator to enjoy one and proudly share the other with friends.
• Proudly Canadian: Curated and packaged locally in Quebec using high-end, fresh botanicals.
• Customizable Presentation: Includes specialized labels so they can name and date their unique micro-production batches.

What’s Included in the Box:

• 2 × 375 mL Glass Bottles with Bartop Caps
• 1 × Custom Funnel and Strainer Combo (Designed for precise filtration)
• 1 × Pack of Premium Ginius Juniper Berries
• 1 × Pack of Curated Boreal Herbs & Spices
• 2 × Ginius Personalization Bottle Labels

Important Product Notes:

• Alcohol Not Included: The recipient will need to purchase a standard neutral grain spirit or vodka of their choice to use as the maceration base.

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U Main is a Canadian company that offers a beautiful DIY cheese kit. In this cheese kit, you’ll have everything you need to make 8 different kinds of cheese and the equivalent of 500 g of cheese (over 30 delicious cheeses)! The different types are as follows: Cheese curds (for poutine), Halloumi, Mozzarella, Ricotta, Vegan Ricotta, Paneer, Queso Blanco, Mascarpone and Burrata.

You can choose the milk of your preference, either cow’s or goat’s milk, to make the cheeses.

The instructions included in this cheese-making set are simple to follow, and you’ll also get the instruments you need to make them.

This DIY cheese kit is an ideal gift for food lovers and those who love to make things themselves.

This set is perfect for surprising someone with a super unique gift. You can also simply buy it yourself to impress your guests with homemade cheese.

About this DIY Cheese Kit

• More about this cheese box :
  • The shelf life of the ingredients in the kit is around one year.
  • Milk to make the cheese NOT INCLUDED – Cow or goat milk from the supermarket is needed.
  • Make 8 different kinds of cheese:
    • Cheese curds : Difficult (5h30 min)
    • Halloumi : Difficult (3h)
    • Burrata : moderate (45 min to 1h15)
    • Mozzarella : Moderate (30 min to 1h)
    • Ricotta : Easy (30 min)
    • Vegan Ricotta : Easy (30 min)
    • Paneer : Easy (30 min)
    • Queso Blanco : Easy (30 min)
    • Mascarpone : Easy (45 min)
• The box includes :
  • Vegetarian rennet (microbial enzymes)
  • Bacterial cultures type II
  • Bacterial cultures type III
  • Calcium chloride
  • Cheese salt
  • Reusable cotton cheesecloth
  • Dairy thermometer
  • Citric acid
  • 3 cheese molds (strainers)
  • Instructions and recipes

*Gluten Free and GMO Free

Canadian Company 🍁

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These 3D Cocktail Bombs from Poseidn are the perfect way to add some fun to your at-home bar experience!

We all know someone who is really great at making drinks at home and being fantastic hosts to their guests. Well, these fun and flavorful 3D cocktail bombs are a great gift for your mixologist friends to venture into something new and exciting all the while they get to taste lots of delicious flavors. Choose from an array of classic cocktails such as Cosmopolitan, Sangria, Mai Tai, Espresso Martini, Gin & Tonic and many more depending on what you think the recipient (or you) would really love!

These fun cocktail bombs not only taste amazing but make a great talking point at any social gathering.

Don’t forget to offer it as a host gift for your next event!

Gift idea description

• Made in Canada 🍁
• Easy to use
• Natural ingredients
• 3D printing
• Simply add the alcohol that goes with your cocktail (alcohol is not included)

Each box contains 6 3D cocktail bombs of any of the below :

• Shaman Cinco de Mayo (Vodka) – Lychee, raspberry and Labrador tea
• Cosmopolitan (Vodka) – Cranberry, orange and lime
• Sangria passion (White wine) – Passion fruit and mango
• Gin Tonic watermelon and elderflower
• TIKI MAI TAI (Rum)
• and more to discover!

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You had me at Halloumi! This cheese kit is truly a terrific gift for any cheese enthusiast. Packed full of all the essentials to get you started on your very own cheese-making experience in your own home! This artisan kit has all you need to make both Halloumi and Cheese Curds. Who doesn’t love Halloumi? It is perfect for frying or grilling, and the Cheese curds are a great accompaniment to some tasty Poutine!

It comes with all necessary ingredients, a cheese strainer, instructions, and a dairy thermometer! All that you need to add is the cow or goat milk of your choice.

So whether it is for yourself or someone who you know will really love this DIY experience, this gift from U Main is sure to be a crowd-pleaser (for both the receiver and the people who get to eat the cheese).

DIY Cheese Kit

• Level of difficulty
  • Cheese curd : Difficult (5 hours 30 minutes)
  • Halloumi Difficult (3 hours)
• The box includes
  • Vegetarian rennet (microbial enzymes)
    
  • Bacterial cultures type II
    
  • Bacterial cultures type III
    
  • Calcium chloride
    
  • Cheese salt
    
  • 1 spice to season your cheese
  • Reusable cotton cheesecloth
    
  • Dairy thermometer
    
  • 3 cheese strainers
    
  • Instructions and recipes

*Gluten free and GMO free

Canadian Company 🍁

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Vegan cheese, we’re all about it! This DIY kit from U MAIN will give you all you need to make 3 types of vegan cheeses: Melted Mozzarella, Cheddar, Ricotta. A cool gift to offer to a vegan around you that’s salivating when they see you eat your cheese. It’s even possible to make up to 20 delicious vegan cheese with this kit.

Gift idea description

• Without nuts or peanuts
• Choose nuts, seeds, pea milk or soy milk
• Make 3 different types of vegan cheeses : Melted Mozzarella, Cheddar, Ricotta
• Creates up to 500g of cheese!
• Without carrageenans (ingredient linked to cancer that is still used by many vegan cheesemakers for their gelling and thickening properties)
• Included : 
  • Nutritional Yeast
  • Agar agar
  • Pectin
  • Calcium
  • Tapioca starch
  • Cheese salt
  • Citric acid
  • Garlic powder
  • Thermometer
  • Cheese mold (strainer)
  • Cotton reusable cheesecloth
  • Instructions and recipes

Canadian Company 🍁 

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Ginius … isn’t it the best name for a gin company?  We’re happy to present the special edition of the well-known gin kit with an ageing barrel. This adds a fancy way to make your own gin and will definitely make your recipient happy and loved. The set will allow the lucky person you choose to do a 750 ml bottle (or 2 of 375!) of their own Gin. But rest assured that refills are available.

Gift idea description

The set contains : 

• 2 bottles of 375 ML with bartop
• Funnel and sieve designed for filtration.
• 1 set Ginius Juniper Berries.
• 1 set of’ Herbs and spices ginius.
• 2 Ginius Customization labels.
• Ginius Success Charter.
• French oak barrel for aging of 1 L, including 2 bongs and tap (can be served up to 15 times).
• Instructions.

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Do you like Gin? Now you can make it yourself at home with this beautiful complete set! It’s also a beautiful set to give to someone who loves this drink or a classy DIYer. 

The Kit is easy to use and you only need neutral alcohol (or vodka) to make a recipe with rose petals and cucumber. The set allows you to create one bottle of 750 ml or 2 bottles of 375ml!

Gift idea description

Pass for a chemistry genius with this complete, easy to use kit. 
This set contains everything you need * to create your own homemade GIN.

Set includes: 

• 2 bottles of 375 ml with cap.
• Funnel and strainer designed for filtration.
• 1 set Ginius juniper berries .
• 1 set of Ginius herbs and spices.
• 2 labels.
• Instructions.
• Box

Canadian Company 🍁

* Refill available if you want

** Neutral alcohol not included.

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When it comes to gift wrapping for Christmas, birthdays and all other occasions, consider a more eco-friendly option. The traditional wrapping paper, bow & ribbon are not materials that can be recycled most of the time. That’s why Canadian company Next Chance makes beautiful and reusable gift wrapping products for all occasions. Everything is made from recycled fabric. Say goodbye to gift wrapping that fills up the garbage at Christmas or birthdays!

They make beautiful furoshiki to be used for gift wrapping. These products are made from fabric (unsold, rejected or unused) that has been rescued to give it a second chance at life. This second life will also be transformed into several others, as furoshiki can be reused over and over again! In other words, it’s a wonderful eco-friendly alternative to discover.

Description

• Made in Quebec, Canada
• Reused & recycled fabric
• Zero waste
• Many styles available
• Canadian Company 🍁

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Surprise your plant-loving friends and family with the beautifully detailed and vibrantly illustrated Plant World puzzle by Galison. Illustrated by Hye Jin Chung, this 1000 piece puzzle is a marvel of botanical discovery.

A great gift for those who love to set aside some down time to make puzzles. 

Gift idea description

• 1000 pieces, Random cut
• Box Size: 11.25 x 8.25 x 2″, 86 x 210 x 51 mm
• Puzzle Size: 27 x 20″, 508 x 686 mm
• Includes Colour Insert with Puzzle Image
• Virtually No Puzzle Dust
• Puzzle greyboard contains 90% recycled paper. Packaging contains 70% recycled paper and is made responsibly from FSC-certified material. Printed with nontoxic inks.

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This super fun wood mounted Alphabet Stamp Kit is a great way to DIY greeting cards, paper decorations and more! The bubble font letters offer a playful look to any word and the blue neon ink gives a great vibrancy. Gift this set to the craft loving person you know who absolutely loves to spend their days making fun DIY projects. 

The alphabet set can even be used as a fun parent and child activity to personalise items while also having fun learning the alphabet as they craft. 

Gift idea description

• Includes 1 1″ x 1″ (2.5 x 2.5 cm) neon blue ink pad for stamping on paper – neon blue
• 26 natural colour rubber stamps mounted on premium quality wood
• Packaged in a clear box

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For those who have always wanted to try their hand at preparing their own wine or beer at home, this Oak Barrel from Canadian company Ginius is a must have! It’s possible to age many different kinds of spirits.

Made from the finest French Oak, this barrel is well made to ensure that you can use it multiple times and the wooden drum gives a unique flavour and aroma to the final product. The wood barrel also aids in protecting the beverage from temperature variations to aid in the fermentation process!

For an extra special touch, you can even choose the add on at checkout to have the barrel engraved with your own logo to add an extra personal customisation to this gift. 

Gift idea description

• Toast Charter: medium
• Available in multiple sizes: 1.4 .3, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, 100, 225 Litres
• The barrels are reusable several times
• Maintenance and preparation instructions are included

Canadian Company 🍁

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‘Let’s Play Indoors’ is the perfect book to have on hand for those days when the weather doesn’t permit the kids to play outsdie or even for days when you want to have some screen free time.

This book by Ryan Eyers and Rachel Victoria Hillis is packed full of lots of fun ideas to keep everyone busy and active within the home. Kids can choose an erray of activities from homemade costume dress up ideas to paper masks, shadow puppet shows and more! 

Arts and craft activities like these can fill hours of time while also being inspiring and creating great memories within the home at playtime.

Gift idea description

• Text: Ryan Eyers
• Illustrations: Rachel Victoria Hillis
• Editor: Little Gestalten
• Format: 21 × 26 cm
• Features: Hardcover, full colour, stitch bound
• 48 pages with over 20 traditional craft ideas
• Suitable for ages 5-9 years

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