Ways to surprise your sister on her birthday - or 'just because'! These surprise ideas make perfect birthday celebration ideas for your sister, lots of unique birthday gifts for your sister and birthday celebration ideas!
How can I surprise my sister?
Prank gifts are the answer! This is where you prank your sister, with a gift she's sure to love! You could wrap a funny item up to 'give' her as a present - for example, a spoon! - and watch her reaction before you gift her the real present, or you could leave her gift somewhere she won't expect to find it, like inside her favourite tub of ice cream in the freezer, if your gift will keep well in there!
What is the best gift for my sister?
Think of inside jokes when choosing your surprise gift! This way your gift will be extra special and it will be sure to make her laugh - it will possess sentimental value too. It can be recreating a funny memory or any humorous moment you share together or as a family. It's sure to go down well!
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How can I make my sister's birthday special?
Get extra creative and go the extra mile - decide on a clever or funny theme - something specific she loves like McDonalds, vegan sausage rolls, handbags, her favourite Pokemon or Disney princess - what is she all about? Then craft a birthday party around these theme, getting creative and creating themed meals and food and decking out the whole room to match the theme! This is so thoughtful and can be so funny too, she's bound to appreciate it, whether she's 5 or 25!
The best cutest gift for your grown up sister (so cute!) 👈🏻
These are absolutely brilliant and so affordable! You could personalise one with a hilarious photo or special memory for your recipient.
Last minute lowest cost sister gifts ideas
1. Make her a selection of mug cake mixes
This is such a fun and cute low cost - or no cost - gift idea they will love! Mug cakes are the perfect easy comforting dessert she will be able to make on a whim. Create some mug cake mixes (minus the milk or wet ingredient) in different flavours and colours and place each one in its own airtight container or zip lock sachet. Your recipient only needs to add the wet ingredient to the mixture and pop it in the microwave to create their mug cake! You could even include an adorable mug as part of the gift.
2. DIY her a set of chocolate coated Oreos
You could theme them after something she loves - for example, decorating them afterwards with a little icing, frosting or melted chocolate to resemble her pet - or characters from her favourite tv series or franchise.
To make these, you could melt some batches of white cooking chocolate and mix in a tiny amount of 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.
You could alternate colours for a colourful selection or even create a cool ombre effect! Another method is to dip half your Oreo cookie in to the chocolate, then let it set and then do the same with the other half. Repeat with your desired number of oreos before whipping up another bowl of melted chocolate in a different colour and doing the same using that batch. Pop them in the fridge to set, then decorate however you like! Then allow them to set again, before placing in a cute gift box or cupcake style box.
Chocolate covered Oreo making tray 👈🏻
3. Make her a snack bouquet gift
Why not put together a selection of their favourite sweets or snacks, arranged in bouquet formation! 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!) 👈🏻
4. Bake her a bento cake 👈🏻
These are so cute! These mini scale cakes are perfect to gift your sister and you can get so creative with the decor and message you choose to give.
5. A novelty shaped cupcake pullapart
This looks amazing and is so much fun to eat! Simply arrange your plain cupcakes in a desired shape or formation - for example, a heart shape or the number representing their age - then ice them all together as one, creating one whole shape, like joining the dots.
6. DIY her some custom chocolates
You can have so much fun with this! Why not craft your own chocolates to make them perfectly match your recipient's tastes. You could make them heart shaped - or any novelty shape - and infuse them with popping candy and fun candy pieces.
7. Bake her a life size cookie face portrait
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!
8. DIY a sugar cookie flower bouquet
A bouquet of sugar cookie flowers! Bake the sticks in to the cookies in the oven, then ice them to look like flowers and arrange them in a beautiful bouquet formation, tied with a ribbon! Alternatively arrange them in an adorable jar - or if you are short on time, why not opt for these adorable gift ready sugar cookie blooms! You can keep them in the jar as an adorable gift, or use them to create your sugar cookie flower bouquet - gift them a whole bouquet of edible flowers!
Ready made jar of sugar cookie flowers 👈🏻
9. Bake her a huge cookie
Just like the giant 'Millie's Cookies' gifts that are all over social media, but it will mean so much more as you have made it yourself!
10. Paint her portrait
You could even create a piece of beautiful line drawing style artwork, that looks modern and contemporary and super stylish! To do this, challenge yourself to draw her picture, using a photo of her as reference, without taking your pen off the paper! It might take a while to get in to the swing of it, but try to keep it as simple and minimalist as possible to create the effect.
11. Make her a pet portrait
Create a beautiful portrait of their pet, a special gift they are sure to treasure always! You could use any medium or materials for this, opting for paint, magazine cutouts or even crafting it out of colourful sweets or candy!
12. Make a funny photoshopped picture
Make them a funny photoshopped picture with all their favourite things, you could print, frame and set it in a place they have always dreamed of visiting! Add in all their favourite things and people - even fictional characters! You could stage them winning a nobel prize - in front of an audience of cats! 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! Picmonkey is amazing to use for this and is much easier than Photoshop to use!
13. Write her a special poem or rap
So creative and special, this is the funniest way to honour your recipient and make them smile and chuckle!
14. Make a special scrapbook or book of memories for her
All you need is some papers and a needle and thread to create the binding - you could even craft a pretty cover from free wallpaper or fabric samples you can find at DIY stores. For photos to put inside, you can get 50 free prints from apps such as Snapfish or Photobox. This is an adorable gift idea that is very low cost to make but she will treasure!
15. A gift of macarons
There is nothing quite as special as a box of pretty macarons, they are such a beautiful and charming multisensory gift idea! You could bake some yourself, pertaining to a special theme for your recipient, or order some ready made if short on time.
16. A pretty box of hot chocolate bombs 👈🏻
These make beautiful and adorable gifts, plus 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. You can even order these ready made if you are short on time!
17. Bake her a pretty box of baked 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!
18. Bake her a box of love
A box of love heart shaped sugar cookies! This is a sweet way to show your love for your recipient.
Sparkle heart emoji shaped cookie cutter 👈🏻
19. Craft her some 3D letters for her room
These look amazing and all you need is some pretty paper samples (you can often find free wallpaper samples at DIY stores) and some thick paper or cardstock, plus some pva or craft glue.
3D alphabet letters template guide (just add paper!) 👈🏻
20. Create some kusudama origami decor to hang in her space
The most gorgeous home decor! It looks so beautiful and barely costs a thing - you only need some pretty coloured paper, or paper in her favourite colour!
These are so beautiful and feature an assortment of origami shapes formed together to make a ball like shape. There are so many different beautiful designs to try - our favourite cherry blossom style kusudama guide is here!
21. Make her a bouquet of realistic paper flowers
You could even create a little booklet or language of flowers guide, so you recipient can decode the meaning behind each flower - you could code a special message for them!
22. Make her some notebooks with pretty covers
Or a beautiful diary! To do this, you will need some paper, scissors, glue and a needle and thread. Make the blank notebooks by folding the paper in half and stitching them together, down the middle, to create the binding. To create a beautiful cover, head to a DIY store or similar and see if they offer free wallpaper samples or fabric samples. This is an adorable no cost gift idea that she can treasure!
23. Craft her a 3D photo collage
This looks amazing and you can craft it from cardboard plus some pva or craft glue and some printed photos. Try crafting a 3D heart shape from cardboard, then papering it with your favourite photos to create a 3D collage that she can keep and treasure forever!
3D Ready made acrylic photo college heart 👈🏻
24. Make her some candy bark
With her favourite pick and mix sweets or candy! This is such a fun gift to DIY as you can get super creative with the colours you can combine and it's an easy and quick gift idea as involves no cooking or baking, just pop in a gift box and tie with a ribbon when done!
25. Bake some cupcakes with special 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.
26. Make her a set of some shower steamers 👈🏻
These are really fun and easy to make! These are so affordable and you can even DIY them from ingredients such as essential oils, baking soda and constarch. There are so many varieties and scents to choose from and they make your shower smell amazing, the shower equivalent of bath bombs for the busy person on the go!
More unique and creative sister gifts ideas
27. Gift her a cake in a jar 👈🏻
This concept is so cool! This makes for an amazing DIY thank you gift idea that your recipient will adore - if you are short on time you can also order one straight to their door!
28. Make sugar cookies of her face with this personalised photo cookie cutter 👈🏻
This is possibly the coolest thing ever! A cookie cutter that you can personalise with your recipient's face, based on a photo of them! You can now make sugar cookies of your recipient, perfect for their birthday and sure to amaze them and make them laugh in equal parts, so perfect! They also work perfectly as icing or fondant presses.
29. Make cute, themed pancakes
Maybe your sister has a franchise she loves! Make use of the theme and create some cute pancake designs for when she comes down in the morning - it will be hilarious if the designs go wrong! This is a great way to create some cute memories and surprise your sister at the same time.
30. Make a sleepover mystery or blind box
A sleepover or movie night mystery box! You could fill it with items such as dvds, marshmallows, smores, blankets, glow sticks, pamper items, even squishies and slime if she is younger, and set up a sleepover or movie night party. This is one of the most fun things to do with your sister on her birthday!
31. A stationery mystery box
This is perfect for the stationery afficionado and mystery and blind boxes like this are great for a birthday surprise.
32. Work in some inside jokes
An inside joke based gift can be the most special of all as it symbolises a hilarious moment in your relationship and holds great sentimental value, as it will conjure up happy and funny memories and be sure to make them laugh as soon as they open it!
33. A present prank
Try give her something of yours, that you know she doesn't like! Wrap it up and pretend to give it to her as a gift. When she opens it she will be disappointed but it will be funny watching her try to keep a straight face and grateful expression as she tries to be gracious about receiving it. Then you can present her with your real present and watch the surprise on her face!
34. Quirky candles
Candles that smell like food or unusual scents, there is a noodle scented candle, a hotel scented candle and even Disneyland inspired scents from different parts of Disneyland. Gift her a few of the craziest scents you can find, it will be a gift she will never forget and ensure lots of laughs! This is a great present for a guy to give his sister.
35. Gift her some stunning realistic chocolate peonies 👈🏻
Where chocolates meet flowers... these are magical and the best way to combine flowers and chocolate in one - why not get her both in one gift! These are visually stunning and are so realistic, they are almost too pretty to eat!
36. A surprise message mug 👈🏻
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This is such an amazing gift to give! You could present the gift with hot drink inside or even some foil wrapped candies or chocolates and wait until they finish them to reveal the surprise at the bottom of the mug. This would make the most perfect funny sister message gift!
37. Personalise a piece of clothing and make it unique to her
Use iron on or sew on patches to adorn a basic piece of clothing, making it in to something totally different and amazing! You can find all kinds of creative iron on/sew on patches, for every franchise, tv series, anime, movie - there are so many to choose from and there are bound to be loads that will match your sister's personality perfectly! This is such a special gift idea as it will be a unique piece of clothing she can wear, that totally represents her, plus it is homemade too!
38. A jewellery candle
This is such a novelty and special present that an older sister will love!
39. Surprise her with a trip
To her favourite cafe or favourite place you have in common, or even somewhere you've never eaten before! Check out these fun ideas to surprise someone with a trip.
40. Cosmetics made out of chocolate
This will confuse and surprise and delight your recipient, all in equal measure! It's amazing how real these can look, to expertly fool your recipient, the perfect taste sense gift idea for her.
41. A cardboard cut out or cushion of her favourite person
Whether it's her favourite celeb or fictional character, this is such a fun surprise idea that will be sure to make her laugh!
42. A cute ribbon tied bag of her favourite pick and mix
Speaking of sweets, why not 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!
43. Matching outfits for her and her pet
This gift idea is perfect for a pet lover, you could opt for matching jumpers or even matching costumes they can cosplay in or wear for Halloween! You could also DIY this gift idea if you are handy at knitting, it's bound to be a gift they will never forget!
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