Here’s the how-to for great gift basket ideas guaranteed to delight and thrill.
Are you searching for that special gift, yet your budget’s tight? You want something the receiver will love and enjoy, yet not one gift seems quite right. Combine several smaller, less expensive items to create fabulous gift basket ideas that are sure to please the receiver. Read below and you’re sure to come up with several wonderful gift basket ideas of your own.
What to put in the basket? Here’s several themes you can use. Chocolates for the chocolate lover, coffee for the coffee aficionado, cookies, nuts, sports themes, toy themes (not just for kids), spicy (for food or otherwise), and personal care items. The point is that you can develop a great gift basket ideas centered on almost any hobby, food, craft, sport, or entertainment your receiver enjoys.
That’s the first step. Take inventory of the person or persons who will receive the basket. Identify a topic you know peaks their interest. What’s their favorite conversation? Their favorite sport or team? Hobbies? Favorite pastime? Make a list of possibilities.
If the gift is for someone you don’t really know that much about come up with a theme that can contain a variety so you’re sure to hit at least one or two items on target. Good choices for these kinds of gift basket ideas are foods, candy and nuts, or items everyone uses daily. Below is a general list for individuals that may help you come up with a great idea.
Women - They love to be pampered and appreciated. Personal care items are always a good idea. Candles, bath salts, aromatherapy items, lotions, creams, or body brushes are all things most women love to receive.
Teens/Girls - It’s all about appearance, relationships, and being noticed. Anything that will help them feel better about themselves will be great. Magazines for teen girls, manicure sets, make-up sets, journals, as well as most of the items for women are great choices for this group.
Teens/Boys - Sports, electronic games, and cars are at the top of the list for this group. Gadgets and toys they can use and play with are also good themes.
Men - This group is typically the interested in the same things as for the teen boys, just a bit more mature. Anything a man can tinker with or play is great. This group loves gadgets. Don’t forget the sports, electronic game and the cars.
Kids - Toys, toys, and more toys.
Once you’ve chosen your theme, make a list of twelve to fifteen items you think might be good for the basket. Even if you come up with an item you think will be too large to fit, don’t discount it. It might work for the actual basket. That’s right the gift basket doesn’t have to be a real basket. It’s cool when the container is chosen from the theme and is an item that they can use. Of course, baskets will work as well. One way to find unique items for the basket is to search the Internet. It’s a good idea to browse even if you don’t plan to make your purchases online. This will give you many things from which to choose, that you might never have thought of otherwise.
Another method to find some great inexpensive items is to shop the discount stores. You can find some excellent items at really low prices. While you’re there be sure to pick up plastic wrapping paper and ribbon to use to wrap the completed basket. Using this method you can usually spend anywhere from 1/3 to ½ of what a pre-made basket will cost. Plus, those you get pre-assembled aren’t usually as specific as those you’ll create.
Once you’ve purchased your items assemble in the basket in an attractive manner, attach a note and you’re done.