Gift Baskets for Any Holiday

Gift baskets can be wonderful holiday gifts. Whatever the holiday and whoever the recipient, you can find a suitable gift basket to give. Gift baskets are available in a wide range of contents and prices. The trick is to find just the right one.

Gift baskets can be as simple as a basket of fruit from a local grocery store. They can be more exciting, though. You can create your own gift baskets for unique holiday gifts.

Consider the ideas below for holiday gift baskets. Then apply them to your own gift basket needs.

Valentine’s Day Gift Baskets

Valentine’s Day gift baskets focus, of course, on romance. You could simply order a ready-made Valentine’s gift basket. Or you could find a heart-shaped picnic basket and fill it with everything you need for a picnic. We found a lovely white heart-shaped picnic basket at an online box company. Fully fitted with all the amenities needed for an intimate picnic for two, the whitewashed rattan and bamboo basket is lined with quilted white cotton. Add red napkins, two or three red candles, and food for a perfect Valentine’s day gift basket.

If you live in New Zealand, carry your Valentine’s day gift basket to the beach or a quiet lakeshore. If you live in Washington, enjoy the Valentine’s day gift basket by the fireplace.

Father’s Day Gift Baskets

The best Father’s Day gift baskets are those that consider your father’s interests and likes. If Father loves fishing, build your Father’s Day gift inside a woven creel basket. Add a few lures, a book on fishing, and his favorite snacks. Maybe he needs a new fishing reel – or a fold-up travel rod to pack along on business trips. He might also appreciate a new fishing hat on which to fasten his lures!

Mother’s Day Gift Baskets

If Mother sews, knits, crochets, or does needlepoint, use a sewing basket, and fill it with beautiful yarns or threads. Add some new patterns, and her favorite perfume or a piece of jewelry to make it personal. Women who love gardening would enjoy a basket filled with seeds, gardening hand tools, gloves, and perhaps a pretty headscarf to cover the hair while gardening. For the mother who loves cooking, use a wok for your basket. Fill it with a new gourmet Chinese cookbook, chopsticks, cleaver, and gourmet ingredients for at least one recipe in the book. If she is vegetarian, be sure your basket contains only vegetarian friendly items.

Christmas Gift Baskets

Wreaths, holly, and pine trees are a part of the tradition that surrounds this holiday. Choose a basket that incorporates that tradition with colors and patterns. Know a senior citizen who is alone for the holidays? Make up a Christmas gift basket of tea for one. Include a lovely new teapot, several flavors of herbal teas, and two kinds of tea cookies.

Wrapping Gift Baskets

Commercially prepared gift baskets are commonly wrapped in cellophane, but if you make your own, you can skip that part. You might want to use crumpled tissue or another filler to pack around the items in your gift basket. Then tie an appropriate bow on the basket. Add a card with a thoughtful note.