Homemade Gift Basket Ideas

Christmas Homemade Gift Basket Ideas

Christmas is the a great time of the year to create gift baskets. They work with any budget and can be personalized for every person on your list. Here are some homemade gift basket ideas for Christmas.

Start shopping early for baskets and other containers. Flea markets and second hand shops are a great place to find new and like-new baskets. You can use green or red napkins as liners for the bottom to pretty it up. Baskets are not the only container you can use. Use a collander for a cooking basket. Use a waste paper pail for a teacher or college student’s basket.

As you look for items to fill the basket up, think about the person you are giving the gift to. What do they enjoy doing? Do they have a favorite food or movie? Also, look for items that reflect the holiday. A few candy canes or Christmas ornaments tucked in will make an all occasion gift basket look more Christmasy.

Here’s a short list of people that would appreciate a small gift basket during the holiday season:

Child’s Teacher
Girl/Boy Scout Troop Leader
Your babysitter
The instructor at your gym
Your favorite hair stylist
Neighbors on your block

Think about all the people you come into contact with on a daily or weekly basis. All of them would love a thoughtful gift such as a gift basket.

There are tons of themes you can use to create your basket around. Here are just a few to get you started.

Baking
Pizza
Nature
Beach
Angels
Fruit
Boats

There are so many themes you can create a basket around. The possibilities are endless.

Christmas only comes once a year so make it extra special for the people in your life by giving them a thoughtful gift that they’ll use and love. Use the ideas on this site to get you started and let your imagination run wild.

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Holiday Homemade Gift Basket Idea

Homemade gift baskets make fantastic presents for any holiday. People usually appreciate the thought someone puts into one, especially if it’s personalized. You can create them as simple or as extravagant as you like and the possibilities for fillings and “baskets” are endless. Here are eight holiday homemade gift basket ideas. You’ll be able to find all the items listed in your local stores. Watch for sales! Try creating one for someone special on the next holiday.

New Years Eve Gift Basket:

wall or desk calendar, champagne and glasses, party hats, noise makers, sparklers, confetti, balloons, journal and fancy pen, trial gym membership, exercise video or book. Try using one of those plastic party hats that have the new year printed on it, to hold all the goodies.

Valentines Day Gift Basket:

heart shaped jewelry, romantic books, music or movies, bath and body items, scented candles, heart shaped candy and cookies, movie theater gift certificate, massage certificate, pink or red candy and cookies, coupon for a free back rub, bubble bath, a bottle of massage oil, a ”Do Not Disturb” door sign, book about the life of St. Valentine. Try wrapping a foot basin in tulle as a container. After they open it, run a foot bath for them using some of the bath oils.

St. Patricks Day Gift Basket:

green candy of any kind, green cookies, shamrock jewelry, book on the life of St. Patrick, Irish coffe or liquors, book on learning to speak Irish.

Easter/Spring Gift Basket:

Easter candy, cheese and crackers, gourmet snacks, jelly or jam, Easter cookies, bunny shaped treats, seeds, gardening supplies, bird seed and feeder, plants. If the recipient is a gardner, you can pack it in a large Easter flower pot.

4th Of July Gift Basket:

sparklers, red, white and blue cookies or candy, American flag decals, American flag pins or other jewelry.

Halloween Gift Basket:

candy corn, pumpkin seeds, horror movies, and books, Halloween mugs, Halloween jewelery.

Thanksgiving Gift Basket:

cheese and crackers, gourmet snacks, journal for writing daily gratitude lists, fruit.

Christmas/Winter Gift Basket:

holiday mug, reindeer food, popcorn, holiday recipes, fudge, pine scented candle, holiday music, candy canes, hot apple cider mix, red or green mittens, hat or scarf, mistletoe, nativity set, thick socks, hot chocolate.

Check out our tips on creating Valentines gift baskets!