Homemade Gift Basket Ideas: Get Well For A Child

If you’re looking for get well homemade gift basket ideas for a child, here are some ideas for a sports related one. Normally children look for candy and treats when they receive a gift basket. Unfortunately, these treats aren’t necessarily the best gifts to give to children, due to the high sugar and fat content. The following is how I would prepare a gift sports basket. The total cost of the gift basket will be approximately $100.00. First, you’ll need to find the largest gift basket possible. Go to your local craft store, such as A.C. Moore, and look for a large wicker basket, the size of a laundry basket. This should cost about $20.00. Also make certain you pick up crepe paper and bows, preferably blue, white or red. This should cost around $5. Then head over to a local sporting goods store. Talk to the parents ahead of time, and find out which sporting team he likes. Then I would purchase a baseball hat and a T-Shirt from the team he likes. Total cost would be around $25.00. I also would get his favorite sports ball, a basketball, football, soccer ball, or baseball. One of these items would cost between $8-$25. Then head over to a drug store, or sports memorabilia shop. At these establishments, one can buy sporting cards, such baseball or football trading cards. These card packs will the child something to open, as part of the gift basket. Each of these packs of cards will cost between $1.50 and $2.00. Also these stores are great places to get sporting books and magazines. This will give the child something to read while they are getting better. Thoughtful gifts that are put together with the child in mind will be greatly received. Assemble the gift basket with the above items. Have the largest item in the middle, which would be the ball, and hat. Put the trading cards around these items. Lay the team shirt at the base of the gift basket. The last touch will be adding the crepe paper and bow.

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