Making A Gift Basket For Fathers Day
Start with a basket or any container that will hold small to medium size items. You could use a lunchbox, a small cooler chest, a tool box, a tackle box or an ice bucket. Line it with a checkered cloth napkin or some shredded shiny gift wrap.
Being the contents will depend on his hobbies and interests, what you fill it with will vary from basket to basket but here’s a list of items to get you started.
cheese and crackers
sausage
gourmet coffees and creamers
a special mug.
barbecue utensils and apron
fishing supplies
golf balls and tees
insulated drink holder
movie gift baskets
manicure set
gift certificate to a movie or his favorite restaurant
magazine subscription
imported beer or wine
Take some time and browse through your local stores. Keep an open mind and a sharp eye for those items that would make his basket as special as he is. 
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Containers To Use For Gift Baskets
While baskets are great, sometimes a different type of container works better with the theme you’ve chosen for your homemade gift basket. Here’s a list of other items you can use instead.
Waste paper basket
Cooking pots
Colander
Picnic Basket
Hat
Wagon
Bucket
Lunch box
Large mug
Flower pot
Salad bowl
Ice cooler
Laundry basket
Tackle box
Tool box
Goldfish bowl
Pet food dish
Watering can
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Gift Baskets For Mothers Day
Mothers Day is probably the best of the holidays to create a personalized, homemade gift basket because of the origin of the day and what it’s creator intended it to be.
Anna Jarvis, who was born in Virgina in 1864, began her crusade to create a day to honor mothers, after her own mother passed away. On the second anniversary of her mothers death, she dedicated a small tribute to her at her church. From there, the custom caught on and eventually spread to 45 states. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson declared the first national Mother’s Day, as a day for American citizens to show the flag in honor of those mothers whose sons had died in war. Nine years later, commercialization of the day became so widespread that Anna Jarvis herself became a major opponent of what the holiday had become.
This year, instead of mindlessly picking something up in the store or paying a florist to deliver flowers that you didn’t pick out yourself, take some time and create something thats personalized for HER.
Start with a pad and pen and write down all the interests she has. Include any hobbies she has or sports she’s interested in. Does she have a favorite type of movie or food? For each interest that you listed, think of some small to medium sized items that you can make or buy and start collecting them. Also begin thinking of what type of basket or container you want to use. You don’t have to buy an actual basket. For instance, if you’re going to create a gardening basket, use a flower pot as the ‘basket”.
Homemade gift baskets are always appreciated and with a little thought and some creativity, you’ll create a one of a kind gift for a one of a kind person.
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