Homemade Gift Basket Ideas

Homemade Gift Basket Ideas For Everyone On Your List

Are you buying a gift for someone and you’d like it to be more personal? Maybe this person doesn’t have a need for something specific but you still want to acknowledge them with a gift. Use someone’s hobby or interest as a starting point in putting together a gift basket for them. Here are homemade gift basket ideas for any person who loves…

Barbecuing: barbecue sauce, tongs, apron
Beaches: beach pail, shell earrings, pedicure gift certificate
Breakfast Foods: muffin mix, pretty napkin, newspaper
Camping: flashlight, warm socks, homemade cookies
Chocolate: chocolate candy and cookies
Coffee: coffee mug, various coffee packets
Tea: tea cup, flavored teas
Dog or Cats: stickers and books on their favorite breed
Fishing: sunglasses, fishing gear
Football: snacks, items from their team
Fruit: various exotic fruits, fruit scented candles
Cars: car magazines, new key ring
Bird Watcher: binoculars, field guides
Computer or Video Gamer: cheat book, snacks
Couch Potato: tv guide, popcorn, slippers
Cowboys: old cowboy movies on DVD, beef jerky Crafter: gift certificate for craft store, paint, new brushes
Cyclists: refillable water bottles, bandanas,
Fitness and Fitness: workout DVD, hand towels, socks
Gardener: hand tools, seeds
Golfer: goft balls, wristbands
Gourmet Cook: cook book, cooking utensils
Guitar Player: new strings, song book
Hiking: socks, granola, trail mix
Jigsaw Puzzles: new puzzle, snacks
Movie Gift Baskets
Music Enthusiast: gift certificate for music store, headphones, snacks
Photographer: camera bag, film, coupons for photo developing, lens cloth, photo albums
Sci-Fi Fan: classic science fiction movies
Shopping: gift cards, canvas tote bags
Soap Opera Fan: soap opera magazine, snacks
Skier: chap stick, sunglasses, warm socks
Sports Enthusiast: subscription to sports magazine, snacks
Sun Bather: sunscreen, tanning salon gift certificates
Baking: oven mitts, apron, cook book
Nature: binoculars, nature sounds CD
Movie Theme: anything related to the movie they like
Ice Cream: ice cream scoop, ice cream dishes
Italian Food: pasta sauce, apron, Italian recipe book
Mexican Fiesta: tacos, salsa
Nautical: fish theme jewelry, plastic boats
Patriotic: sparklers, red, white and blue candy or cookies
Picnics: red checkered napkins, picnic basket
Pizza: tomato sauce, cheese, pizza dough
Wine: wine glasses, books on wine
Salad: tongs, salad dressing
Cookies: assortment of cookies, cookie recipe book
Cheese: various kinds of cheese and crackers
Travelers: travel journal and pen, disposable camera
Nuts: various types of nuts, nutcracker
Relaxation: meditation CD, scented candle
Basketball: baseball memorabilia
Football: football memorabilia
Aroma therapy: scented candles, essential oils
Lottery: lottery tickets, pencils, coins to use for scratching tickets
Flowers: seeds, flower pots
Spices: various types of hard to find or ethnic spices
Fudge: various flavor of fudge
Card Players: interesting decks of cards, poker chips, coasters, snacks
Handyman: tools, tool belt
Organic Foods: variety of organic foods
Soup: soup mug, crackers, napkin, various types of soup
Snacks: variety of snacks like chips and cookies
Fondue: bread, cheese, chocolate, tongs
Sugar Free/ Diabetic: variety of sugar free edibles
Popcorn: salt, cheese, kernels, big bowl as container
Candles: variety of scented and non scented candles
Books: interesting bookmarks, book light
Beer: beer mugs, variety of beers
Herbs: variety of hard to find herbs
Bowlers: bowlers aids, bowling bag
Bagels: variety of bagels and spreads
Bath: gel eye pack, bubble bath, pumice stone, washcloths, back cleaning brush, rubber ducky
Letter Writer: Letter opener, stationary, colored pens, address labels, stamps

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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.

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