A tisket, a tasket: what to put in that gift basket?

[DebK1013]

I just put together for my niece who is moving into her first apartment a basket full of household items. Cleaning products, paper products, medicines and bath stuff. I picked up a beautiful basket from Christmas Tree shop. She will love it.

My nephew just bought a house so I am putting together a gardening basket with a gift card from Home Depot so he can pick up something they may need.

I love putting stuff like this together. It's fun!

[beth119]

Great thread!

[robynvandyke]

Loving all of these ideas....can't wait for Christmas now!!

[oceanbreeze]

Originally Posted by toppincl Speaking of hospitals, both times I've had babies I've made up a gift basket for the nurses on the maternity floor. The first time it was halloween candy, as our little one was born on Oct 28. This time, it was bagels from Panera and a smaller container of candy. Just a little something to thank them for changing my babies' diapers and bringing me ice at 3 am :D I'm already putting together some Thanksgiving baskets, too, mostly for the police officers, 911 operators, and nursing staff at my grandmother's nursing home who will be working the holiday. Just something to let them know they're appreciated, so homemade cookies, hot chocolate mix, tea bags, etc.

That is really sweet! Having worked holidays in nursing homes, you have NO idea how much your thoughtfulness is truly appreciated!!! It is nice to know some ppl care about the folks 'holding down the fort' on big holidays

[terrortoys]

Last year for X-mas my father in law wanted car cleaning supplies.. so I bought a plastic bucket (to hold water or soap to wash a car) as the "basket" and put in some armour all items that we found on sale and a boxed kit that was about $9.99. We also threw in some detail brushes and cloth diapers since they don't leave a residue. I had to buy all of it because I didn't have any of this stockpiled, but it was cute and he loved it.

[mamahen35]

I'm making my dad a fishing gift basket this year. A new tackle box filled with lots of fishing goodies (bought on clearance of course). Some power bars and small snacks. I'm not sure what else yet. Maybe some deodorant so he wont come home with that fishy smell. lol
And I also like to make mommy baskets for babyshowers. I take a laundry basket full of goodies for the baby of course but I also get a smaller basket and fill it up with carbonated flavored water, crackers, a jar of pickles, chapstick, hard candy, tylenol, lotion, antacids... Just little things to help with all of those cravings,upset tummies and dry skin. And to let my mommy friend know that she is special too.
OH! And for Halloween last year the boys and I took latex balloons and made round pinatas, covered them in orange crepe paper, glued on jackolantern faces, left a hole in the top to stuff in candy, small toys, Halloween pencils, stickers etc. Then rolled up a piece of green paper like a tube and pushed it in the top for the stem. Then we gave them to our "special" trick or treaters. They could either smash them (which is really fun!) or just pull the stem out of the top and shake the goodies out.

This is a great thread. I'll have to come back and look for more ideas!

[LakelandLady]

My oldest just started Kindergarten and I would like to give her teacher a little gift bowl with movie related things in it- I've got some candy, popcorn, soda but what my question is

where is the thread that has the idea in it?

I remember reading it once upon a time and thought it was here in stockpiling but maybe not.

anyone have a clue?

[mamahen35]

Originally Posted by LakelandLady My oldest just started Kindergarten and I would like to give her teacher a little gift bowl with movie related things in it- I've got some candy, popcorn, soda but what my question is where is the thread that has the idea in it? I remember reading it once upon a time and thought it was here in stockpiling but maybe not. anyone have a clue?

I found this thread. Hope it helps http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums...-teachers.html

[JCausby]

This was such a cute party favor, I got one when I was in Kindergarten and I still remember it - 20 years later. At the party, the mom had taken cheap plastic drinking cups (not the disposable kind), but the kind you can get a sleeve at Walmart for around a dollar. She used a paint pen to write our names on our cup and then filled it with a pencil, some candy, some stickers. It didn't matter what was in the cup, because I used the cup for years to come, because it had my name on it!

[cmricha2]

Do you find that everyone likes the gift baskets? I ask because I am thinking of putting together one for my mom but she is so picky. She only likes to use HBA stuff from AVON (not free for me). I have this random planter/box thing with angles on it (she loves angels) I was thinking about using but I have no idea what I could use to fill it. I was thinking putting some razors, toothpaste and toothbrushes in (don't think AVON sales it), but I need some help. Any other ideas what I could add?