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

[JCausby]

What about a pair of bedroom slippers, her favorite candy, bag of coffee? It could be more like a relaxation or indulgence basket. Sometimes CVS or Victorias Secret has the slippers marked way down and maybe she likes the Werther's Caramels we always have a coupon for? :)

[mamahen35]

You could give it a bedtime spin with a facial scrub, a loofa, your razors and toothpaste, maybe you can get a bottle of avon lotion or body wash on sale (or ask for samples!) a pretty mug, some chamomile tea, a book or a journal (sometimes Dollar General has some surprisingly good paper backs for a buck) with the slippers and caramels...(mmm..ask her if she'll share)
Or you could give it a Goodmorning sunshine theme with a flowery mug, coffee, some little debbie muffins, a magazine, soap or lotion with a citrusy or cucumber scent.

I think most people like gift baskets. I do. I think the best ones are personal. My mom knows I like to do crafts so for christmas she found me a huge basket (I use it to hide the kid's toys in the living room) and she filled it with scrapbook supplies, a glue gun, glue sticks, pipecleaners, buttons, feathers...everything. And I loved it. It was one of my favorite christmas presants ever. You found her a planter box with an angel so you took the time to think about what she would really like. Incorporate a favorite color or a favorite smell. Try to think of things that she could use or that she would like but maybe would never buy for herself. And if it's a deep box, stuff it with tissue paper or newspaper then tissue paper so that your items sit up higher. It makes it look bigger and fuller ;) I hope this doesn't sound as scattered as I feel! lol. I have two little ones fighting for my lap as I type! Hope someone here helps a little!

[robynvandyke]

My neighbors are leaving on thier honeymoon in a few days to Mexico. I got 4 single boxes of those space bags for traveling....you know the ones you roll and all the air squeezes out? Well I got those at the dollar store. I put in some sunscreen, chapstick, a bottle of coco butter lotion and some aloe vera gel. I also added some tums and some Tylenol for those hung over mornings! I found some travel size packages of toilet seat covers at my WalMart. LOL Some travel soaps and some Wet Ones wipes. And a pink and blue beach towel to finish it out!!!

[katasia]

I love all of the ideas! They are great! I have to start separating my stuff into piles. I have nine brothers and sisters, as well as parents and step parents to divide for. :)

[tn_native]

Well, I found a new CHEAP basket fill. I was at the Dollar Tree on Sunday and, yes, they had basket fill, but it was in a very small bag and I'd have to buy at least 4 bags to do what I needed, BUT they also had 3M brown Postal Paper rolls. I hacked it into 4 pieces (without unrolling) with a long serrated knife and then took my OLD strip shredder and away we went. Took less than 5 minutes for it all to be strip shredded and I ended up with two grocery bags full of strip cut brown paper for basket filler.

I'm quite happy with the results.

tn_native

[newatthis]

My family plays bingo every year and one of my bingo gifts this year is a health and wellness basket. It has over a $50 value (min value is $25) so I think it is a pretty nice gift. What do you think? I think practical gifts are the way to go! (the other pictures are of my dd 18 mths with our dog Tucker) IMG_0092.JPG

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[harmons89]

That's nice! Everyone can use those items and usually when you need them you don't feel like going to the store to get them! That is a great bingo prize!

[DebK1013]

We are doing the same thing tonight! I am using my basket as the "jackpot" of coverall. I have another basket filled with items they can choose from for the reg bingo and misc games of the evening.

I did this a couple of weeks ago when I had my co-workers over for a holiday party and they loved it!

Have fun!

[hcwhcw]

newatthis, your Health & Wellness Gift Basket looks really good! I have been reading up on other HCW-ers ideas for gift baskets made with stockpile items. And I am feeling inspired to start shopping and stockpiling with the aim of making gift baskets in the future. So, it really helps to get some visual and creative inspiration - thank you for sharing your pics and idea!

Some questions for you. What did you write on the card or paper that went with it? Did you label it as a "Health & Wellness Gift Basket"?

Where did you get the metal tin and how much did that cost? Did you end up adding some cellophane paper and ribbon, or leaving as-is? I think it looks good as-is, but the cellophane paper and ribbon presentation seems popular.

And if you don't mind my asking (or if you feel like bragging a little! ;-)) how much do you think your total actual cost was for the whole gift basket, versus the actual value? (Please PM me if you don't want to post publicly, i.e., gift recipient may be reading thread and you're not sure you want them to know exactly how much.)

Thanks again for posting the pics and idea.

[dliver316]

I LOVE your gift basket, but more importantly....your little girl is ADORABLE!!! She takes a great picture!