Ideas For Gift Bags / Baskets For The Holidays ~ Post Yours Here ~ 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

[jetty56]

Band Aids--because taxes are bleeding you dry
Bandages--first aid for your bank account

Lint Rollers-- Sorry, I'm stumped on that one!

Band Aids: a temporary fix
Bandages: what is the goverment trying to cover up?
Lint Rollers: to help keep the bumps of life down to size

ok sooooooooo I am not very good at this

[coupongirl69]

One of the girls here had a great idea of the "Economy survival kit" gift basket.
Anyone else have some other themed ideas in which I can use my stockpile to fill.

Like ideas as to the reason for why each item is included in their basket.
Thanks for your help. I know we have a ton of creative people on this forum.

I have zero money to spend, but my kids have some really great teachers and I would like to show them my appreciation. So, I'd like to use from my huge stock pile.

[coupongirl69]

Hello anybody have ideas?

[Windjammer64]

Movie Bucket with Popcorn, 6 pack of Soda, Candy and a cheap movie (like All I want for Christmas $5.00 at Wal-Mart). You can get a cheap plastic bucket at a $1.00 store and see if you have any coupons for the candy and popcorn. Everyone has it on sale and you can add match it a Wal-Mart. Empty the popcorn packets and candy in the bucket to make it seem fuller with maybe some paper filler on the bottom. Wal-Mart has Great Value soda that is good.

[Castingbread]

We just did a "tropical Spa" basket for a gal who was not allowed down in a tub because of surgery for 6 weeks. So it was themed around bubble bath and the celebration of her being allowed to soak! We just added all kinds of stuff to pamper yourself with. We had about a dozen items when my dd had the idea to look up on the internet "spa baskets" to get more ideas. Perhaps you could search "gift baskets" and see what comes up. We also did a snack basket for the same gal when she first had the surgery so it was nearby and she could serve herself in bed--perhaps little snacks like candy, gum, etc. that the teacher could keep in her desk. I also hear a lot about teachers needing their own supplies--so pens, pencils, etc. And like someone said on here the other day that putting it all in a basket goes over better than in a gift bag--the presentation makes it neater and they got baskets at the dollar store or thrift stores.

some other ideas maybe:
Hair care
nail care
skin care

Make some kind of card with a cute saying or the theme somehow to tie it all together.

Hope you come up with some great ideas.

[collectorofbells]

post-it notes
kleenex
sharpies
number two pencils
red pens
world's greatest teacher ornament (have the kids make them from salt-dough)
elmers glue

pull out your school supply list from the start of the year...
it's an emergancy supply kit...

and don't forget the BIG bottle of Aspirin!

[klh4]

This is not a basket but you may be able to make a basket with the items. I have a friend and she bought the spa gloves and is putting hand or foot creams in them and giving them to her childrens teachers.

[littlereddeer1]

all of the free glade candles and some free chocolate for an indulgence basket.

[MrsPinecone]

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

[oliviar519]

I loved the economic gift basket idea.
I made one for DH aunt who lost her job. She is always thinking of diffent ways to give us $$ for christmas. One year she gave us a bowl with wallnuts and 2 nut crackers. SHe had opened the shell by the side, taken out the nut and replaced it with $$ and then glued the nuts back together! Last year we got kid's plastic beach bucket filled with sand. As we dug through the sand we found clam shells that were filled with $$ and glued shut. SHe is going to love it!