Homemade Gift Basket Ideas

Holiday Gift Basket Ideas

This holiday season, treat your friends and family to homemade gift baskets! I usually make a few gift baskets every Christmas. They are always a hit! 

And here's a tip: To save money on basket fillers, stock up on items throughout the year when there is a great sale, coupon or clearance. Ebay has lots of choices! Plus, Ebay has lots of great choices for unique baskets. 

Such a relaxing gift! For your best friend, give a Pampered Spa gift basket, including a mini towel, bath mitts, cozy slippers, eye pillow, luffa sponge, body sugar scrubs, bath salts & bubble bath, shower gel, bath bombs, and candles.

My mom would love this. Give a Coffee Lovers basket which could include gourmet or flavored coffees, flavored sugars, cinnamon sticks, two coffee mugs, demi spoons and a coffee table book about coffee.

Get ready for the movies! Give a Movie Lovers basket, which can include favorite DVDs (or Redbox coupons), popcorn, popcorn seasonings, bottles of water or pop, chocolate bars, and licorice.

For the tea fan on your list, give a Tea Buddy basket which can include: Gourmet teas, flavored sugars, cinnamon sticks, tea cozy, two pretty tea cups and saucers, homemade cookies/baking, homemade jam, small potted houseplant.

For the new mom and baby, a welcome baby gift basket would be a nice treat. Welcome Baby could include a Baby blanket, washcloths, socks, rattle, toys, and sleepers. 

For the gardener on your list, give a Gardeners gift basket, which could include gardening gloves, gardening book, garden journal, small hand tools, handmade seed packets, and garden clogs.

For the Frozen fan on your gift list, give a Frozen gift basket. It includes Frozen toys, clothing, stationery, games and more!

More Basket Ideas:

• Chocolate Lovers (Chocolate of every kind and in every shape, nuts, gourmet coffee)
• Homemade Specialty Treats (Flavored sugars, extracts, flavored vinegars)
• Gourmet (Pickled peppers, gourmet cheese, deli crackers, fruit, wine, smoked oysters, olives, pickled asparagus, deli meat sticks)
• Pet Lovers (Personalized pet dish, pet toys, pet treats, hair brush, pet shampoo)
• Bookworm (Books, bookmarks, gourmet coffee or tea, snacks, online bookstore gift card)
• Productivity Guru (Moleskin notebook, index cards, post it notes, post it flags, expensive pen, book on productivity tips)
• Crafty (Expensive scissors, rotary cutter blades, needle case, pin cushion, spools of good quality thread, glue sticks, needle threaders, box of pins, sewing machine needles, fat quarters, craft store gift card, craft magazine or book)
• Christmas (Poinsettia plant, homemade cookies, tarts, baking, Christmas tree ornaments, Christmas music CD, neatly handwritten Christmas poem or prayer–scroll or framed, pine, peppermint or cranberry scented candle, box of chocolates, candy canes, mix of nuts and nutcracker, Christmas crackers, angel figurine, paper snowflakes, mini-stockings filled with candy, fireplace firestarters, hot cocoa mix with mugs, small prayer or blessings book)