For Christmas I usually put together gift baskets for those that I give to. I like being able to customize the gift to the person receiving it. Affordability is also a key component. Doing these, I am able to give to more than just immediate family. I also give to a few friends as well as a couple of businesses that I frequent.
There are a variety of types of gift boxes you can do. Some themes are:
1. Coffee lover: Bag of coffee, creamer, mug or travel mug, cookies, snacks, etc
2. Young Child: Coloring books, colored pencils, markers, crayons, stickers, erasers, pencil sharpener, paint set, paint brushes, candy, etc.
3. Play Dough Child: Variety of play dough colors, form shapers, etc.
4. Older Kid or Young Adult: Coffee mug, mug cake packages, hot chocolate packets, cookies, candy, etc.
5. Mom or Food lover: Homemade jams, applesauce, food items, flavored oils, etc.
6. Alcohol: Flavored moonshine, shot glasses, snacks.
7. Beauty #1: Shampoo, conditioner, face wash, face mask, lotion, hair accessories, etc.
8: Beauty #2: Manicure set, lotion, nail polish, nail stickers, etc.
9. Beauty #3: makeup, nail polish, makeup removing cloths, etc.
10. Artist: Sketchpad, pencils, eraser, markers, colored pencils, charcoal pencils, paint, paint brushes, etc.
11. Movie Lover: Movie, microwave popcorn, hot chocolate packets, snacks, etc.
12. Food Lover #2: Homemade breads, muffins, cookies, trail mix, hot cocoa packages, etc.
13. Single Young Adult: Coffee, hot cocoa single serve packages, single serve mug cake packages, mug or travel mug, snacks, et.
14. Budding Baker: Measuring cups, measuring spoons, spatulas, whisk, baking pans, cookie cutters, rolling pin, etc.
15. Chocolate Lover: Specialty or home made chocolate bars, chocolate nut clusters, brownies or brownie mix, homemade hot cocoa mix, chocolate covered pretzels,etc.
All of these gift basket ideas can be customizes to the person you are creating it for. It can be as inexpensive or expensive as you want.
If you have the time or inclination, a lot of gift basket items can be made. this cuts down on the cost and enables you to customize the basket even easier to the person you are giving it to.
The dollar stores are a great place to look for gift basket items. This is my go to place after I have made the gifts for the baskets. It is a good place to round out your baskets.
Another good idea is to keep an eye out for sales throughout the year. For those people you buy for every year, you have a good opportunity to find something at a steal of a deal.
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