Seasons Eating And Greeting: Ideas For Christmas Holiday Gift Baskets
Seasons Eating And Greeting: Ideas For Christmas Holiday Gift Baskets
It is a scene that plays out all over America every year. You go to a relatives house to open gifts and you receive a Christmas holiday gift basket full of inedible things including big logs of meat and rubbery cheese. It is enough to turn you off the idea of giving a gift basket after you have received a cheap holiday gift basket such as this. Something old Made New If you are willing to think creatively, the old idea of a Christmas holiday gift basket can be re-created into a quality gift that anyone can enjoy. The best thing to do is stay away from the old staples such as summer sausage and fruit cake and move your thinking outside the box. Fresh fruit and chocolate are always good for Christmas holiday gift baskets. Oranges and dark chocolate together are a traditional holiday treat that anyone can enjoy so fill a basket with seasonal fruit and good quality chocolate. That will tempt anyone. Also, it doesn't have to be food. If a person has moved into a new house, a basket of cleaning supplies or food staples may be a good present. You can also fill a basket with wine and fresh cut flowers for the romantics out there. You can also fill a gift basket with a persons favorite accessories such as scarves and jewelry. It doesn't have to be expensive to be meaningful. The best thing to do is to think carefully about what you know about a person and design a Christmas holiday gift basket that suits their personality. One person I know made a gift basket of NASCAR memorabilia and gave it to his race car crazy Dad. Imagine his face when he got those collectible matchbox cars with matching Dale Earnhardt pyjamas. A Christmas holiday gift basket can bring a lot of joy as long as it shows a person you were really thinking about them when you made it. Now there is a place for pre-made gift baskets, but it is so much more meaningful to make them yourself and you can control how much you spend. You can spend as much or as little as you would like and with this kind of gift it really is the thought that counts. So this year, instead of getting your uncle that bottle of Brut, think about what he really likes and get creative. You'll be glad you did.