Perfect Bath Fill a basket with bath salts, oils, and a large natural sponge. Line the basket with a finger towel or fluffy hand towel. Add a great book or soothing CD, and don't forget a baby-sitting coupon! Dress up baskets with bows, spray paint, and ribbon. Weave different colored ribbons into the weave of the basket. Glue ribbon around the edge of the basket, or you can also glue flowers, figures, or fabric to the sides. Get creative!
Tex-Mex Fill the basket with the makings for a great Mexican meal. Add salsa, peppers, tortillas, and a variety of seasonings. Add a couple of Coronas or Dos Equis (for adults only). Line the basket with a bright checked napkin, and finish with a raffia bow. Note: This can be done with any regional cuisine. Just fill with ingredients, add recipes if needed, and voila!
Mini Gift Pails Clean and dry empty soup cans. Punch two holes opposite each other, about 1/2" from the open edge. "Corkscrew" one half of an 18" piece of wire (wrap it around a pencil). Insert the ends of the wire into the punched holes to form a handle. Spray paint the cans. When dry, use white glue to apply Christmas pictures cut-out from wrapping paper scraps or paint the child's name. Fill pails with small toys and candy.
Coffee-Lovers Fill a basket with a mug or two, some flavored spoons and flavored creamers. Add some biscotti or shortbread cookies. Line with holiday colored paper napkins, and finish with a coffee-filter bow.
Romance-Lover Load a basket with a romantic novel, bubble bath, candles, English tea with a delicate cup and saucer set and line with a lace scarf. Include incense and a relaxing CD, too.
Gift Pots Tired of gift baskets? Try gift pots! Use large painted flower pots, filled with favorite items or a terrific plant. Terra cotta pots are easy to paint, take glue well, and can be decorated with ribbons or fabric.
Computer-Lover Stuff a basket with new floppy discs, a picture mouse pad, fancy printer paper and a book of best web sites on the net." Don't forget a gift jar of flavored coffee creamer and a mug.
Teen Girl Beauty Basket Fill a basket with a brush and cob set, scrunchies and other hair accessories, lightly scented body mists and a couple of teen magazines. Don't forget to include a picture frame for her favorite teen idol.
Ideas for Boys For a young boy, use a large plasticdump truck as a gift basket. Fill the bed of the truck with Hot Wheels cars, dinosaurs, army men and a Nerf toy.
New Pet Baskets: The New Puppy Basket - Fill basket with dog toys - a ball, a few squeak toys,- rawhide chews, small training bisquits, collar, leash, name tag, etc. The New Kitten Basket - Fill basket with cat toys - "jingle" ball, squeak toys,- a bag of catnip, cat treats, collar, leash, name tag, etc. (Extra special idea for cats and dogs: A coupon for a pre-paid spay or neuter.) Customize for other pets: birds, iquanas, rabbits, etc.
Breakfast Basket - Fill a basket or a large juice pitcher with gourmet pancakes mixes, 2 or more gourmet coffees, jams, spatula, wooden spoon, mugs, maple syrup, maple candies, and your favorite breakfast recipes.
For a sick friend - Include a large soup cup, can of chicken noodle soup, crackers, spoon, Chicken Soup for the Soul book, cough drops, vicks vapor rub, video of a comedy movie, tea bags, chap stick, kleenex.
\Lovers' Basket - Include several scented candles, a cassette tape with romantic music, a good bottle of wine or brandy, two glasses, a bottle of massage oil, some good chocolates, and a cardboard note to hang on the door that says "Do Not Disturb". Include a card with instructions to read "Close the door, turn off the phone. Enjoy together your precious time alone."
Tea Time Basket - Include some interesting teas, and a small jar of honey. Add homemade jams or jellies with crackers or a small loaf of homemade bread and a copy of If Teacups Could Talk. Decorate with ribbon and an interesting kitchen utinsel attached to the handle (a teaspoon or honey dipper perhaps
Gardener's Basket - For the gardener, fill the basket with packets of seeds, garden hand tools, gloves, plant markers. Decorate with flowers!
Gift for teacher - Fill a basket with fun pencils, "reward" toys, erasers, Post-It notepads, Award pads, etc. Decorate the basket with a "school" theme - instead of ribbon around the rim, glue on a row of pink erasers, alternating with some cute large plastic clips.
Coffee Lover's Basket - Get a bunch of the small packets of flavored coffees for the coffee lover to sample. Add some chocolate dipped cinnamon sticks, butter cookies, a special coffee cup, a jar of homemade Hot Chocolate Mix. Dip a spoon in melted chocolate - allow it to harden, wrap in cellophane and tied w/ a pretty ribbon. Attach the spoon to the handle.
"Pamper Me" Bath Basket - Fill a basket with some homemade bath salts, lotions, etc. along with lufa, scented candle, and a cardboard note to hang on the door that says "Pampering, Do Not Disturb".
The Ultimate Chocolate Basket: A pkg of hersheys bars, triple fudge brownies, better than sex chocolate cake, red velvet torte, chocolate truffles, german chocolate brownies, 3 different types of fudge, chocolate syrup, yoo-hoo in the can, a few boxes of chocolate pudding, and chocolate covered pretzles, chocolate/fudge butter cookies, homemade hot cocoa powder and a box of cocoa krispies.
The Baby Basket: A boo boo bunny. A baby's first christmas ornament, a small canister of powder, baby lotion, diaper rash oitnment, baby wipes, washcloths, receiving blankets, a teething ring, a bib and a night light.
The Fantasy/Sci-fi Role players basket: 3 different types of chocolate candy. A 6-pack of the gamers favorite beverage. A gift certificate for their favorite photo copy store. a couple of sets of dice. some miniatures or the new suppliment they want.You can also include a couple of pencils and a note book.
The Wearable Art Basket: An Ironing board cover, some iron ons. Fuseable web, some pretty fabrics for applique, an assortment of fabric paints and pens. Rinestone studs, and the metal studs, a box of bandaids and a candy bar.
The New Mom's Basket: A large bottle of asprin, a picture frame or photo album. A cassette of favorite music, a package of burp cloths, hand cream, chocolate and coffee.
The New Car Basket: A fire extinguisher. A steering wheel cover. Some annoying fuzzy dice. an air freshener. A bottle of car wash, tire cleaner, spot remover and car wax.
The Baker's Basket: A recipe for something that you made that someone liked, along with all the premeasured ingredients (within reason) and a pack of recipe cards - perhaps a bottle of extract or some food colouring.
You can also write to your congressman of your state, and tell them about the problems you are having in trying to find help or call them and see if they a an 800 phone number and search the web for 800 phone numbers
and check out those also, If I find it I will send it to you.
Are you a crafter who enjoys making blankets, quilts and clothes? Warming Families helps to keep homeless people warm by suppling them with these necessities.
The donation of your hand-created craft may mean a few hours for you - but it might save the life of a cold, elderly person!
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