Category: gift baskets

If youre looking to give a personal yet unique gift for the holidays, try a gourmet gift basket for your special someone. Whether that person on your list is a friend, a family member or even just an acquaintance, theyll love receiving a gourmet gift basket. Gourmet food gift baskets can be filled with actual gourmet foods, they can be filled with spices and gourmet condiments and they can even be filled with gourmet cooking cook books. You could even fill your gourmet gift basket with all of the above. If the person youre making the gift basket for loves gourmet food, try to find out what they like, what they dont like and try to make the gourmet gift basket as tailored as possible towards what they love about gourmet food.

Cook Books

Some people love to cook but they dont always get to cook gourmet foods. Making gourmet meals is exciting because theyre foods you dont normally see everyday. Theyre more like something youd see in a fancy restaurant. When you make a gourmet meal, however, you get this sense of being a great chef; even if you cant cook in the slightest. A gourmet gift basket should include some kind of gourmet cook book or recipe cards. That way, the person receiving the gift basket can make their own gourmet foods, hopefully with the other things included in the basket.

One Meal Baskets

Another good idea is to include a single recipe card in the gourmet gift basket. Then, include all the ingredients the person will need for that recipe in the basket. The person can then just open the basket and get to work cooking up a great gourmet meal. Make sure that if youre going to do this you include foods that are non-perishable. This is so the food doesnt spoil in case the person doesnt open the gourmet gift basket for a while. One good idea is to include store coupons or gift certificates for those types of foods that just wont sit well in a gourmet gift basket for a long period of time.

Gourmet gift baskets are good for anyone who would love a gourmet meal. You can even include gourmet snacks, such as gourmet lunch meats and crackers. Anything you put in the basket that has to do with gourmet cooking will go over well as long as the recipient loves gourmet food.

If you have a friend, coworker, or family member that is expecting a baby, chances are you will be headed to a baby shower sometime in the near future. With the abundance of baby showers that you no doubt have been to, you may be tired of the clich gifts. You might not want to simply close your eyes and point to an item on the registry to purchase. If you are a fan of giving specialty gourmet gift baskets for holidays like Christmas or birthdays, why not do a twist on a gourmet gift basket for a baby shower? The gourmet gift basket in this case would be a uniquely personalized baby gift basket!

Why Make It Personalized?

At baby showers, new mothers often times get many repeat gifts. There are countless booties and socks, one piece suits and diapers, wipes and bath wash clothes. While all of these items are useful and necessary, it can be nice to get other things, too. If you do not want to purchase the large ticket items like a car seat or a crib but still want to stand out amongst all of the other one piece outfits and sleepers, make a personalized baby gift basket! You can even include all of the basic baby gear and supplies, but if they are personalized in a personalized baby gift basket, yours will seem so much more interesting and unique.

What To Personalize

When choosing a personalized baby gift basket, you have to also decide what you are going to put in it. There are countless themes or directions you can go when creating a personalized baby gift basket. You could do a bath time basket. In it you could put a bathrobe with the babys name on it, personalized washcloths, soap, shampoo, and bath toys. Another personalized item that could go in this personalized gift basket is a bath toy holder. You could also include cute slippers for the baby to wear after bath time. Another idea is to include a bath robe that will fit an older child as well.

Another theme or direction that you could go for your personalized baby gift basket is items for the bedroom. While many people will purchase clothing or supplies like the previously mentioned bath items or even diapers or socks, items for the babys room are usually not given as presents at a baby shower. If you truly want to be unique, purchase some personalized items for the babys room. You could include a piggy bank, a picture frame, a framed name explanation, or even just a wooden carving of the babys name.
Personalizing a gift basket for the expectant mother and baby will never go wrong!