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Article #176: How To Make a Cheap and Easy Gift Basket For A Baby

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Gift baskets are always popular and a but making your own bows is easy and the
great idea to give as a gift. People love best if you can do it. Use a large or
to receive gift baskets. Making your own huge bow.
baby gift basket is cheap and easy. You Assemble all your gift basket items,
can fill them with a variety of tools, etc. Now line your selected gift
inexpensive items and you have lots of container. Now stuff the selected filler
choices. into the gift basket to give added height
You can easily customize each basket to to your items.
your recipient. In this case the gift Place, layer and arrange your selected
basket will be going to the new mom but items on the filler in the gift
will contain baby items. container. Put the larger items in the
I've put together a few great ideas for back, the smaller items in front.
making newborn baby, baby or older baby Fill in the holes or prop up with more
gift baskets, complete with instructions filler (shredded paper, Easter basket
on how to make them. You can make grass, wrapped chocolates, napkins or
inexpensive gift baskets or expensive holiday napkins etc.)
gift baskets depending on your budget. Also you can use 'picks' of artificial
You can find many inexpensive items for flowers to fill in space. Place your
use in making your gift baskets or cellophane or other wrap under the gift
filling your gift baskets, at 'dollar' basket. Center the gift basket on the
stores, craft stores, party stores, wrap. Bring the cellophane or other wrap
discount outlets, flea markets, close-out over the top of the gift basket and tie
stores, etc. it with ribbon and or a beautiful bow!
For gift containers you can use: any type Use ribbon and bows to match your theme
of basket, wicker basket, straw basket, colors.
bucket, laundry basket, plastic Tuck a card in the ribbon and that's it!
container, toy dump truck or other large You can find fabric or wired ribbon
toy truck, tin, seasonal container, large cheaply at Costco-- especially in the
upside-down hat, or plastic storage fall prior to Christmas but often
container-put lid underneath. throughout the year in some stores. You
For gift basket liner you can use: can shred paper in a paper shredder.
tissue paper, shredded paper, shredded If you're going to need a lot of
newspaper, tea towels, dish towels, hand cellophane you can purchase it wholesale
towels, kitchen towels, colored towels, through the packaging specialty stores
colored napkins, placemats, diapers, baby throughout the U.S. but should be easily
blankets or fabric pieces. found in craft stores.
For gift basket filler you can use: General tips: Try to use non-perishable
shredded colored paper, straw, Easter items except for fruit for fruit baskets.
basket grass, crumpled newspaper comics, Use freshly packaged food items, because
a bed of wrapped chocolates or other even packaged crackers and cookies can go
wrapped candy. stale in a couple of months. You can find
For items in the container it'll depend filler flower 'picks' at garage sales for
on the specialty or theme of the gift pennies.
basket-- here is a small random sampling If you buy wholesale they are usually
to give you a few good ideas:a small around a dollar each. Try not to mix
book, inspirational book, baby bath and chocolate or other food fragrant items
body products, stuffed animals, toys, with non-food fragrant items in the same
receiving blanket, baby rattles, baby basket.
powder, baby shampoo, baby bath wash, Also there's nothing like learning how to
hooded towels, baby-shower type items, make gift baskets from a video or DVD for
age-appropriate clothes, or a baby making cheap and easy gift baskets. You
birthday poem that you write or find. can view it over and over again and share
For gift basket wrapping you can use with your children, other family members
tulle netting or I like to use cellophane and friends.
wrap. You can buy it in large rolls. You can even charge for classes with your
Look for specialty packaging outlets new-found knowledge and/or start a home
where you can buy it wholesale. Tie off based business if you so desire. In any
the wrapped basket with ribbon. Wired event, making a gift basket for a newborn
fabric ribbon is best if you have it. baby or baby is cheap and easy.
For bows: You can use pre-packaged bows






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