Birthday Gift Baskets Under $35

Are you looking for an inexpensive gift, but with a personal touch?

and show the recipient how much you really care? did you know that you

Could you make a birthday gift basket cheaper than you can buy a lot of presents?

In addition, the gift basket will have a personal touch that will surely be

appreciated.

The first thing to do is decide what kind of

things the recipient enjoys. Take a piece of paper and write the

things you can think of that he or she likes. You could even write down a

some stores you might like to visit for gift ideas. one of the most

important things to remember is to personalize the gift basket specifically for

he or she. The people who really love you probably aren’t looking for

expensive gifts, just a guarantee that you are thinking of them and love them

them.

For supplies, you should be able to get a reasonably priced basket at the

local Wal-Mart gold crafts store. If you check their clearance section, you

you should be able to find some nice ribbon to wrap around the basket and fabric to

line the bottom of the basket. You can even search online to learn how to

make attractive bows out of fabric or ribbon. Wal-Mart has a section of

cheap gift cards but if you’re handy with a computer you can print them out

your own. Look in the office supplies section for blank cards with envelopes

and print your own specially made birthday card.

There are no rules that say that all items in your basket must be new.

Go to local garage and real estate sales to look for great deals. If you

find something used, but in good condition and at a good price, go ahead and get

he. Sometimes you can even find brand new items with the tags still on them at

these sales. Also, remember that if you find something for someone in a

good price but still months to your birthday go ahead and get

he. You can always keep it until you need it.

For some ideas, let’s say your mom likes to scrapbook. she can too

He loves receiving photos of his grandchildren. Maybe while she scrapbooks,

he loves to drink flavored coffee. For your basket, you can go to the

local craft store and pick up some scrapbooking supplies. if you have a

camera (digital works best, but you can also use a regular camera), you can take

some new photos of your kids and print them out so she can use them

when making scrapbooks. Finally, visit the grocery store to buy the flavors

coffee. You can buy a big bag of your favorite flavor or several

Small bags of different flavors. Finish off the basket with a nice handmade

children’s birthday card and you have a basket that your mother will surely

love!

If it’s your best friend’s birthday, but you don’t have

Lots of money to spend, don’t worry! You can make a great gift basket for

less than $35. Most cities have a dollar store and they have items that

they work well for a birthday basket. You can pick up some photo frames

and fill them with pictures of the two of you at a special occasion (a wedding or

parties). Or find a special quote about friendship online. copy and

paste it into a word processor, change it to an attractive font, print it out, and

put that in the photo frame. Dollar stores usually have cute

figurines, hair accessories, notepads, bubble bath, nail polish and candles –

tons of things you can use to fill a gift basket.

For your husband, you can focus on your hobby. He likes to go?

fishing? You can buy some small fishing gear to put in your

basketball. To make it even more special print some ‘Go Fishing Anytime’

coupons Or, if he asks you to come with him, but you never do, print a

Coupon ‘Take me with you’. He finds a red ribbon to wrap the coupons;

place them in the basket with your other fishing gear, throw some of your

favorite snacks and you will have a nice gift basket. you could too

make your husband or boyfriend a ‘love basket’. buy some of

your favorite bubble bath, lotions, chocolates (to feed him), a bottle of wine,

and print some love coupons to go to the basket.

With a little planning and creativity, you can create a great gift basket.

that won’t break your bank! Also, the recipient will love it,

because it will be a unique gift that will show how much you care.