The Best Children’s Gift - Kids Gift Baskets Part 2

December has rolled around again and it’s time for another holiday season. As usual, we have to come up with new and innovative presents for family and friends. This is why the children’s gift basket is such a great idea; it lets you display presents in a novel fashion, and in such a way that doesn’t have to break your bank either.

After part 1 you should have almost everything you need. This article will complete the step by step instructions, and show you how easy and fun it can be to make a home-made gift basket!  Now we can go on to the final step: decorating the basket! Don’t forget to have some colorful wrapping paper and tape on hand during the decorating process.

Step 3 – Putting the Basket Together

This is the last step to create that perfect children’s gift. Let’s use my niece’s basket as an example, but remember, you can be as creative with the individual pieces as you want to be. For this particular gift I got some chocolate candies, a scarf and hat set, and a plush cat as the foundation, as this happens to be her favorite animal. (Remember, it’s very easy to personalize these gift baskets). To start with, get some red wrapping paper to lay on the bottom of the basket, and sprinkle some of the candy over it, leaving a hole in the center for the plush cat. Next, put the stuffed animal in the basket, and attempt to position it so that part of it is hanging outside of the basket. This is more difficult if the stuffed animal you chose is in a lying position. In that case, try to raise the inside of the basket before placing the candy by folding in some more wrapping paper under the lining, so that the cat (or whatever animal you choose) is in an elevated position. Then place the candy around it.

Next, it’s time to include the hat and scarf. Because kid’s clothes are small, you can put the hat and the scarf on the stuffed cat, for a cute look. Obviously, I’m using winter accessories because this is a winter holiday, but you can be creative depending on the season. For example, if you know a child who has a birthday in the summer, you could dress up the plush toy with a baseball hat, sunglasses, and a colorful necktie instead. Once everything has been placed, it’s time to finish decorating. For my basket to my niece I’m going to place a garland around the edges for some extra holiday spirit, but you can be as creative as you like. To finish off, place the basket on a large piece of wrapping paper, and bring the corners of the paper up to the top, and tie it all together with a big red bow.

And your done! As you can see it doesn’t take much to make a really great present for kids, and you can even save some money when you plan ahead. If you have several kids to get gifts for this can really work, because buying in bulk is often cheaper. Buy a family sized bag of candy to use on all of the presents, or look for buy one get one 50% off deals. Many websites even have buy one get one free deals on stuffed animals! As you can see, this is a great way to get a fantastic gift, and still not break your budget!