These creative gift basket ideas are so fun you’ll want to give one to everyone left on your list! Last week, Matt was in charge of putting together gifts for his work holiday party. With a price point of about $20 per gift we knew we had to get creative to come up with some gifts that people would actually enjoy/want! I immediately suggested some gift basket ideas. After some convincing and assuring that I would do most of the work, he agreed and I am so proud to say that they were a HUGE hit in the office.
Sometimes coming up with thoughtful and useful gifts can be difficult without spending too much money.
We put these creative gift baskets together for around $20 each
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Pasta/Italian Night
Bonjourno. Put together the fixing for a perfect Italian night at home in a well-packaged gift basket. We picked up most items at World Market including gourmet pasta, pasta sauce, gourmet olive oil, meats and cheeses, and a colander. You could also include Italian spices, bread, and tea towels.
Baker’s Favorites
An adorable mixing bowl stuffed with some of my favorite baking items like silicone whisks, measuring spoons, cookie cutters, and sprinkles. This was the hottest gift of the day! I made sure to pick colors that mixed well together (the pink and aqua is so pretty). You could also include an apron, oven mitts, and gourmet baking mixes.
S’more Night
Who doesn’t love sitting by the fire eating these marshmallow treats? The basket included a bag of giant marshmallows, a box of graham crackers, and a variety of chocolate bars. We took it up a notch and included specialty chocolate bars in fun flavors like “hot fudge” and “peppermint bark.” The only thing this box was missing was some roasting sticks which were remarkably difficult to find in December.
Coffee Lovers
Everyone has a friend that always has a mug in their hand. This is the perfect gift for them. A bag full of their favorite coffee, a fun, oversized coffee mug, flavored syrup, and some gourmet cookies to top it off.
Family Movie Night
This basket contains the makings of a great evening at home and who doesn’t love staying in, snuggling up, and vegging out on Sour Patch Kids and popcorn? I stuffed popcorn tubs (similar here) with microwavable popcorn, boxes of candy staples, and a gift certificate to Redbox.
Hostess Favorites
A breadboard (similar), tea towels, some fresh bread, and specialty marmalade or preserves make a fantastic hostess gift. Put everything in a pretty basket and you’re good to go.
Carwash Kit
This is a great gift for a man’s man. We put together two of these baskets and they were HOT among a group of sailors. It’s so easy to put together and it’s the epitome of a useful gift. Simply fill a bucket with your favorite car washing supplies. We included ArmorAll Wipes, sponges, rags, auto glass cleaner, and car washing soap.
Saturday Morning Breakfast
This was Matt’s favorite and I’m seriously considering adding all of these items in his stocking this year. For the pancake lover’s in your life this basket is perfection! We found gourmet pancake mixes at Target and World Market along with some specialty syrups in flavors like Butter Pecan and Coconut Pineapple. Yum!
Sweet Treats
When you have a crazy sweet tooth but have nothing sweet in your house, you’ll be so glad you got this basket! Matt pulled his favorite candies and paired them with a variety of specialty sodas to create this simple basket for someone who loves sweets!
Pet Favorites
So many of us have friends with furbabies – why not create a basket just for them! We included toys and treats for the pet in their lives.
More gift basket ideas this way ——> Ultimate Guide to Gift Baskets
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What are your favorite budget-friendly gift basket ideas?
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Thank you Chelsea such great and creative gift ideas.
Great ideas! Gift baskets are such a fun gift to give and receive. Thanks for sharing!
>> Christene
Keys to Inspiration
Great ideas, but I’m not sure they can be done for $20 including the container. It might be better if you itemize how much you spent on each item you mention. Thanks for this article, it was helpful.
Hi Rose! That’s a great idea. Each of these baskets were under $20 as we had a budget of $20 per basket. A couple of the baskets themselves were an extra cost (the pasta basket + the pet favorites). The baker’s favorites utilized the mixing bowl as the “basket” and that did take the bulk of the budget ($12) but we found all of the fillers at TJ Maxx very inexpensively! Hope that helps!