On New Year's Day, as on any other holiday, it is customary to give gifts. However, current trends indicate that presentations do not have to be valuable or expensive, the main thing is that they be presented from the heart. If you want to be creative and give your friends or relatives an original and unusual New Year gift, then it can be a grocery basket.
What can I put?
Gift grocery basket is one of the most original, useful and versatile gifts. The main criterion for its selection and configuration is the need to take into account the preferences and tastes of the person to whom you present such a present. Based on the individual traits and characteristics of the donee, you can collect the most personalized and exclusive surprise. It will be not only pleasant, but also useful, because we all know how unpleasant it is to receive useless gifts, which then gather dust on shelves or in cabinets.
You can put almost any products in the New Year gift basket.
Of course, if possible, perishable and fragile goods should be avoided, however, if the basket does not “travel” for a long time and it does not wait for long transportation, then you can put such products.
The basket can be collected on the principle of compliance with one taste (sweet, salty) by product compatibility (e.g. honey and tea) by color (all products and packaging should have the same shade) either by any other rules. You can also complete assorted baskets. In addition, special attention should be paid to the selection process. matching basket of human personality.
It is advisable to choose a gift that will depend on gender, age and your personal relationships.
Choosing treats for women
There is a huge variety of grocery basket options that you can collect as a gift for a woman. Consider the main ones.
Fruit
This option is considered the most popular and common. You can fill the fruit basket with any products of your choice: it can be either standard seasonal fruits or more exotic products.
If we talk about the standard set, then it can include pineapple, tangerines, oranges, lemons, bananas, apples, grapes. If you want to make a more extravagant and shocking gift, then use lychee, pitahaya, durian, coconut, mango, carambola, longag, jackfruit.
Pay special attention to the arrangement of fruits. Firstly, it is important to place the largest fruit in the center - it will create the basis of the composition. The second rule states that hard fruits should be placed below, and softer fruits should be placed on top. In this way, you maintain the integrity and presentability of the products. It is also important to correctly combine the colors - it is desirable that your basket looks bright and festive, but not clumsy.
In addition, fruits for filling the basket should be purchased just before the holiday, as well as collecting a set, because the basket should look fresh and not consist of wilted food.
Tea Room
A cup of fragrant hot tea is exactly what every woman needs in the winter cold. Put in your gift basket several types of tea: black, green, herbal. Packs can consist of both tea bags and loose granular or loose tea.
Honey will be a great addition to tea. - If you wish, you can put several types of sweet treats (buckwheat, lime, flower) at once. Or dried fruits - Use dates, dried apricots, dried apples, prunes.
"Do it yourself"
For those women who are passionate about cooking, a basket that includes various mixes and ingredients needed to prepare the finished dish. In this case, creativity and imagination should be shown. For example, place a set for making ice cream, pancakes, pies.
In addition, in this case, you can not be limited only to sets of products. In such a basket, you can also put a pancake pan, muffin tins or any other kitchen attributes.
A nice bonus will be a cookbook of recipes. And you can choose a collection with desserts, healthy or vegetarian food - act depending on the preferences of the girl to whom you give a gift.
For foodie
If your sister, girlfriend or mother is an advanced chef, and maybe a professional chef, then she can be presented with a basket filled with unusual spices, spices and seasonings. For the bulk and aesthetics of the gift purchase seasonings that are sold in neat glass jars. You can also independently purchase a set of identical containers, and then pour the seasonings you bought into them. Remember to sign the containers.
Sweet or sugar
This basket is suitable for lovers of sweets. Put all your favorite desserts in it: whether it's chewing bears, oatmeal cookies, corn sticks or caramel candies.
If you want to present a sweet basket to a person who is following the figure, then choose sweets from the "For Diabetics" departments. The composition of such products includes only one component of sugar, namely fructose.
Chocolate
A narrower version of the variant described above. The name of the basket speaks for itself.Such a grocery set should include a variety of chocolate sweets: chocolate bars (use black, milk, white, as well as chocolate with various additives), sweets, cakes, waffles and any other sweets that include chocolate. You can also supplement the present with a can of hot chocolate.
Diet or Nutrition Basket
It is no secret that today many girls pay special attention to their appearance and figure. That is why a basket of dietary products as a gift will come in handy.
Put in it nuts, avocados, healthy oils, and fat and sugar free snacks.
However, when choosing such products, carefully read the labels to make sure that nothing harmful is included.
For New Year's table
Every hostess will appreciate this gift. Put in the basket ready-made products or fresh ingredients necessary for preparing dishes for the New Year's table.
It can be a set of products for olivier or several ready-made snacks: pickled mushrooms, olives, red caviar. Not only the hostess will be delighted with such a gift, but also all guests present at the celebration.
Set Options for Men
Ready-made edible gifts for men for the New Year are a rarer phenomenon. However, representatives of the stronger sex can be presented with an original present.
- Salty. In such a basket you need to put a variety of salty snacks. It can be hunting sausages, dried or dried fish, chips, crackers and much more.
- Coffee Shop. In contrast to women’s tea room, it’s more common for men to give away coffee sets. Such a basket should consist of several types of coffee. Depending on the preferences of the young man, coffee may be cereal, intended for brewing or instant in bags. A bonus to this gift will be a new Turk or a coffee grinder. An advanced coffee lover will definitely appreciate a similar present.
- Alcoholic Traditionally, it is customary to give alcohol baskets to men. Especially this rule will be relevant during the New Year holidays. For alcohol, use your favorite drinks from the guy you plan to give the basket to. An alcohol basket may consist exclusively of various types of alcohol or include edible supplements. For example, cheese is good for wine, fruit - for champagne.
- Assorted. Collecting this basket does not imply any rules. It can include any products that a man prefers. This can be salted fish, and pasta, as well as any fruits and vegetables.
Basket Ideas for Kids
Do-it-yourself classic Christmas holiday baskets for children include (for the most part) sweets and fruits. However, before purchasing products for such a basket, you need to make sure that the child is allowed to eat this or that sweetness or this or that fruit. Children are more susceptible to various allergic reactions, as well as individual food intolerance.
Try for a children's basket to use desserts of an unusual shape or in colorful packaging. Cookies made in the form of various animals or juices (soda) of bright colors are perfect.
If possible, make sweets yourself - in this case, you will be sure of the composition of the products and their safety for the child.
How to decorate?
It is important not only to successfully select products for the New Year's gift basket, but also to design it beautifully. Do not be afraid to implement all your most original and unusual ideas.
It's no secret that bouquet workshops offer their customers to purchase ready-made grocery baskets. However, it is worth considering that such baskets include only standard sets and are not at all individualized. That is why many people prefer to create baskets with their own hands.
Obviously, the basis of such a gift should be a basket.You can use flower or any other that is already in your property. In order to create a more balanced composition, the basket can be painted with ordinary watercolor or any other paint in the color of your choice.
If you want to create a neutral color palette, then use white paint, and for a brighter and more contrasting color, choose green or red tones.
For decoration, use ribbons and bows in silver or gold. They can tie the handle of the basket or decorate the front side. Also, a small postcard with wishes for the New Year can be glued or tied to the handle of the basket.
Give preference to those postcards in which you can write a congratulation yourself and avoid those in which congratulations are already printed.
Use decorative ribbons or ropes to secure the contents of the basket. You can also cover the basket with film or transparent foil. Traditionally, the wicker container should be transparent, however, you can use some saturated shade to maintain intrigue and surprise before unpacking the gift.
See how to make a New Year’s gift basket yourself in the next video.
