The best way to get a cheap gift basket that your mom will love on Mother’s Day is to make it yourself. There are many traditional gift basket ideas that you can personalize to make them unique. Before you get started, you’ll need to find out your mother’s current interests. Then hunt down a sturdy but inexpensive wicker basket and some paper or cloth to line it. Your local grocery and dollar store will offer the cheapest supplies for making your Mother’s Day gift basket.
Cheap Mother’s Day Flower Gift Basket Ideas
Most moms will welcome a Mother’s Day basket filled with flowers. To keep this gift basket cheap, mix a few roses, orchids, lilies or irises with some daisies, carnations and baby’s breath. Coordinate the colors of the flowers so that they go together. For example, mix pink flowers with purple and white flowers, or mix red flowers with orange and yellow flowers. Don’t hesitate to add dyed flowers to your bouquet. Place a short vase inside your basket with some floral foam. Assemble the gift basket at the last minute to keep the flowers at their freshest. Put some water on the floral foam just before you deliver the Mother’s Day gift basket.
Cheap Mother’s Day Fruit Gift Basket Ideas
Fruit is both an inexpensive and healthy Mother’s Day gift. Get some apples, oranges, pears, peaches, plums, bananas or any other fruit your mother loves the day before Mother’s Day. Refrigerate any fruit that can be refrigerated until you’re ready to assemble your gift basket. Add any other cheap treats you know your mom likes, such as her favorite crackers, cheese or nuts. Place some shredded paper in a bright spring color in the bottom of the basket. Arrange the fruit in a decorative pattern on Mother’s Day. Intersperse the other items in the spaces between the pieces of fruit.
Cheap Mother’s Day Wine Gift Basket Ideas
If your mother is a wine lover, a wine gift basket will make her very happy on Mother’s Day. Make sure you know what type of wine she loves before purchasing items for your gift basket. Red wine varieties include Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz and Syrah. White wine include Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Chablis and Riesling. There are also several blush, rose and zinfandel varieties. Check the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition website for a list of inexpensive wines that have recently won their awards. Purchase a bottle of wine from their list and place it in a basket lined with cloth. Throw in some other goodies, such as candy, cookies and nuts.
Cheap Mother’s Day Chocolate Gift Basket Ideas
Most women love chocolate. To make your chocolate Mother’s Day gift basket, first find out what kind of chocolate your mother likes. There are three basic types of chocolate; milk chocolate, dark chocolate and white chocolate. If your mom has no preference, consider including all three inside the gift basket. Consider mixing the chocolate with other items your mother will enjoy, such as packets of tea and coffee.
Cheap Mother’s Day Cookie Gift Basket Ideas
A cookie gift basket is simple to make. Just find a cookie recipe that you know your mother likes and bake up a batch. To make an easy cookie gift basket, just make some drop cookies. However, if you want to go all out, you could cutting sugar cookies with cookie cutters and decorating them with colored icing. You could also make a cookie bouquet by placing the cookies on long sticks. Be sure to wrap each cookie individually in plastic wrap before placing it in the basket. For an extra decorative touch, use colored plastic wrap in bright, spring colors.
Using these tips will help you to create an inexpensive Mother’s Day gift basket that will please her just as much as if it had cost a fortune.
