Hmm, that may have been a misleading title. I’m not going to make your gift baskets, sorry. But if you knew how many people I have in my family with the holiday coming, you would understand. However, I am going to give you some great ideas for things you can do! And if all else fails, I gave you some links so you can just buy them online!
This is MY favorite thing to give because it winds up being customized, personalized, homemade, creative, thoughtful……and unique!
This is a great idea because it can cost as much or as little as you want and still be fantastic. It works for grab bags, secret santas, chinese auctions (don’t ask, very scary in my family), bosses, co-workers, boyfriends, dads, brothers, husbands….okay you get the idea. I’ve seen a lot of these online but most of them cannot top what you can do yourself.
First, start by picking a theme for your basket. Here are some of my favorites:
-Sports Movie Night:
You pick the movies, his favorite snacks and beverages and even better, the price you want to spend!
I’ve also complied lists of the best sports movies, broken down by category, to help you pick ones that he will love. Some of them you will even enjoy (Mark Walhberg is in some! Yum!)
Basketball Movies, Baseball Movies, Football Movies, Classic & Other Great Sports Movies
In the basket also throw in some great popcorn (may I recommend Orville Redenbacughers Pour Over Butter or Cheddar. Sooo good.) and popcorn toppings.
I like to add a six-pack of my guys favorite beer or soda too. And he loves Skittles so I throw those in too.
Some other great movie basket ideas:
Football fan? Make a Superbowl basket from his fave team winning. Or if they are losers...well another really great Superbowl win!
Give him the gift of his fave team documented on film. The Yankees, epecially, have a lot of movies based on them!
-Office Gear
Desk calendars with sports or team trivia, customized pens, mousepad, sport or team logo ties, and of course, the coffee mug! Depending on his job it could be fun to throw in one of those desktop games like executive basketball.
-Team Fanatic
This is your opportunity to go logo crazy! From bottle openers to doormats, bobble heads to tailgating grills….everything can be logo-ed
-Sports Nut
This is great if you know his favorite sport, but maybe not his favorite team.
- -Books: Football, Basketball, Baseball, Golf, NCAA Basketball
- -Movies: see above for a list
- -Gourmet food with sports knicknacks
Here are some great baskets from Amazon.com for you to get ideas from. Or, if you really don’t have the time to make them yourself, the prices are actually pretty reasonable for all you are getting!
About the author: Jennifer Taglione is the owner of this fabulous website Stiletto Sports. Despite writing well over 500 posts, she still maintains that she is not a sports writer! She is however a huge fan of Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald, Mark Sanchez, the Celtics, and totally kicks butt on March Madness brackets! Connect with her by following her on Twitter @StilettoSportsJ and subscribing to her weekly newsletter. For more info check out the About the Editor page!
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To integrate yourself in your loved ones favorite sports will outcome to being appreciated. Your gift baskets that is themed for sports lovers will facilitate with you coordinated to your recipient’s favorite hobby and will make a good starting point for quality time together.
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Stiletto Jen Reply:
January 3rd, 2010 at 6:11 pm
Yeah I love making custom gift baskets for people! They really make great personalized gifts that really show you know the person!
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Posted on December 27th, 2009 at 9:53 am
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