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Tired of trying to find the perfect gift for the person who seems to have everything? You can never go wrong with fruit gift baskets! Fresh fruit baskets delivered right to your recipient’s door are a lovely gift for anyone who is celebrating a birthday or anniversary, or could simply use cheering up. You can make gourmet gift baskets that contain fruit any time of year. 

Deliver a fruit gift basket to special neighbors for the holidays or send them to family members who are sure to welcome the arrival of fresh fruit arranged in a charming gift basket. The following tips will help you make fruit gift baskets for family, friends, or even colleagues.

Choosing Gift Baskets and Supplies

To make a fruit basket gift, your starting point is a decorative gift basket. Fortunately, baskets come in a myriad of shapes and sizes. In fact, the gift basket itself is a lasting part of your gift; your recipient can reuse the basket for all sorts of things–from displaying their own fresh fruit like apples and oranges to stowing packaged candies.

You’ll need to purchase baskets that have enough space for the fresh fruit and other offerings, like tea or chocolate, that you want to include in your special gift. Be sure that the basket is sturdy enough to hold the seasonal fruits and savory treats, especially if you’re mailing your gourmet gift baskets. A deep basket is ideal for filling with all sorts of fruits and other food items. In addition to a fruit basket (and fruit, of course), you will also need a plastic wrap to protect its contents during fruit basket delivery. You can also make a fruit basket using decorative accents like ribbons and bows. Additionally, don’t be afraid to think outside of the basket! You can fill other types of containers like a bucket or chest with fruit, nuts, candies, and savory snacks for family and friends.

Choosing Fruit for Gourmet Fruit Baskets

You have lots of fresh fruit options when you make a fruit basket. However, not all fruits are suitable for this type of thoughtful gift. Some fruits like blueberries and raspberries are prone to ‘leaking’ when they become squashed or sit out. These fruits can actually stain the basket they’re placed in. Instead, it’s best to choose firm fruits such as crisp apples, pears, and oranges that can easily withstand the fruit delivery process–whether you mail your gift or transport it yourself.

On the other hand, if you intend to deliver your fruit basket yourself over a short distance, you may include any types of fruits you choose, including grapes, bananas, pineapples, strawberries, and other fruits that strike your fancy. When you make a fruit basket yourself, you can choose any type of fruit and other delicious offerings to fill it.

Make a Lasting Impression with Gourmet Fruit Baskets (And More!)

When making gourmet fruit baskets, you can fill them with a wide assortment of foods in addition to fruit. Consider what types of food pair well together. Chocolate and strawberries, for instance, make a perfect gift for couples. A basket filled with fresh fruit, cheese, and crackers makes for a great gift for any occasion. Create a special gift with ripe fruit and teas or coffees of different flavors. Create a sweet treat gift basket for grandkids that includes fresh fruit like crisp apples and pears as well as candies. When you make your fruit basket, consider adding items such as:

• Fresh fruit
• Nuts
• Chocolate or fudge
• Candy
• Gourmet jam
• Wine
• Cheese
• Crackers
• Black, green, or herbal teas
• Dried fruit (i.e. banana chips, apricots)
• Specialty coffee
• Spices (i.e. cinnamon sticks or cloves)
• Cookies
• Packaged pastries
• Honey
• Cured meats
• Flavor syrups for coffee or ice cream
  

As you can see, you can fashion a delicious custom fruit basket that includes all sorts of fruits and other ingredients.

Fruit Baskets: Ideas for a Special Occasion

Use the following fruit basket gift ideas that are suitable for various special occasions. Create a perfect gift for family, friends, neighbors, or anyone else on your gift list.

Harvest Fruit Baskets

Fall is a great time to arrange a fruit basket delivery for loved ones. Can’t make a Thanksgiving holiday event or want to present your hosts with a special treat? Make a seasonal fruit basket gift that includes:

• Crisp red apples
• Small gourds
• Asian pears
• Figs
• Persimmons
• Cranberries
• Nuts
• Taffy apples
• Tea flavored with apples, cinnamon, or pumpkin spice
  

Christmas Fruit Basket

Christmas fruit baskets traditionally feature oranges and fruit cake, but you can customize your holiday fruit basket gift to include other food ingredients such as:

• Wine
• Pineapple
• Clementines
• Gourmet chocolates
• Chocolate-covered strawberries
• Nuts (i.e. cashews, walnuts)
• Jordan almonds
• Specialty cheese
• Crackers
  

Birthday

Gourmet gift baskets are perfect for birthday celebrations. You can make a fruit basket for this type of occasion that includes:

• Uncommon apples (pink lady or jazz)
• Oranges
• Taffy apples
• Peaches
• Mango
• Cherries
• Dried fruit
  

Single-Color Fruit Gift Baskets

Make a design statement by making a color-wonderful gift basket that includes delicious offerings in a certain type of color. Go red and create a lovely basket that features:

• Red apples
• Red cherries
• Raspberry or strawberry jam
• Pomegranates
• Red grapes
• Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon wine
• Other foods like tea or candies in red packaging
  

Delicious Gifts from The Sweet Basket

You can create the perfect gift for any occasion when you create or order custom fruit baskets. Visit The Sweet Basket to find gorgeous and delicious Canada gift baskets for everyone on your holiday or birthday gift list. 

The Sweet Basket features a wide array of gift baskets that you can purchase and have delivered to your friends and family in Canada. Cheer up a loved one who is recovering from an illness. Send a friend who has just had a new baby a sweet treat to enjoy. The Sweet Basket also allows customers to create custom gift baskets for delivery. The next time you’re searching high and low for the perfect holiday, anniversary, or birthday gift, consider making or ordering a delicious fruit basket. It’s sure to be loved!

Making a homemade Easter basket may seem like an old-fashioned idea, but it can be a lot of fun for both individuals and families. This kind of craft project can be a great way to get your creativity flowing, encourage people to spend time together, and create a beautiful work of art!  

The expert basket creators at The Sweet Basket share their love and passion for their craft with these fun and cool ideas to help you make your own Easter baskets. Worried you won’t be able to find the time? The Sweet Basket offers a wide variety of Easter gift baskets for your convenience!

Ideas for a DIY Easter Basket

Get your craft supplies ready to bring these Easter basket ideas to life! There are all kinds of ways to make a great DIY Easter basket with materials such as:

• Cardboard & Paper: You can make a basket from recycled materials or print out a design already made for you. If you make a paper Easter basket, be sure to use thick stock paper, so it keeps its form.
• Crochet: If you already know how to crochet, making a basket to hold Easter candy could be a fun and challenging project. And the basket can be reused afterward for toys and other items around the house!
• Mason Jars: Upcycle your mason jars and other transparent containers into a basket. With googly eyes, pipe cleaners, markers, and glue, you can decorate it with Easter icons, such as the Easter Bunny himself, chicks, eggs, and spring colours. A jar can be a good way to prevent younger children from grabbing Easter goodies while your back is turned.
• Felt: Create a clever Easter basket with scissors, felt, and a hot glue gun. The baskets will be a little more sturdy than a cardboard basket, which can be great if you’re hosting an Easter egg hunt for kids.
• Metal: Are you a gardener? Look around your house or shed to see if you have any planters that you don’t use anymore. You can spruce it up with some paint and Easter decorations to fill it with sweet treats. 
• Wicker: If you have a plain wicker basket lying around, you can transform it with ribbon, stickers, pom poms, and other decorations that can easily be removed so you can use the basket over and over.

A great example of a basket that could inspire your DIY project is our Easter Fun gift basket. It comes in a reusable pastel-coloured container that can hold a large amount of goodies, including: 

• Godiva milk chocolate
• Solid milk chocolate bunnies
• Easter chocolate pralines
• Lindt double milk chocolate eggs
• Chocolate covered pretzels
• Chocolate foil mini eggs

Once you’ve got your lovely basket or multiple baskets ready, it’s time for the fun part: Filling the gift baskets!

What to Put in Easter Baskets

Kids have their preferences when it comes to sweets, so be sure you know what they like or offer a good variety. Lindt and Laura Secord are popular names in the chocolate industry, so if your kids, friends, or co-workers talk about them a lot, you know what to give them!

Our Lindt Spring Festival basket includes: 

• Lindt milk chocolate bunny
• Lindt dark chocolate bunny
• Lindt eggs
• Laura Secord Organic Breakfast Blend tea
• Laura Secord Organic green tea

No Easter basket is complete without little bunnies, chocolate eggs or candy eggs. A stuffed Easter Bunny is also a fan favourite for young or old. Take, for example, our Spring Treats basket. In addition to having a plush bunny rabbit, this cute basket has:

• Lindt milk chocolate caramel eggs
• Easter vanilla cookie
• Milk chocolate solid bunny
• Milk chocolate caramel solid bunny
• Marshmallow Peeps

Along with the Easter staples, you can add other items, from jelly beans to cookies to an Easter-themed colouring book to a rosary. An Easter basket doesn’t have to contain only sweet treats. It can have fun activities, such as an Easter Bunny watercolour set or educational DVDs about Christianity.

Order an Adorable Easter Basket Today

Surprise your family at Easter brunch with your own baskets. But if you don’t have time to make your own Easter baskets, we’ve got you covered! When you order one of our baskets, you have the option of adding a complimentary card. 

Whether you need Toronto, Saskatoon, or Vancouver gift baskets, we can ship it to you! We also have Easter gift baskets that can be shipped to US residents! 

Happy Easter!