Best Birthday Gift Baskets

Birthdays can be a fun time to give gag gifts, or special presents as well. The best birthday gift baskets you can give anyone are the ones you make yourself. The following best birthday gift basket ideas are separated into two catagories: "Fun" birthday gift basket ideas, and "General" birthday gift basket ideas. If you have stories or ideas of your own you'd like to share, please see our form below.

Fun Birthday Gift Basket Ideas

If you are doing a gag gift basket, you might concider some of the following items for your best birthday gift baskets:

Multi color confetti (or black for over the hill)
Special Party Hat (as a gag for adults)
Humorus Age Specific Items (mugs, hats, etc)

More specific ideas for fun birthday gift basket ideas:

Bingo Lover's Gift Basket
Fill a plastic bag with a dabber, magnetic wand, bingo chips, markers, good luck charm and chewing gum.

Shopper's Gift Basket
Fill a basket with:
Cushioned insoles
Directories for local malls
Gift certificates (get a lot of small ones for different stores)
Tote bag to carry home purchases
Parking pass
List of babysitters or volunteer to baby sit
Coupons

Couch Potato Gift Basket
Fill a large basket or box with: Assorted bags of flavored popcorn, other snacks like chips, nuts, candy, pre-recorded movies, TV Guide subscription, TV remote holder, comfortable slippers, cushion.

Over the Hill Gift Basket
Fill a basket with: hearing aid, laxative, joint ointment, hair replacement kit, bran flakes, batteries (to re-charge), doodle pad, decision maker.

Another Over the Hill Gift Basket
Fill a basket with:
Depends adult diaper, corn pads, hemorrhoid ointment, a can of Ensure (aged nutritional supplement), denture paste, muscle rub, a bottle of Mylanta antacid-anti-gas, and a magnifying glass

General Birthday Gift Basket Ideas

If you are looking to make a general gift basket or one that doesn't poke fun at age, you could add one of these items to your best birthday gift baskets:

Cake or Cookie Scented Candle
Meat & Cheese
Candy, Chocolate, or other treats
Bath & Body Items
Handmade Gifts
Personalized Cards or Handmade Cards
Snack Items, Crackers, etc

Be sure to add a few personal items as well, to make it extra special and the best birthday gift basket!

Specific Birthday Gift Basket Ideas

Still need a few ideas? These were pulled from our collection and have no authors. Even still, we hope you'll gather a few birthday gift basket ideas from the specific ideas below.

Book Lover's Gift Basket
Fill a basket with:
Best-sellers or books and magazines related to the book lover's hobbies and interests.
Large coffee mug,
Flavored coffee or a variety of teas,
Comfy slippers,
An assortment of decorative bookmarks,
Neck pillows (great to use while reading
Bookends

Computer Buff Gift Basket
Fill a basket with:
Mouse pad
Diskettes
Novelty or personalized disk labels
Anti-static wrist band
Travel mug (so that things won't spill on the computer)
A list of your favorite Web sites

Crafter's Gift Basket
Use a rubber storage container for a "basket"
Fill the container with:
Glue gun and glue sticks
Acrylic paints
Assorted brushes
Craft knife
Other craft supplies such as beads, pompoms, wood sticks, buttons, stickers, dried flowers, etc.
Craft patterns or how-to books

Gardener's Gift Basket
Use a large terra cotta plant pot for a "basket". If you like, you can personalize the pot by painting it with acrylic paints. When the paint is dry, spray a light coat of polyurethane over the pot to add a shine.
Fill the pot with:
Gardening gloves
Hand trowel
Hand rake
Selection of vegetable and/or flower seeds (go for something unusual)
Bottle of liquid fertilizer
Gardening book
Subscription for a gardening magazine

Gift Basket for Busy People
Fill a basket with:
Coupons for your babysitting time
Cook book featuring meals in 30 minutes or less
Day timer to help them organize their time more efficiently
Watch
Information about or coupons for a shopping service which will do their shopping for them
Coupons for other time saving services like dry-cleaning, tailoring, take-out food, car washes, etc.

Movie Buff Gift Basket
Fill a basket with:
Pre-recorded movies
Movie soundtracks on CD or cassette
Batteries for the remote control
Head cleaner for the VCR
Movie tickets or gift certificates
Popcorn

Relaxation Gift Basket
Fill the basket with:
Gel eye-pack
Epsom salts or bubble bath
Aroma therapy oils
Scented candles
Books on tape (to listen to in the bath)
Hand-held massager
Relaxing music on CD or cassette

Additional Birthday Gift Basket Ideas

Gift Jars & Gift Baskets

Gift jars are a semi-new idea, and have become very popular over the last few years. It's a decorative way to give family and friends starter mixes for different types of food. Just use basic canning jars which can be picked up at almost any store, add your ingredients, and decorate. Makes for a nice gift for those who do light cooking, and can also be used inside of gift baskets.

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99 Gift Basket Ideas
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