Making A Fruit Gift Basket Wins For Any Season

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 at 3:56 pm

Everyone loves a basket of fruit so giving a fruit basket is just a great idea and perfect for just about any time of the year and for any person. This is a gift that is good for the kids teachers, neighbors, family and friends, Christmas, Valentine’s Day and event the Forth of July. Creating your own basket is pretty simple.

There are just a few simple supplies you will need to put together your git of fruit. You will want to have the container, scissors, colored shredded paper, heat-sealable plastic wrap, a blow dryer, ribbons and bows and yes, the fruit.

The fruit needs to be very colorful and of course as perfect as possible. No big blemishes or bruises. Try to find colorful fruit and besides the usually things like apples, oranges, bananas and pears you might add things like kiwi, mangoes and pineapple.

The container is usually a wicker basket but it does not have to be a basket. It can be something more creative or specific to the person who is receiving the gift. When building your basket put the biggest pieces on the bottom so you can add the other fruit in around it and build layers. Use the colored shredded paper as a kind of nest to hold the fruit.

To seal the gift basket and protect the fruit you need to use a heat-sealable plastic. Plastic gift wrapping comes in different designs and colors but you should be sure it says that it is approved for use with food products. The gift wrap should be cut three times larger than the basket.

Lay out the gift wrapping and put the basket in the middle of the wrapping. Then you ease the sides up to the center and at the top secure the plastic wrapping. When the paper is sealed you have created a gift bag.

Now it is time to decorate your gift with anything you think the person receiving the gift will enjoy. You can add candies, flowers, bows, ribbons, or anything that is decorative. Gift baskets with fruit a yummy and healthy and always something that lights up the face of the person who receives the gift. In fact, it is so good that giving the same gift to the same person more than once is a good thing. The will actually begin to anticipate your special gift of fruit which is always an enjoyable thing.

If you do decide to give this gift often you will want to change it up some. You can use nuts, flowers or even a special item as the center of the basket that the person who get the present will enjoy. The special item can be surrounded with nuts and fruits and maybe some flowers or chocolates. There are really any number of variations that will work well with this kind of gift.