Themed Gift Basket Ideas – Start Your Own Home Based Gift Basket Business
October 11, 2007 by Yvonne Russell
Gift Baskets are great for special occasions, thank yous, or just as a treat for yourself, friends and loved ones all year round.
Gift Basket Theme Starter Ideas
Perhaps you’ve decided that starting a home based gift basket business is a good fit for you. Maybe you just want to make a few baskets for your current home based business. These gift basket theme starters may help spark some ideas.
Memorable Gift Basket Names
It’s also good marketing to think of memorable names e.g. a chocolate gift basket could be called “Chocolossal” or “Chocolicious”.
Through The Year Gift Basket Themes
- Seasons
- Months of The Year
Holidays & Special Days
Work your way through the calendar.
- Valentine’s Day
- Easter
- Mother’s Day etc. Dates may vary from country to country.
Also consider other special days such as
- Earth Day
- Think Pink Day etc
Special Milestones Gift Basket Themes
Start with pregnancy and work through the cycle – Pregancy, Birth, First Birthday, Other Birthdays, First Day of School, Graduation, New Job, Engagement, Shower Tea, Wedding, Pregnancy etc. You could also include other milestones such as achievements, celebrations or religious occasions.
Food Gift Basket Themes
- Tea
- Coffee
- Chocolate
- Fruit
- Foods from a particular country
- Foods from a particular region
- Cheese
- Wine
- Gourmet
Other Gift Basket Theme Starters
- Pamper Gift Baskets
- Get Well
- Places Gift Baskets e.g. countries, regions, towns etc.
- Colors
- Hobbies & Interests e.g. Art, Ballet, Gardening, Reading, Writing, Music, Theater, Collectables etc.
- Jobs e.g. Fireman, Teacher, Artist, Musician, Web Designer etc.
- Fan Themes e.g. Popstar, American Idol, Movie Stars etc.
- Story characters e.g. Harry Potter or Movie Characters e.g. Little Mermaid etc.
- Toys – Teddy Bears, American Girl Dolls, Barbie Theme etc.
- Environment & Nature – Eco friendly products etc.
This is part of an ongoing series exploring different home based business start up ideas.
What a fun business this would be!
Laura – I’ve done a bit with gift baskets, as it’s great for a creative person.
Even if you don’t want to do it all year round, you can do special occasion gift baskets e.g. at Christmas.