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.
To create your gift basket you will need some shredded paper, a wicker basket, scissors, bows, blow dryer, flowers, ribbons, heat-sealable plastic gift-wrapping and of course fruit.
When you are picking your fruit for the basket look for the most perfect pieces you can find with no dents, dings or bad spots. 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 does not have to be wicker but that is traditional and some colored paper that is shredded will make a nice bed for the fruit to rest in the container. When building your basket put the biggest pieces on the bottom so you can add the other fruit in around it and build layers.
To seal the gift basket and protect the fruit you need to use a heat-sealable plastic. This comes in a variety of patterns and colors but it needs to say that it is okay to use with perishable foods. The gift wrap should be cut three times larger than the basket.
When you have your gift ready and the wrapping paper is cut to size then lay it out and place the container in the middle. The sides of the paper can be pulled together at the top of the handle of the container then sealed using a the heat from a blow dryer. When the paper is sealed you have created a gift bag.
To change the fruit basket each time you give one you can add more than just fruit. You can add in flowers, nuts, or a special gift for the person that you can center in the basket and layer the fruit around the gift item.
