| No matter how old we are, we enjoy being | | | | decorative garden picks, seeds, and hand |
| remembered on that special day of the | | | | lotion packed in a decorative flower |
| year that celebrates the day we were | | | | pot. For the tea lover, a perfect basket |
| born! Birthdays are a time to recognize | | | | would consist of flavored teas, |
| special people in our lives with joyous | | | | biscotti, a tea infuser, and a china tea |
| celebration. It is a time-honored | | | | pot. |
| tradition to pay tribute the birthday | | | | Men |
| gal or guy with a mouth-watering cake | | | | Men are not as hard to please as you |
| decorated with sugar-laden frosting | | | | think - and a birthday gift basket is a |
| sculptures and a candle representing | | | | perfect solution for that hard-to-buy |
| every year of their life on earth! We | | | | for dad, husband, brother, grandfather, |
| bestow on them gifts and cards filled | | | | son, or boss! If he is your handyman, |
| with birthday verses and best wishes for | | | | fill the basket with small tools and |
| many more birthdays to come. Birthdays | | | | gadgets he is always mentioning he needs |
| are just plain fun! | | | | but never buys. Don't forget to add some |
| Typically, the most difficult part of | | | | treats to round out the basket - after |
| the birthday celebration is deciding | | | | all, you will want to satisfy that sweet |
| what to buy the recipient. After all, | | | | tooth. Consider a sports-oriented theme |
| what do you buy for someone who has it | | | | for this birthday gift basket. There are |
| all? Admit it - every year it becomes | | | | great options out there for sports |
| more difficult to find the "perfect" | | | | enthusiasts in every category. If you |
| gift for your mom, dad, sibling, | | | | are thinking about something with a |
| husband, and even the kids in your | | | | little more style, a bottle of cognac, |
| family. How much time do you spend | | | | his favorite cigars, and gourmet treats |
| thinking about it and ultimately | | | | may appeal to him - packaged in a brown |
| browsing through department stores | | | | derby! |
| without a clue? | | | | Kids |
| Birthday gift baskets are an excellent | | | | The sky is the limit when selecting a |
| choice for the birthday gal or guy at | | | | birthday gift basket for a kid of any |
| any age - they are virtually fail-proof | | | | age. Stick to items that are |
| and always a big hit with the recipient. | | | | age-specific from babies through teens. |
| The question may come to mind, "What are | | | | Consider items that you know the child |
| the perfect ingredients for a gift | | | | likes. You can stick with a specific |
| basket?" That will vary from one | | | | theme or create a hodge-podge of items |
| individual to the next. The great thing | | | | that you know will bring hours of |
| about birthday gift baskets is that they | | | | enjoyment to a child. Ideas for an |
| can be built for children and adults of | | | | assortment of items are a small stuffed |
| any age - and based on their unique | | | | animal, books based on age and interest, |
| interests and likes. The following ideas | | | | healthy snacks, travel-size games, small |
| may help you in selecting a birthday | | | | puzzles, and flavored beverages for |
| gift basket for everyone on your list: | | | | kids. Consider containers they can |
| Women | | | | reuse. |
| You can't ever go wrong with a birthday | | | | If you just do not know what items to |
| basket designed for every special woman | | | | select, consider a gourmet food basket |
| in your life, whether it is your mom, | | | | that usually satisfies everyone's pallet |
| grandmom, wife, sister, or daughter. | | | | - even the most hard to please! There is |
| Women love to be pampered. A pampering | | | | no limit on what you can include in a |
| basket may include bath and body | | | | birthday gift basket, but always |
| products, a loofah, a fragrant candle, | | | | consider the recipient when making a |
| an inspirational book, and a CD of | | | | gift basket purchase and ask yourself |
| soothing sounds of nature. The woman who | | | | whether or not he or she will like the |
| enjoys gardening would welcome a basket | | | | birthday gift basket you select. |
| containing a garden trowel, gloves, | | | | |