1. Easy & Elegant Gift Basket For Couples

This is a simple, yet elegant Christmas gift basket for couples. To create this, you’d need:

• a large wire basket;
• a throw blanket;
• “couple mugs” or Christmas themed mugs;
• a scented candle;
• Ribbon and ornaments to decorate the basket.

1. Cozy Couples Christmas Gift Basket

What a sweet gift basket for a newlywed couple.

You can totally do this yourself too. You’ll need:

• a large, woven basket;
• a small blanket;
• a husband/wife mug set;

Depending on your theme, you can add items that you know the couple will enjoy.

This particular design is quite fetching and appropriate because most people love coffee and scones. Please click here for full instructions.

1. Cozy Coffee Gift Baskets For Dads and Grandpas

If dad (or grandpa) is a coffee lover, he would love this homemade Christmas gift basket! Here’s how easy it would be for you to pull it together. Get:

• a small wire basket;
• any piece of newspaper to line the bottom;
• a coffee mug;
• a bag of dad/ grandpa’s favorite coffee;
• a few pieces of individually wrapped biscotti (or coffee cookies that dad likes);
• a coffee scoop;
• a 1-year subscription to his favorite newspaper. You will need a small printout of the newspaper for display purposes.  If dad/ grandpa reads his paper online, this would work too.

1. Christmas “Gifts In A Jar” For Men

It’s not hard to please a man, particularly if you buy gifts that he already loves. Put it all in a jar with some ribbon, and you have yourself a “man-friendly” Christmas gift basket.

These large glass jars can be picked up online or at your local Walmart. Fill it with items you know the recipient will appreciate, add a ribbon, and you’re set.

For further instructions, click here.

1. Fun Christmas Gift Basket For Dad

If dad likes a certain liquor to keep him warm through the winter, consider adding it into a Christmas gift basket for him. Add a pair of Christmas sock, 1-2 other items he may like, plus a few Christmas ornaments, and you’ll have a happy dad on Christmas day.

1. Dad’s Favorites Gift Basket

Cozy winter slippers are welcome gifts during winter. Throw in a few delicious treats, a pretty Christmas ribbon to wrap it up, and you have a winner.

It’s not that hard to prepare, either!

1. Easy Christmas Gift Baskets For Men

It cannot get much easier than this.

Get a wire basket. Fill it with toiletries for the man in question. Done!

1. BBQ Christmas Gift Baskets For Men

The barbeque doesn’t have to stop when it gets cold. Lots of men love to bbq year-round. Click here for complete instructions on how to put this together.

1. Handyman Gift Baskets For Men

If the man in your life is a handyman, why not give him a gift basket that will actually excite him. If he has been talking about a specific project he has been meaning to tackle, add the tools he’ll need into a gift basket, and put a pretty bow on it.

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1. Edible Gift Baskets For Men

Not all men have beards. Not all men like hot sauce and beef jerky. Use this image for inspiration. Fill your man’s Christmas gift basket with things he would love and appreciate.

Image credit and instructions for the above gift box here.

1. Binge Watching Christmas Gift Basket For Dad

If the man in your life enjoys binge-watching, this would be an awesome Christmas gift basket to receive. It has beer, wine, snacks, Netflix credit, and a pizza gift card!

1. Hot Chocolate Christmas Gifts

Christmas season is hot chocolate season, so how about offering Hot Chocolate Toppings as a gift. This is not a unique gift, but the presentation is quite unique and adorable! You’ll need:

• Test tubes with lids;
• Mini marshmallows;
• Chocolate sprinkles;
• Cookies and/or wafers;
• Crushed candy canes;
• Christmas ribbon and decorations.

Voila! You’re done!

1. Christmas Gift Baskets For Friends

A perfect DIY gift for a friend!

To create this gift box, you’ll need:

• A mug. To make it more festive, you can choose a Christmas mug;
• Macaroons or whatever cookies your friends will like.
• Sweetener in a jar, like honey;
• Something warm like socks, gloves, a scarf;
• Gift box;
• Christmas decorations.

1. Snowman Donut Christmas Gifts

These are cheap and super easy to make. You’ll  need:

• Christmas mugs – over the festive season, you can usually pick them up from your local Dollar Store;
• Mini marshmallows – add them in the bottom;
• An individual packet of hot cocoa mix, and a candy cane;
• Mini powdered donuts – these are usually available from Walmart or some Dollar stores over Christmas;
• Snowman hats – cut out little black hats out of black felt, and glue it onto the donuts with a hot glue gun or other strong glue;
• Tie a little red ribbon around the snowman. 

Voila! You’re done!

1. Mason Jar Gifts For Teachers, Mailman, etc

How utterly adorable!

Rebecca from Simple As That Blog has done an amazing job with these little mason jar gifts. Each gift has a different message for teachers, coaches, your mailman, etc. The printables are also free!

For example, the tag for the mailman says: “Thanks for driving M&M (miles and miles) to bring us our mail,” and it’s filled with m&ms. Adorable, right!

1. Sweet Treats Gift Baskets

If you are looking for quick and easy Christmas gift baskets, it cannot get any easier than this.

You can usually pick up these small, metal, Christmas themed buckets at Walmart, Target, or online. Fill them with Christmas candy, add a pretty bow on it, and you are done! This is especially helpful if you have lots of coworkers or neighbors.

It’s a sweet gift that is also very cheap and thoughtful.

Image credit, plus recipe on how to make these caramels here.

1. “Christmas Is The Bomb” Gift

This is a super easy Christmas gift. All you’ll need are bath bombs – which you can even make yourself. Once you have it, put them in a treat bag and tie it with some Christmas twine or ribbon.

Get these free printable Christmas tags here.

1. Super Easy Christmas Gifts For Teachers

Tumblers are generally great gifts because people actually use them. Put a gift card inside, fill it with Christmas candy, add a gift tag, and you have an appreciated teacher’s gift.

1. Kitchen Tools Christmas Gift

This is an easy gift to prepare for a friend or a new neighbor.

If you want to stick with the Christmas theme, get a red oven glove, and fill it with kitchen tools like a rubber spatula, a whisk, wooden spoons, measuring spoons, etc.

1. Christmas Mug Gifts

If you are on a budget and you need to buy many gifts, consider these Christmas coffee mugs. You can usually find them at your local Dollar Store over the holidays. Fill them with Christmas candies like candy canes and decorations for a beautiful presentation.

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1. Homemade Christmas Scents Gift Baskets

This one is super adorable and very unique.

The gift is for the receiver to create their own Christmas scents, with the ingredients you are offering in your gift.

Check out this very helpful link for complete instructions and free printables.

1. Cheap Christmas Gift Baskets

These are so adorable! They’re great for teachers and coworkers. And the little berry-baskets are perfectly sized for small gifts.

These particular baskets have lip balm, an energy bar, and bite-sized chocolate in each, but you can add whatever you like.

Some great ideas are:

• Christmas cookies;
• Red and green m&m’s (they’re sold over the Christmas season);
• Lipbalm or travel-sized hand lotions or hand sanitizers (you can buy these in bulk to save money);
• Individual sized hot chocolate mix with marshmallows and candy canes;
• Ingredients for s’ mores;
• Samplings of teas or coffees.

Tie a pretty Christmas bow or ribbon onto it, and you’re set!

1. Seasonal Fruit Gift Baskets

This is a super easy,  budget-friendly Christmas gift basket for all your neighbors, teachers or coworkers.

All you’ll need are:

• Wire baskets. You can usually get these at the Dollar store. Try to get red to match the Christmas theme;
• Seasonal fruit. If you get them in bulk from a farmers market or a store like Costco, you can usually get them cheaper;
• Candy canes;
• Christmas message – click here for the free printable, or create your own.
• Christmas twine or regular twine to tie your message.

1. Baked Goodies Christmas Basket

Everyone loves baked goods! (According to Mrs. Claus, it’s safe to eat them over Christmas because all the calories are automatically removed.)

If you are an avid baker, consider baking a few sweet breads for your neighbors and/or coworkers.

You will need:

• woven baskets;
• Jam jars. If you can make jam yourself, great. If you are not so inclined, buy jam in bulk from places like Costco and fill your jars with those, instead;
• Disposable bread pans;
• Resealable paper coffee bags and coffee to fill them;
• Decorative teaspoons and Christmas twine. If you are on a budget, buy regular teaspoons or omit the teaspoon;
• Red/ green or Christmas themed kitchen towels. You can often get them at your local Dollar store over the Christmas season.

1. Succulents for Coworkers, Neighbors or Friends

Succulents are a great gift to offer friends and neighbors because they are easy to take care of.

This sweet gift does take a little preparation. You can find complete instructions on how to create it, here.

1. Christmas Gift Basket for Coworkers

Instead of individual gifts for each coworker, you could also do a Christmas gift basket for everyone to share.

This particular basket has disposable coffee cups, yummy cookies, coffee creamers, disposable wooden spoons, stirrers, and mugs.

Tie it all together with pretty Christmas decorations.

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1. Christmas Cookie Gift Baskets

Christmas cookies are a great idea as a Christmas gift basket because you can give it to families, couples, friends, teachers, neighbors… or really anyone on your list.

It’s really easy to do. The little light bulbs are plastic ornaments that you can fill with sprinkles. The “work” is in preparing the cookie dough, but if you are using store-bought cookie dough, even that is easy.

Click here for more detailed instructions on how to make your own homemade Christmas cookie gift baskets.

1. Simple Christmas Baking Gift

If you are in a rush and on a budget, this is a great gift to offer coworkers.

You’ll need:

• Christmas themed oven gloves. You can often get them at your local Dollar Store over the festive season;
• A package of baking mixes;
• Wooden spoons;
• Ribbon or Christmas twine to tie cookie cutters onto the gloves.
• Christmas ornaments.

1. Ice Cream & Candy Gift Baskets

How luxurious!

This particular Christmas gift box was created for those who like ice cream and candy.

• Line the inside of the basket with pretty fabric. To stick with the Christmas theme, use a Christmas dish towel or something similar. (See if you can get them from the Dollar Store over the festive season);
• Fill a few small mason jars or glass jars with candies.
• Add in ice cream toppings the recipient may enjoy;
• Sundae mug
• Include an old fashioned ice cream scoop and wafer cones to tie it all together.

1. Christmas Chocolate Gift Baskets

Christmas hot chocolate gift baskets don’t last long in most homes, which is why they are such a great idea!

If you are on a budget, this is also an awesome idea because this gift basket is inexpensive and super easy to prepare. Check out full instructions here!

1. Christmas Cookie Gift Baskets

Berry baskets are super cute and small, but just the right size for a few Christmas cookies.

If you are a baker, you can make your own homemade Christmas cookies. If you cannot be bothered, buy cookies. Either way, put a few cookies in a treat bag, tie them up with a pretty Christmas ribbon, and place them in a berry basket.

1. Candy & Chocolate Christmas Gift Baskets

How decadent!

The biggest problem the recipient will have with this gift is – which treat to start with first?

The idea with a Christmas gift basket like this is to simply fill your box or basket with goodies that you know the recipient would love and appreciate.

1. DIY Christmas Cookie Gift Basket

What an amazing gift this would be to give or receive.

The wooden basket in this gift would be your biggest expense. If you are on a budget, get a budget-friendly option like woven storage baskets.

Fill your basket with:

• sugar cookie mixes,
• cookie cutters, (If you are making this Christmas cookie basket for several people, save some money and buy a collection of cookie cutters. They’re usually much cheaper if you buy them as a set. You can then distribute different cookie cutters for each basket.)
• a wooden spoon and rubber spatula. (To save, buy packages where they are sold in quantities).
• Cookie decorations like sprinkles, etc.
• A pretty Christmas ribbon.

And you’re set.

1. “Make Your Own” Gingerbread Man

This gift allows the gift recipients to make the gingerbread man when they choose. They also get the gingerbread man baking sheet, which is a lovely bonus.

This is really easy – you can pick everything up from your local grocery store. You’ll need:

• Gingerbread cake mix;
• Cake Frosting;
• Gingerbread man baking sheet;
• Christmas ribbon;
• Any other edible decorations you like.

1. Chocolate Gift Baskets For Kids

This is a cheap but appreciated gift.

If you are on a budget, get Christmas mugs from the Dollar store. Fill it with chocolate and candy, plus a few Christmas ornaments. Done!

1. Christmas Chocolate Gift Baskets

What a treat!

This particular gift box has all red items to match the Christmas theme. It’s topped off with a candy cane, which pulls the whole look together quite nicely.

1. Decorating Cookies Christmas Gift Box

Christmas cookie gift baskets are much loved and appreciated for so many reasons. You cannot go wrong if you go with cookies. However, this particular gift basket is a little different from the cookie gift baskets above because these cookies are already made. The fun is in decorating them.

This would make an awesome Christmas family gift basket!

There is going to be some work in prepping these. However, you can change the look and add things you like. If you want to stick with this look, you’ll need:

• to bake sugar cookies and gingerbread man cookies;
• treat bags to hold the cookies;
• a can of frosting for each box;
• piping bags filled with frosting;
• skinny treat bags for the cookie decorations.
• wooden knives;
• red, crinkly paper;
• Christmas twine;
• printables from Etsy.
• a gift box or a shipping box. Try to get a box that matches the size of the frosting can.

1. Treat Filled Christmas Gift Baskets For Families

Kids love candy toppings on their ice cream, which is why this is an awesome family gift basket.

To make this, you’ll need:

• A gift box to fit all the ingredients you are planning on;
• Paper ice cream bowls;
• Glass jars for the candies.
• Ice cream toppings like hot fudge and maraschino cherries;
• An old fashioned ice cream scoop;
• Disposable wooden teaspoons;
• Crinkly paper that matches the gift box.

1. S’mores Christmas Gift Basket

This is another great Christmas gift basket that can be offered to a family. It’s easy too – you can get everything from your local grocery store.

To create your own, you’ll need:

• Graham crackers;
• A mason jar for the marshmallows;
• A smaller mason jar for the chocolate;
• Skewers;
• A dishtowel to line the basket. To match the Christmas theme, use a Christmas dishtowel;
• A basket to fit your ingredients.
• Free s’mores printable.

1. Christmas Goodies

Woof! What a treat!

Doggie gift baskets are not hard to create. Simply fill a basket with doggie treats and toys.

1. Dog Accessories Gift Basket

Woof, again! This is another great basket for inspiration.

Fill a doggie basket with doggie accessories and toys. Voila!

If you find creating a dog gift basket too challenging, you can simply buy a dog gift basket. See below.

1. Ready-Made Christmas Gift Baskets for Dogs

Christmas shopping for “people” is hard. It may leave you worn-out when it comes to your doggie-love!

If that’s you, get a ready-made dog gift basket. They come in all kinds of variations.

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