How to Make a Christmas Gift Basket for a Co-Worker
Not only are gift baskets fun to receive, but they can be a lot of fun to make. You can save money with holiday gifting by making gift baskets … and your gift will probably have a more personal touch than if you bought the latest and greatest gadget out there.
Typically during the holiday season, there’s a gift exchange at the workplace. You might draw someone’s name who you don’t know well at all.
In this situation, a gift basket is perfect. Add generic items, like gourmet cheeses or candies, throw in a few “fun but useful things” that you can find at the local discount store that you personally could use every day, such as bottle openers, beverage coolers, small flash lights, pedometers, pens … you name it. The recipient will enjoy finding all the goodies you’ve place in the basket … and you won’t need to break your budget with your gift. Office people tend to love cartoon calendars or other small desk calendars. Find a calendar that’s funny and she or he will remember you all year with each joke for the day.
Things to Avoid When Giving Christmas Gift Baskets at the Office.
Don’t give things of a religious nature unless you’re certain about the beliefs of your recipient. Giving a faith-based gift that you consider to be wonderful and inspiring might offend someone else. In fact, it might create tensions at the workplace.
Stick to your budget. It’s easy to get carried away when giving gifts. Remember, you’ll be buying the basket, the packaging and gifts. These can add up if you go over five gifts.
When deciding what to put in a basket, only add personal items if the gift is for family or close friends. For instance, you might add a country and western music CD to a gift basket, only to find out that your recipient can’t stand that form of music. At the office, always keep it generic.
Creating a Christmas gift basket isn’t rocket science, but you do need to remember that coffee and wine may be against someone’s religion, religion as a whole is offense to some, and not everyone has the same tastes. When it comes to gifting at the workplace, a Christmas gift basket is a wonderful way to wish someone a good holiday season.
By the way, unless you work at a Christian church, you’re probably safest calling it a “holiday” gift.
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