How to Make a Gift Basket for a Grandchild
Select a good quality basket that is sturdy and has no rough edges., Include a piece of you.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Select a good quality basket that is sturdy and has no rough edges.
An inexpensive basket is likely to break and not last. A great alternative is a canvas bag with a flat bottom, sized for a child to pick up themselves and one in which they can dumped out the items, play with them and pack them back up again.
Consider using a tote which can also hold plastic containers for loose items. , This is the part of you, which you are "gifting" to your grandchild. Write your grandchild a letter, give them a photo of you as a child, an old report card, explain a magic trick, and tell them when you will be coming (hopefully soon).
Take a photo of you now in a funny hat and include it.
Tell them about a secret afternoon trip in a note––and then go there! Offer to draw together or take selfies together.
Give them some of their own spending money. Make a coupon book about the holidays. Promise you will see them the next holiday. -
Step 2: Include a piece of you.
Detailed Guide
An inexpensive basket is likely to break and not last. A great alternative is a canvas bag with a flat bottom, sized for a child to pick up themselves and one in which they can dumped out the items, play with them and pack them back up again.
Consider using a tote which can also hold plastic containers for loose items. , This is the part of you, which you are "gifting" to your grandchild. Write your grandchild a letter, give them a photo of you as a child, an old report card, explain a magic trick, and tell them when you will be coming (hopefully soon).
Take a photo of you now in a funny hat and include it.
Tell them about a secret afternoon trip in a note––and then go there! Offer to draw together or take selfies together.
Give them some of their own spending money. Make a coupon book about the holidays. Promise you will see them the next holiday.
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