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Mother's Day Gift Basket
Ideas
by Rachel
Paxton
Mother's Day baskets are a great
way to show off your creative talents while also showing your mom,
mother-in-law, grandma, or another special mom how much you care.
I've
put together some theme ideas to get you started. I've included several easy
recipes, and also some links to give you some more ideas and to help you put it
all together.
Most of these ideas you can make yourself from the
following recipes. I've never made biscotti before, but there's a great hazelnut
biscotti recipe included that I think I'm going to try when I make my Mother's
Day baskets this year. Have fun! Your mom will be so
impressed.
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Garden
Basket:
Garden seeds, gardening tools, gardening gloves, peat pots,
kneeling pad, iced tea mix.
Coffee
Basket:
Chocolate-covered coffee spoons, coffee syrups,
chocolate-dipped pretzels, biscotti, flavored coffees, instant
cappuccinos.
Tea Basket:
Herbal and fruit teas, flavored
honeys, tea bread, tea infuser, tea cups, inspirational book.
Bath
Basket:
Bath salts, massage oil, natural soaps, bath powder, bath
sponge, hand towel, massage roller, fragrant
candle.
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Chocolate Covered
Pretzels:
Pretzel rings
Wax paper
1 (16-oz.) bag semisweet
chocolate chips
Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl,
stopping every 15 seconds to stir the chocolate. Dip each pretzel, one at a
time, into the melted chocolate. Lay the pretzels on wax paper and let
cool.
Chocolate Covered Spoons:
20-24 plastic
spoons
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Wax paper
Melt the
chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl, stopping every 15 seconds to stir the
chocolate. Dip spoons into chocolate. Place spoons on wax paper and refrigerate
until chocolate hardens. Wrap each spoon separately and store in a cool dry
place.
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[Off site links]
Tea Bread
Recipes:
http://www.oldfashionedliving.com/teabreads.html
Flavored
Coffee Mixes:
http://members.tripod.com/~MaryMae/jarlinks.htm
Make
Massage Oil, Bath Salts:
http://www.dewcosmetics.com/recipes.html
About Rachel Paxton
Rachel Paxton is a freelance
writer and mom who is the author of What's for Dinner?, an e-cookbook containing
more than 250 quick easy dinner ideas. For recipes, tips to organize your home,
home decorating, crafts, holiday tips, and more, visit Creative Homemaking at http://www.creativehomemaking.com.
modified April 23, 2008
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