(Easy & Fun) Creative Thanksgiving Basket Idea in 2020

Thanksgiving Baskets

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in the United States, Canada, some of the Caribbean islands, and Liberia on different dates. This began as a day of thanksgiving and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and the previous year. Throughout Germany and Japan similarly named festival holidays to occur.

Thanksgiving is celebrated in Canada on the second Monday of October and in the United States and Brazil on the fourth Thursday of November and in other countries approximately the same time of the year. While Thanksgiving has deep origins in religious and cultural practices, it was also observed as a secular holiday for a long time.

What are Thanksgiving Baskets?

One of the most popular decorations for Thanksgiving is the cornucopia, a horn-shaped Thanksgiving basket filled with fruits, vegetables, nuts, and flowers. It is a symbol of abundant harvest for which the Pilgrims were giving thanks during the first Thanksgiving.

Cornucopia is an ancient term, with mythological roots. The most widely quoted story concerns the Greek god Zeus, who is said to have been nursed by a goat, Amalthea. He played too aggressively with her one day and cut one of her horns off. Her horn became a symbol for strength and nourishment (Zeus) (Amalthea).

Another myth that is attributed to the origins of cornucopia told about the Greek demi-god Herakles (Hercules in Roman mythology) wrestling with the river god, Achelous, who was often portrayed as horned. Herakles, famed for his might, cut off one of the horns of Achelous. Herakles held the bell and filled it with fruits and flowers to give Deianira, his betrothed, as a wedding gift.

Irrespective of whose horn the stories influenced, the horn became an attribute of many Greek and Roman deities that depicted abundance and harvest. This was associated most closely with the goddess Fortuna. It was packed with harvest fruits and became the Horn of Plenty.

Why Thanksgiving Baskets?

• Gift Baskets Are Safe

While Gift Baskets are proven to make the BEST business gift, they’re not the only option. But PLEASE DO NOT SEND GIFT CARDS as a business gift. Gift cards are a great way to show someone that you spent as little time and effort as possible making them feel appreciated. On top of that, most Corporate Gifting Policies prohibit employees from accepting gift cards. In fact, most business gifting policies specifically call out gift baskets as being an acceptable item to receive and many gifting policies specifically prohibit gift cards from being accepted.

 

• Gift Baskets are Substantial and Made to Last

As we mentioned earlier, most businesses will send Corporate Gifts to clients this Holiday season. So it’s unlikely your corporate holiday gift will be the only business gift your customer receives. Gift baskets are designed to be consumed over long periods of time so your act of generosity and gratitude will be remembered for days or even weeks after the gift arrives.

 

• Gift Baskets Incorporate Your Brand Tastefully

Great Corporate Business Gifts should incorporate your brand and company but not at the detriment of the gift itself. Because most gift baskets have large item counts, you can get really creative on how you incorporate your brand into the gift. From branded gift ribbon or wrapping to branded containers, there are multiple ways you can brand items without diminishing the value of the gift.

• Gift Baskets Offer Endless Combinations

Keeping your business holiday gift fresh year after year is important. Thankfully, there are countless ways to configure a gift basket to keep the gift fun, interesting, and exciting year after year. Changing the container from a basket to a gift tower or including keepsake items like a branded coffee tumbler or water bottle are great ways to provide variety and delight your customers and employees.

 

• Gift Baskets Offer High Perceived Value and Fit Any Budget

Any well-constructed gift basket will provide great presentation value. When done right, a gift basket will be aesthetically pleasing, offer a wide variety of items that people like, offer high perceived value, and fit within your budget.

 

• Buying Gift Baskets is Easy

Holiday time is typically a busy season for everyone. Most people don’t have days or weeks available to spend on planning and purchasing holiday business gifts. Many companies have hundreds of baskets to choose from and can handle all of the detail work for you.  Just provide your budget, recipient list and they can take care of everything else. The process couldn’t be easier.

How to build the perfect gift basket?

Gift-giving on Thanksgiving has long been a favorite subject for studies on human behavior, with psychologists, anthropologists, economists, and marketers all weighing in. They have found that giving gifts is a surprisingly complex and important part of human interaction, helping to define relationships and strengthen bonds with family and friends.

Indeed, psychologists say it is often the giver, rather than the recipient, who reaps the biggest psychological gains from a gift. Frustrated by crowds, traffic, and commercialism, people can be tempted at this time of year to opt-out of gift-giving altogether. A 2005 survey showed that four out of five Americans think the holidays are too materialistic, according to the Center for a New American Dream, which promotes responsible consumption.

But while it’s reasonable to cut back on spending during the holidays, psychologists say that banning the gift exchange with loved ones is not the best solution. People who refuse to accept or exchange gifts during the holidays, these experts say, may be missing out on an important connection with family and friends.

Step 1: Personalize It

 

A personalized Thanksgiving basket would be guaranteed to be loved. One of the key reasons everyone would love to choose a personalized gift is to let that personal connection show through. A customized gift helps individuals to materialize their relationships and to share a special bond with someone that you love. Once you have chosen your theme, the Thanksgiving basket is reasonably easy and fast to put together.

Some ideas to fill the Thanksgiving basket include:

1. Drinks: Drinks can make ideal gifts, provided you choose the right drink and present it well. They are in resonance with the festive vibe! For example seasonal beer, wine, apple cider, champagne, coffee, tea, etc.
2. Candies: Gift a sweet surprise! Add sweetness to your relationship, with exotic, artisanal candies and chocolates. For example chocolates, caramels, apple candies, candy corn.
3. Decorations: Gift fall-themed decor for the dinner table or home. Turn the festive vibes up!
4. Food: cheese, fruits, crackers, nuts, homemade cranberry jelly, fresh cookies, cake. Everyone loves to get food, right?
5. Natural beauty products:  bath salt, face masks, soaps. Everyone loves a relaxing, pampering bath!
6. Candles: they are necessities for Thanksgiving and other upcoming holidays. Who does not like a good scented candle?
7. Gift cards: gift cards are always appreciated. Write them a personalized note, and strengthen your relationship.

Step 2: Purchase The Supplies:

Set the buying budget and take a few days to purchase all the required supplies and decorations. Make sure to get all the art and craft supplies, and the gift items, as well.

 

Step 3: Choose the right Container

Look out for an interesting container that will suit your gifts. Check out discount shops and thrift stores. You may go traditional, an buy a cornucopia, or you may get some fancy gift Thanksgiving basket.

 

Step 4: Place your Gifts inside

Fill the Thanksgiving basket with your gifts. Make sure to balance the weight as you fill it. Put the gifts in such a position, so that it looks good too.

 

Step 5: The Wrap Up & Bow

Give style to your Thanksgiving Basket! Fill the Thanksgiving basket holes with sunflowers (or any other flowers), leaves, pumpkins, acorns, and other artificial fall-themed plants. Just make it very neat, pretty, and presentable! Wrap the whole Thanksgiving basket in a transparent bag. Tie it closed with a big, fairly thick bow. Attach a heartwarming message on a tag.

 

Different kinds of Thanksgiving baskets:

Wine Gift Thanksgiving Basket

Wine is always a great gifting option, especially during the holidays. A bottle of wine is the perfect gift for almost any occasion. It is a great last-minute purchase, to be sure, but that does not mean you should not think about the wine you buy. There are over 10,000 varieties of wine grapes in the world — and when you step into your local wine shop you might feel like there are 10,000 different bottles of wine in front of you. One good way to narrow down your choice is by thinking about the occasion you are buying for — or by thinking about the preferences of the recipient of the gift.

Champagne Gift Thanksgiving Basket:

Choosing the perfect Champagne can be tricky especially if you have no idea about the standards of good sparkling wine, so here is a gift guide on how to choose the perfect bottle of Champagne to gift.

Sparkling wine is probably one of the best gift ideas if you want to make someone feel very special. Champagne screams exceptional, luxurious, and sophisticated which is why it is a great celebratory gift.

Fruit Gift Thanksgiving Basket

Gift a healthy and tasty treat, with exotic fruits. A variety of gift baskets exist: some contain fruit; while others might contain dry or canned foods such as tea, crackers and jam; or the basket might include a combination of fruit and dried good items. Gourmet gift baskets typically include exotic fruit, and often include quality cheese and wine, as well as other non food items.

Chocolate and Sweet Gift Baskets:

Chocolate is the most versatile food substance in the history of the universe.

The amount of combinations with chocolate is endless. You can mix chilli and chocolate, sea salt and chocolate, tea and chocolate, honeycomb and chocolate. Just check out some of the varieties that Love Cocoa has. You can do some truly extraordinary things with chocolate.

Chocolate’s versatility means that basically everyone is bound to love at least one variety of chocolate. There is always something for everyone. This is why people think chocolates are a good idea for any celebration. If you get your loved ones a chocolate gift box, you can not go wrong!

Coffee and Tea Gift Thanksgiving Baskets:

Gift them exotic, premium coffee and tea collections, skincare, essential oils, etc. An exquisite assortment of expertly curated garden fresh teas and perfectly roasted coffee. The teas are perfect for tea and chai lovers and are valued for the abundance of antioxidants present in them.

These assorted teas and coffee roasts, packed in an elegant handcrafted cardboard gift box brings a touch of luxury to any occasion.

Conclusion

If you are going to a lavish Thanksgiving dinner with your family or a casual Friendsgiving feast (or some sort of celebration in between!), you never want to turn up empty-handed — especially when you know your host has been cooking and planning for guests all day long.

Little touches, such as seasonal wine labels and personalized tags, can upgrade a casual gift, while items like hand-stamped utensils and autumnal cookware work for a fancy occasion.

So if you can not be for this year’s holiday with your loved ones, sending a gift is a perfect way to tell them you’re thinking of them — so grateful for it.