There’s nothing like a gift basket to celebrate a special holiday. Kids especially love a themed basket, and it does not have to be expensive to put together.

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There’s no need to spend $ on your container. Use what you’ve got around the house! Here are some ideas:

  • Take an old basket and give it new life with spray paint or just some red and white ribbons
  • Wrap a small cardboard box in colorful wrapping paper with hearts on it
  • Fill a big (clean of course!) red bucket with goodies
  • Use a beach pail
  • Use a giant red gift bag (maybe from Christmas!) You can sponge some white hearts on it with paint
  • Fill a big tin you already have

Here are some ideas for items for your basket:

  • A handmade card with a heart cutout
  • Separate little notes, “I love you because…” each with a different reason why you love your child
  • Heart shaped candies/chocolates/cookies
  • Lollipops
  • A book (about love of course!)
  • Items to make Valentine crafts (stickers, papers, doilies, card stock, crayons, markers, etc)
  • A small stuffed animal (red or pink)
  • Puzzle books
  • Travel size games
  • Superballs
  • Baseball
  • Bubbles
  • Marbles
  • Sidewalk chalk
  • Red or pink socks!
  • Pencils (with hearts on them, of course)
  • Red t-shirt
  • Valentine PJs
  • DVD/Movie Gift Certificate
  • CD

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Want to make it really fun for your kids? Hide their baskets and then give them clues about where they are.  Another great idea is to put the basket next to their beds after they’ve gone to sleep, so they’re the first thing they see when they get out of bed.

P.S. I got this cute free clip art from kaboose.com

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