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Beach Gift Baskets....Made By You
Beach gift baskets are wonderful gift ideas for anyone who likes the beach or swimming, Personalize your gift basket for the holiday and special occasion.
Start with a unique container such as a canvas beach bag, a cooler, or an unbreakable basin, tub, or pail.
If you've never made a gift basket before, you may want to read through my web page with assembly directions and decorating tips. Small shells or smooth stones would look very nice placed around the items in the gift basket.
If you are looking for budget ideas, walk through your local dollar or discount store and you'll be surprised at how many items are available. Think sea shells and the color blue and items might jump right out at you.
Start placing the gifts in
beach gift baskets
with a beach ball to cushion all the other items. Add sunscreen, insect repellent, a can cooler, sunglasses, a cap or visor, issue of her favorite magazine, or a paperback book. Include several small bags of snacks that will withstand the sun.
For a young child's birthday gift, fill a plastic pail with beach toys like plastic shovels, a sand sifter, other small beach toys, and well wrapped snack foods. In addition to sand toys, a jump rope, bubbles, or a yo-yo are good filler items. Top it off with a pair of child's sun glasses or a pair of little flip-flops.
For those who are crafty, here is a recipe for
making citronella candles
to include in your homemade beach gift baskets. Actually, these candles placed in a small wooden crate or wicker basket with some straw would make a great gift without adding anything else.
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