Do you know what really does make a perfect gift to give to those family and friends that you adore and love? This Dinner Gift Basket Idea! Take away the need for them to run to the store to grab ingredients for dinner and instead give them right to them in a nice, neat little package.
It’s a fact that everyone has to eat, right? So it just makes sense to package up an entire meal and deliver it right to their door. While this is great for the holiday season, it’s also just as awesome for “just because” gifts, birthday gifts, or giving a mom or dad a break in the kitchen after they’ve had a few hard weeks.
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Dinner Gift Basket
Just the thought of giving this Italian dinner gift basket makes my heart happy. I really do love how it’s an entire meal, all wrapped up in one nice neat little package.
Who wouldn’t love to open the door and have this awesome gift basket handed right to them? Then all that’s left to do is add together all the ingredients to have an awesome dinner on the table for myself and my family members.
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Can you add in other food items to this Italian gift basket?
Of course! Since you’re the one creating this gift basket, you can really add in anything that you’d like to. As I have it set up now, it’s going to cost you less than $20.
If you do decide to add in other Italian foods or possibly even some wine (yay!), it will take your gift up a notch and raise the cost as well.
Where can you buy most of these items in the gift basket?
Anything non-food related in the basket can easily be found at the Dollar Store! How awesome is that? The fact that you can grab all the items needed for $1 each is one of the best parts of this gift.
Isn’t the Dollar Store just awesome?
What are good gift basket ideas?
While this Italian dinner box is awesome, you can really have quite a bit of fun with this simple idea. When it comes to food, you really do have a ton of great options to consider.
Some other great gift box ideas could include:
- S’mores
- Cookies
- Soup
- Coffee
- Breakfast
If you have the ability to get several objects to create an awesome meal, you can easily whip up a fun dinner or dessert gift basket in no time at all.
Who would love to receive a dinner gift box?
Anybody and everybody. This is such a great gift idea that really takes all the thought and effort and worry away from anyone else.
If you know someone who has been ill, is moving, or is new to the neighborhood, why not give them the gift of an awesome dinner gift box? They might still have to combine everything together to eat it and cook it, but you’ll have at least given them all the ingredients and supplies that they need to make it happen.
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How to make this Dinner Gift Basket
Just gather up the simple supplies and food items to create this awesome gift basket.
Ingredients and supplies needed to make this gift basket
- Basket: Dollar Tree
- Wood spoon or fork: Dollar Tree
- Canning jar: Dollar Tree
- Scrap piece of cloth for canning jar
- Salt and pepper shaker: Dollar Tree
- Silk flower: Dollar Tree
- Flannel scarf: Dollar Tree
- Grocery list note pad: Dollar Tree
- Pen: Dollar Tree
- Scrapbook paper, embellishments for recipe card: Dollar Tree
- Peppermint sticks or candies: Dollar Tree
- Kitchen towel: Dollar Tree
- Quality pasta sauce: Grocery Store
- Quality pasta: Grocery Store
- Garlic breadsticks or sourdough loaf: Grocery Store
- DIY Coasters or other small gift ideas
- Basket cellophane shrink wrap bag: Dollar Tree
- Ribbon: Dollar Tree
Steps to make this Italian Gift Basket
Start by gathering up all the supplies on the list above. Then take the flannel scarf and lay it in the bottom of the basket. Let it overflow into the front as well to make it look pretty.
Then, fill up your basket with all the goodies and place them in there in a way that everything is visible.
Take the entire basket once filled and place it inside a cellophane bag. Tie it with ribbon and if you want, use a blow dryer to shrink and tighten the wrap.
See how simple and fun this Italian dinner gift basket can be? Now you can easily give a gift that is useful and filling at the same time. And with how affordable it is, you might not ever want to gift anything else ever again!
Dinner Gift Box
Don't miss out on this awesome dinner gift box idea!
Materials
- Basket: Dollar Tree
- Wood spoon or fork: Dollar Tree
- Canning jar: Dollar Tree
- Scrap piece of cloth for canning jar
- Salt and pepper shaker: Dollar Tree
- Silk flower: Dollar Tree
- Flannel scarf: Dollar Tree
- Grocery list note pad: Dollar Tree
- Pen: Dollar Tree
- Scrapbook paper, embellishments for recipe card: Dollar Tree
- Peppermint sticks or candies: Dollar Tree
- Kitchen towel: Dollar Tree
- Quality pasta sauce: Grocery Store
- Quality pasta: Grocery Store
- Garlic breadsticks or sourdough loaf: Grocery Store
- DIY Coasters or other small gift ideas
- Basket cellophane shrink wrap bag: Dollar Tree
- Ribbon: Dollar Tree
Instructions
Start by gathering up all the supplies on the list above. Then take the flannel scarf and lay it in the bottom of the basket. Let it overflow into the front as well to make it look pretty.
Then, fill up your basket with all the goodies and place them in there in a way that everything is visible.
Take the entire basket once filled and place it inside a cellophane bag. Tie it with ribbon and if you want, use a blow dryer to shrink and tighten the wrap.
Farah Zeb is a mother of five, including two children with special needs. She shares practical parenting tips and resources to help other families navigate daily challenges and create supportive, nurturing environments.
