The fruit basket is a gift that can be given to just about everyone and one that is perfect for absolutely any occasion. This is a gift that is good for the kids teachers, neighbors, family and friends, Christmas, Valentine’s Day and event the Forth of July. Creating your own basket is pretty simple.

To create your gift basket you will need some shredded paper, a wicker basket, scissors, bows, blow dryer, flowers, ribbons, heat-sealable plastic gift-wrapping and of course fruit.

Colorful fruit is best to use along with the usual kinds of fruits. The fruit needs to be of the highest quality and organic fruit is a nice addition. You will want to use fruits that everyone loves like bananas, apples and oranges but also you an incorporate more interesting and unusual fruits like mangoes, kiwi and pineapple.

The container does not have to be wicker but that is traditional and some colored paper that is shredded will make a nice bed for the fruit to rest in the container. When building your basket put the biggest pieces on the bottom so you can add the other fruit in around it and build layers.

To seal the gift basket and protect the fruit you need to use a heat-sealable plastic. This comes in a variety of patterns and colors but it needs to say that it is okay to use with perishable foods. The gift wrap should be cut three times larger than the basket.

Lay out the gift wrapping and put the basket in the middle of the wrapping. Then you ease the sides up to the center and at the top secure the plastic wrapping. Use a blow dryer and let the hot air seal the wrapping making in into a bag.

Now it is time to decorate your gift with anything you think the person receiving the gift will enjoy. You can add candies, flowers, bows, ribbons, or anything that is decorative. Gift baskets with fruit a yummy and healthy and always something that lights up the face of the person who receives the gift. In fact, it is so good that giving the same gift to the same person more than once is a good thing. The will actually begin to anticipate your special gift of fruit which is always an enjoyable thing.

If you do decide to give this gift often you will want to change it up some. You can add in flowers, nuts, or a special gift for the person that you can center in the basket and layer the fruit around the gift item. Or you could simply add beautiful flowers to make it even more spectacular.