Fruit basket is a form of gift delivered to the recipient's home or work place. There are many types of gift basket, some has fruits only and some only includes canned or preserved food and drinks such as tea, crackers, abalone wine and jam. There is also a standard gift basket which consists of both selections. The more exclusive gourmet gift basket is actually an expensive version of the standard gift basket which includes more unusual/high end fruit and finer selection of wine and cheese.

You will have plenty variety to select from when choosing fruit baskets as a gift. There's always something for everybody, does not matter whether the recipient is a lover of standard fruits like apples and pears or exotic ones like persimmons and mangoes or even wild berries. Not only is it a gift fit for any occasion but also a nutritious one. What better way to support good eating habits that giving out fruits? To the recipients, they will love your kind gesture and also the fact that you care about their health.

Whether it's a Christmas gift, baby shower, housewarming or Valentine, a gift basket is can be tailored for all occasion. It can be tailored to the specific need of the recipients like diabetic, vegan/vegetarian or allergic. It is typical that a gift basket contains food and drink though it is not necessary.

You can create your own gift baskets to give someone. When designing the basket you should pick products that fit the occasion, color scheme, age, religion, sex, dietary restrictions, etc. of the recipient of the gift. Here is how to make a simple gift basket. First gather all the proper materials then you would need such as an empty basket scissors, glue and ribbons. Then you need to fill the bottom of your basket with newsprint almost to the rim of the container. A useful suggestion would be to add a piece of floral foam to one side of the container to anchor the enhancements you'll be using. Then you need to add colored shred paper to cover the newsprint. Shred paper comes in many different colors and styles, so be sure to look around before making your selection.

Your next step would be to add the products. Try to add the biggest or tallest products in the middle of the basket and work your way forward. An easy method is to use skewers and strong packing tape to anchor the products. When you get to the back of the container, face your products outward so the back of the basket looks nice also.

The fruit gift baskets can be decorated with various types of ornaments after you're done with inserting all products to the basket. You can use paper flower, tulle, decorative tissue paper, balloon etc that will not only serve to enhance the appearance of the gift basket but also to fill in empty spaces that exist. When you're done, you will have to decide whether to shrink wrap or cellophane the gift basket. When choosing between the two, think carefully about the purpose of your gift basket, such as if you're having it made for display for business, you may want to go for shrink wrap as it will be able to protect the gift basket from people sampling and pulling the basket apart.

On using cellophane tape, keep in mind that it would probably take a few tries before you can get comfortable with making the cellophane tape tight enough to look nice. To hold the cellophane tape in place, you can use curling ribbon and it can even be used to fan out the top.