How to Create a Gift Basket for a Cat Lover

It is easy to create a custom gift basket for a cat lover. Just select a variety of useful items that have a cat theme and pack them into a decorative basket chosen especially for the recipient.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Ribbons
• Greeting Cards
• Baskets
• Cellophane Gift Wrap
• Picture Frames
• Wrapping Paper
• Cat Foods Snacks
• Coffee Mugs
• Cat Magazines
• Gift Certificates
• Cat Theme Note Cards
• Shredded-paper Filling
• Stationery
• Videos For Cats
• Baskets

Choosing the Gifts and Basket

1. Select the gifts. Items with cat themes include fiction and nonfiction books, T-shirts, calendars, note cards, stationery, costume jewelry, computer mouse pads, coffee mugs, cat magazines and picture frames.

2. Include special gifts for the cat or cats, such as crunchy treats that are good for the teeth. Wildlife action videos created for cats are another choice.

3. Pick a basket style. Your choices include those with one handle, with two side handles, or without handles. Make certain the basket is large enough to hold the gifts you have selected.

4. Decide on the color of the basket by choosing one that complements the cat lover's home decor. If in doubt, choose a neutral color by selecting a natural wicker basket.

5. Use shredded paper filling to make the gifts fit snugly in the basket.

6. Buy a humorous feline greeting card.

Packing the Basket

7. Wrap each present with a cat theme gift wrap.

8. Put a layer of shredded paper filling on the bottom of the basket.

9. Place the wrapped gifts vertically or horizontally in the basket, as space allows, pushing the filling between gifts to ensure a very snug fit. Cover some of the gifts completely with the filling to create mini surprises when the basket is unpacked.

10. Place the basket in the center of a large piece of clear or tinted cellophane gift wrap. You may need two pieces of the wrap to completely cover a large basket.

11. Bring all sides of the wrap to a few inches above the top of the basket. Secure the wrap by tying it with a long, colorful ribbon.

12. Tape your greeting card onto the wrap.

Tips & Warnings

• Spend as much or as little as you want. Even a small gift basket will be appreciated if it contains items the recipient will like to use.
• Remember that the basket will be reused in the home. Look for unusual baskets in arts and crafts stores.
• Discover a variety of gifts with cat themes in pet stores.
• Find colorful, shredded paper filling in arts and crafts stores.
• A cat can get a paw stuck in a basket with a large open weave. Choose a basket with a tight weave.