45+ DIY Self Care Gift Basket Ideas for Your Friend (2024)
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These self care gift basket ideas make the perfect gift for a friend going through a tough time, new mom, special teacher, or new neighbor.
A self care basket is such a thoughtful gift – sure to raise their spirits and encourage them through a hard time.
It’s also a budget-friendly gift and easy to put together! We’ll show you how to create the basket below.
Prioritizing self care can be hard for anyone — especially someone going through something stressful or starting a new phase in life.
…But it’s a little easier when you have cozy socks and hot tea from your best friend!
That’s why a spa gift basket can be one of the best ways to show you care. We’ve included everything you need for a hot bath and also a few great ideas to help them refocus on their emotional heath, as well as, physical health.
What to put in a self care basket
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- Cute Coffee Cup
- Soy Wax Candle
- Bath Bombs
- Bubble Bath
- Under Eye Collagen Pads
- Sheet Face Mask
- Cute Notebook
- Sweet Treat like Chocolate Truffles
- Loofa
- Tazo or Herbal Tea
- Bluetooth Shower Speaker
- Coconut Water
- Sleep Mask
- Cozy, Fuzzy Socks
- Art Supplies
- Adult Coloring Book
- Facial Mist Spray
- Affirmation Cards
- Faux Succulents
- Lip Balm
- Sugar Scrub
- Pedicure System
- Slippers
- Soothing Lotion
- Leave-in Conditioning Hair Treatment
- Weighted Blanket
- Robe
- White Noise Machine
- Silk Pillow Case
- Bottle of Bubbly
- Salt Lamp
- Cute Tumbler
- A Good Book
- Daily Devotional
- Scrunchies
- Hair Bands
- Cute Wine Glass
- Nail Polish
- Essential Oil Diffuser
- Essential Oils
- Epsom Salts (Bath Salt)
- Body Butter
- Body Wash
- Hand Cream
- a Gift Card to a local coffee shop
- Cute Water Bottle
- A handwritten note
- Homemade Aloe Vera Face Mask
You could also include any of her favorite beauty products as well.
tHE 5 sENSES
We like to include items that hit on all 5 senses — a candle for smell, chocolate for taste, a cozy blanket for touch and sight, and music for hearing.
We did a whole podcast episode of the idea of incorporating all 5 senses to create a cozy home you might like as well!
DIY self care basket ideas on a budget
Along with the stores listed above, we have a few tips to finding the best DIY self-care basket ideas without spending a lot of money!
- Your Home – If you’re like me, you can’t pass up a deal! Anytime Bath & Body Works or Yankee Candle have a bonus deal, I’ll buy it at a steep discount. Usually I can get bath gel, candles, and sometimes even blankets, and I save them for future gift baskets!
- Winc Wine – I also love to stock up on Winc Wine because you can get some crazy good deals. I recently got 4 bottles of wine for $36, and I also got $18 cash back from the order through Rakuten! So I ended up paying $18 for 4 bottles!!
- Choose Individual Items – We love to choose individually wrapped items that take up some volume in the basket. The travel toiletry aisle is a great place to look, as well as, the check out areas of TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and Old Navy.
- Grocery Stores — You can find some great items with coupons at specialty groceries like Aldi, Trader Joe’s, or Whole Foods.
- Support Local Places — We love including BellyBee Goods Elderberry, Christie Cookies, and other local Nashville businesses in our gift baskets!! It supports a local business and also exposes someone to a new brand they’ll love!
Along with Rakuten, you can also save a little money using Ibotta or Fetch!
Finding The Right Gift Basket
We love to find a pretty woven basket first and then fill it with goodies!
You could also use a fabric or wire basket, or even a pretty organizer box.
Usually we can find something nice for $10-20 dollars at Target or Home Goods.
Basket Alternatives
If you don’t have a basket or prefer to use something else, you could also look for a decorative box, tin, a flower vase, bowl, platter, or tray.
We love finding these at Tuesday Morning, Home Goods, or Hobby Lobby because they’re unique and affordable.
How do you fill the bottom of a gift basket?
You can fill the bottom of the gift basket with filler — tissue paper, shredded paper, newspaper, shredded cellophane, or colorful, decorative straw works well!
If you make your own DIY Self Care Gift Basket we’d love to see what you included! Tag us on Instagram @soreyfitness!
Looking for someone to make a gift basket for you? Check out Ashley at Give Gift Baskets! She put together this basket for us, and she does such an amazing job!
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