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Start With Color & Scent
The best bath and spa gift baskets showcase exotic aromas and vibrant color. If you know your mom's favorite color and scent, make sure they dominate the theme of your basket.
If you're not sure what her favorites are, go with a traditional spring color like light blue, light purple, soft pink or light yellow. Popular scents are lavender, eucalyptus, patchouli, vanilla, amber, mango, lemon and rose.
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Endless Ideas
Ideas for items to fill your basket are limited only by your imagination and perhaps your budget. If you have items you want to include that aren't in your chosen color, at least make sure they complement, not clash, with that color.
Here are some of our favorite bath and spa items that make great gifts baskets. Mix and match items to suit her personal taste, and remember to buy a little something for yourself as you're shopping for mom!
Things For A Soothing Soak
- Bath salts (see our Make Your Own Bath Salts article)
- Spa-quality soaps, body lotions and foaming body washes
- Exfoliating bath lily or gloves
- Thick, luxurious wash cloth
- Music she can relax to
- Bath powder
- Loofah sponge
- Back scrubber
After Bath Treats
- Lip butter
- Small bottle of perfume or essential oils
- Shea butter sticks
- Gift certificate for a treatment at a local day spa or nail salon
- Moisturizing socks and mittens
- Gel mask
Other Goodies
- Small cosmetic bag
- Compact case
- Aromatherapy pillow
- Scented stationery with a matching pen
- A few pieces of premium, foil-wrapped dark chocolate
- Small, foil-wrapped package of soothing chamomile tea in colorful teacup
- Family photo framed in a complementary color
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Basic Materials & Instructions
Try to find all of these materials in the color scheme you chose.
- Large wicker basket (use white or natural wicker, or another neutral color)
- Several large sheets of gift tissue paper
- Large cellophane sheet (clear or lightly tinted)
- Ribbon (or string) and large bow
- Mother's Day greeting card
Line your basket with the tissue paper, and then build your basket with some of the spa gift items mentioned below. Balance it with large items on the bottom, smaller items toward the top and your signed Mother's Day card in a prominent spot that will be the "front" of your basket.
Once you're happy with the placement of gift items in the basket, lay the cellophane wrap flat on a table and place the gift basket in the center. Wrap the cellophane up and around the basket and tie it together at the top with ribbon or string. Attach the decorative bow where the cellophane is tied, making sure the bow is facing the front of the basket.
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