50 Amazing DIY Christmas Gift Basket Ideas
Are you looking to put together a gift basket for a close friend, family member – or maybe as a family gift? Today I’m sharing 50 amazing gift basket ideas that are perfect for Christmas (any time of year, really!)
A Thoughtful DIY Gift is Always the Right Choice
If you’re anything like me, I can get pretty overwhelmed when I’m trying to choose the right Christmas gift for someone special.
I so want to get it right, and there are just so many options!
I love the idea of gift baskets because it allows you to not have to decide on just one thing. You can fill a basket with lots of little goodies or handmade gifts, things that are really special for the person (or people) you’re giving it to!
Today I want to share some amazing DIY gift basket ideas you can give as Christmas gifts this year.
Most are not specifically ‘Christmas-themed’, so they really would be great any time you wanted to give a gift basket!

Tips for Creating a DIY Gift Basket
Before we get to the roundup, let me share a few helpful tips!
What to Include in a DIY Gift Basket
1 | Container
It doesn’t have to be a basket! Use crates, tins, trays, buckets, or something useful that ties into the theme—like a planter for a garden basket or a colander for a kitchen one. Thrift stores and yard sales are great places to find unique containers. Choose the size based on what you’ll be including.
2 | Filler
You don’t need to fill the entire basket with gifts. Add shredded paper, tissue, or newspaper to elevate your items and give the basket a full, festive look.
3 | Gifts
There’s no “right” number of items, but variety is key. Homemade gifts can add an extra special touch!
4 | Wrapping
You don’t necessarily have to wrap a gift basket if you don’t want to. A nice ribbon tied onto it is simple but beautiful, too! And don’t forget a card or at least a gift tag!
OK, let’s check out these ideas!
50 Best DIY Gift Baskets to Give for Christmas
Hot Cocoa Gift Basket
This is a delicious gift basket idea that comes not just with all the fixings and mix-ins for cocoa, but with homemade hot cocoa! How fun!
Snow Day Survival Kit Christmas Gift Basket
Oh, I just love the creativity on this! How fun to create and give - fill this bucket with cookie mix, cookie cutters, hot cocoa, and all kinds of treats to keep busy on a snow day!
Coffee Lovers Gift Basket
If someone you know loves coffee, this can never be the wrong gift! Fill it up with all sorts of flavors, mugs, percolator, and accessories.
Gourmet Sweets Gift Basket
If you have a sweet lover in your life, there are so many fancy sweets you can put in a gourmet. Think about that area in TJ Maxx when you check out... just load up!
Sangria Gift Basket for Friends
I feel like this gift basket doesn't need any explanation. Sangria is always a fabulous choice for a friend who loves wine or fruity drinks.
DIY Breakfast Gift Basket with Gingerbread Pancake Mix
This is perfect for Christmas morning! So many thoughtful ideas for a full breakfast in a basket idea!
Nacho Gift Basket
I love this idea to gift a nacho night! You can include some other Mexican night favorites like taco holders!
Perfect Sleep Gift Basket
This might be my favorite idea yet! Include weighted blankets, pillows, eye masks ,ear plugs, herbal tea, sleep sprays, white noise machine, a humidifier ... what could be better than sleep?!?
DIY Gift: Homemade Spice Blends
What a gorgeous idea for a gift basket! This one is truly a DIY that shows incredible thoughtfulness and care. And FLAVOR!
Natural and Organic Beauty Gift Basket
If you have a crunchy friend where non-toxic products are of utmost importance, this post will give you all kinds of ideas of what to put in a gift basket like that!
DIY Health & Wellness Gift Basket
This gift basket idea is when you want to gift someone overall health and wellness! You can focus on fitness, overall holistic wellness, spa and pampering, or self-care! Mix and match ideas to give a total wellness package!
Tea Gift Basket for the Tea Lover
Not to be outdone by coffee, but here's a basket with all kinds of treats for tea lovers!
“Take it Easy” Cozy Gift Basket
This is a super-cozy gift basket idea... fuzzy blanket, slippers, coffee mug and a tea towel, all in a cute storage basket!
Home Chef Gift Basket
This is a gorgeous idea for someone who loves to be in the kitchen! Grab some gourmet ingredients and a few fancy kitchen necessities - this is a lovely option!
Fresh Flowers Themed Gift Basket
This one is for the girly-girl in your life! Themed around a fresh bouquet of flowers, add in all the floral themed gifts, such as scented candles, lotions, potpourri, and sachets!
Spa Day at Home Basket
If a woman can't get to the spa, bring the spa to her! Fill this basket with bath gloves, body brush, gel eye mask, bath salts... all the the things to have her feeling her best!
Cheese, Nuts and Crackers Gift Basket
This is a gift idea that feels really fancy...gourmet cheeses, nuts, cutting boards, and knives... even throw in a bottle of wine. Perfect for someone who loves the French culture or the finer things!
Food Gift Basket
There really is no way to do this wrong. Just figure out your people's favorite foods, and done.
For the Home Gift Basket
A gift for the home is always welcome! This one has all kinds of goodies that are useful and pretty, a welcome addition to any house!
Ice Cream Gift Basket
Ice cream sundaes on the way! This is super fun for a couple or a family with kids. An ice cream bar in a bucket, box, or basket is always welcome.
Relaxation Gift Basket (With Free Printable Gift Tags)
Soooo many people need to take better care of themselves... this gift can take relaxation to the next level!
Gardening Gift Basket
I love the idea of creating an indoor herb garden over the winter months. In particular, this post demonstrates how to paint the planter and make garden markers - a true DIY.
Luxury Bath Gift Basket (with free printable tags!)
A relaxing bath is always much needed and very welcome! A gift basket with soothing bath essentials makes an amazing gift. This one includes body wash, soaps, candles, bath tray - plus instruction for a cute terra cotta "basket."
DIY Beauty Skincare Basket
Skin is one of the first things many women neglect because our lives are so busy. This is a great gift to give for a woman to pamper herself. This post actually is a step-by-step to make these skincare items yourself - truly a DIY!
Farmhouse Style Gift Baskets
Know someone who loves farmhouse? Why not fill it with all kinds of farmhouse style goodies... a candle, a book, chocolates, hot cocoa, an ornament, some home decor - in a super-cute crate or galvanized bucket? Bullseye.
Christian Gift Basket She’ll Love
If your friend is a woman of faith, I bet she'd LOVE this gift basket! Fill it with a new devotional, a journal, pens, highlighters, a coffee mug and/or a T-shirt... soooo many great ideas for this one!
Favorite Things Gift Basket
I love this idea for a Favorite Things gift basket! If you've been to these parties, you know that they are such fun! This cuts right to the main event - just fill the basket with all of your tried-and-true favorite items that you know your friend would love, too!
Your Favorite Things Gift Basket
This gift basket on the RECIPIENT'S favorite things, a twist on the typical 'favorite things' idea! Think about the special person in your life, what would make them feel loved, what do they like, what would they love for a little pick-me-up - and steer your basket in that direction.
DIY Dinner And A Movie Gift Basket Idea
This is a fun idea to gift a night out! Include restaurant gift card, movie gift card, some favorite snacks, maybe even a blanket, too!
Self Care Basket Ideas
Fill this one up with body lotions, loofas, candles - everything needed to recharge after a long day (or season).
DIY Movie Night Gift Basket
Movie lovers in your life? A movie night basket is a perfect idea! Even if they don't use DVDs or Redbox and are a more 'on-demand' family, you still can fill a basket with goodies and treats for a family movie night.
Popcorn Gift Basket
Who doesn't love all the fixins' for popcorn?!? I love this easy - it's so easy and affordable. You can even grab these free printable labels and tags to go with it!
: Family Game Night Gift Basket
This is such a perfect gift for a family, especially if you know they have a regular game night! So many ways to make this a customized hit!
Pretty Paper & Supplies Gift Basket
If you have a student in your life or someone who loves all the pretty paper and office supplies, this is such a practical but pretty idea for a gift basket idea!
DIY Baking Kit
How fun is this? Know someone who loves baking? This is a super-cute to focus on cupcakes in particular? You can even broaden it to baking.
Quick and Easy Dinner
I just love this idea! A full dinner ready to go, plus a cute colander to go with it! You can go in a lot of directions with this theme!
His + Hers Coffee Gift Basket
This is a fun coffee-themed gift basket if you're giving it to a couple -with or without kids! His and Her gifts are always fun and appreciated!
Pre-Planned Date Gift Basket
So many couples need time to connect. This gift basket is chock full of ways to help your favorite couple have some needed quality time.
Double Date Idea And A Paint Night Gift Basket
If you want to get in on the fun, I love this idea for a double date! A dinner and paint night in all in one! That's a super fun friend gift for couples!
Commuter Gift Basket
This one is genius! If you have someone in your life who spends a lot of time in his or her car, this is the way you need to go!
Wood Worker Gift Crate
I love this idea for a guy or girl! So many ladies are into home reno and DIY! This would be fabulous for them! Lots of other gift ideas and printables in this post as well!
Road Trip Gift Basket
And along those lines, if you know a family that loves to take road trips or has one coming up for spring break or the following summer, this is a really thoughtful gift idea as well!
Book Lovers Gift Basket
I love this idea for a booklover! Book marks, books candles, a cozy blanket, even a Kindle gift card would be great to include!
{Book-Based Basket} Special Ingredient Gift Basket
If you want to get into the details for a book gift basket, try a book-themed basket - where the book itself (a cookbook in this example - but any book would work just fine) will steer you into what kinds of items you put in it! This one has a ton of create room which would be a blast to create! Especially if your friend has a favorite author!
Tackle Box Craft Gift Basket
Oh my. If you know a crafter, this would such an appreciated gift! What a fun idea to fill a tackle box or something like it with all the craft supplies.
Craft Night in a Tin
And while we are talking crafters, here's a whole craft kit in a basket! This is such fun and it perfect for those creatives on so many levels!
Campfire S’mores Gift Basket Idea
The complete campfire Smores event all in one basket! Fun for big and small kids alike! This is a great way to encourage some outdoor activity around the fire, even during the winter!
Home Scents Basket
This is a wonderful idea to gift cozy scents! Fill a basket with yummy scented soy candles, a diffuser, essential oils, wax warmers.... so many options!
Survival Gift Basket Idea
There are so many survival scenarios - mom survival, parent survival, teacher survival, empty nest survival, winter survival - or even a legit emergency situation survival basket? Lots of ideas that can be customized to the recipient's stage of life!
Color-Themed DIY Gift Baskets
This is such a fun idea for a gift basket, especially if you know that your person LOVES a particular color! This post gives lots of fun ideas for an array of color choices!
How great were those ideas? I feel like I needed to keep a running list of future baskets to create!
If you didn’t find what you’re looking for, here are some other themed gift basket ideas:
Gourmet Snacks
Organic Gift Ideas
Outdoor Adventure Basket
Sports Team Fan
Favorite Sport Basket (equipment)
Video Gamer’s Basket
Camping Equipment Basket
Fishing Gear Basket
Girls Night In
More Gift Basket Ideas
If you want more gift basket ideas, you can take a look at these posts. There is definitely overlap & repetition among them, but I tried to keep them relevant to the topic and remove the ones that weren’t!
45 Unique DIY Gift Baskets for Easter
45 Creatively Themed Auction Gift Basket Ideas
25+ Unique Mother’s Day Gift Basket Ideas
45 Unique DIY Gift Basket Ideas for Adults
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You are SOOO creative! I love your ideas! I really need your input for a lg . mug for my moms caregivers. They are my angels here on earth ,I couldn’t be without them, and more importantlty , my mom who has dementia loves them “in her own way”. Please help !! and thank you. Cindy
Hi Cindy! What a thoughtful idea! If you wanted to DIY a mug, here are my favorite methods: https://ahundredaffections.com/diy-sharpie-mugs-everything-need-to-know/ I hope this helps!