How Do You Create A Gift Basket For A Sailor?
Here’s a treasure of gift ideas for sailors – and a treasure chest to put them in. Stick with a nautical theme for the whole basket. You may want to substitute a small sailor’s duffel bag or a novelty treasure chest for a basket. Buy items such as a rigging knife, books, a hand-bearing compass, sailing gloves, a sailing hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, a safety harness and tether, navigation tools or a handheld GPS. Stuff your basket with clean, dried seaweed (or a reasonable facsimile), if it’s available. Short of that, get a yard or two of nautical cloth – something decorated with anchors, for instance – at a sewing shop. Buy a handful of nautical novelty items such as ship’s wheels, anchors and seashells. Find a nautical chart to use for wrapping paper, or wrap the gifts in nautical-theme gift wrap. Spread the seaweed or other stuffing throughout the duffel bag, treasure chest or basket. Place the gifts so they are only partially visible, if at all. Make it look like sunken treasure wash
