Whether you’re gift wrapping a basket for a friend, filling an Easter basket for your kids, or need some extra filler for a gift basket you’re making, finding the right items can be tricky. Here are 35 of the best basket filler ideas for any occasion:
Small Bath & Body Products
- Mini soaps
- Hotel-sized shampoo and conditioner bottles
- Mini lotions
- Lip balm tubes
- Perfume samples
- Hand sanitizer pouches
Mini Food Items
- Chocolate bars
- Dried fruit
- Nuts and trail mix
- Granola bars
- Fruit snacks
- Marshmallows
- Hard candies and lollipops
Fun Non-Food Items
- Matchbox cars
- Pens and pencils
- Mini notepads
- Stickers
- Mini playing cards
- Keychains
- Mini toys
Casual Candy
- Miscellaneous hard candies
- Gummies and jellybeans
- Licorice
- Individually wrapped chocolates
- Jolly Ranchers
- Candy necklaces
Girly Fillers
- Mini nail polish bottles
- Mini jewelry pouches
- Hair ties and clips
- Fun hair brushes
- Lip gloss tubes
- Mini perfume bottles
For Kids
- Stickers
- Play dough
- Mini chalk
- Slinky
- Bubbles
- Mini cars and trucks
- Play food
Miscellaneous
- Recycled tissue paper or paper shred
- Air-filled packing peanuts
- Paper or plastic filled packing chips
- Straws
- Mini stuffed animals
- Bubble Wrap
In conclusion, the key to choosing great basket filler items lies in tailoring them to both the recipient and the occasion. Selecting a mixture of fun trinkets, practical accessories and on-theme treats ensures the basket filler enhances – rather than overcrowds – your overall gift basket. From mini soaps and lotions to candy, stickers and tiny toys, there are plenty of inexpensive yet personable options for livening up any gift basket you create.
FAQs about Basket Filler
Some examples include shredded newspaper, shredded tissue paper, Easter grass, large pieces of confetti, packing straw or colored foam balls.
Choose a gift basket filler. Some examples include shredded newspaper, shredded tissue paper, Easter grass, large pieces of confetti, packing straw or colored foam balls. There is no right or wrong type of filler for a basket. Just choose something you like and/or that you feel matches the contents of the gift basket.
Regardless of the basket you choose, you should fill the bottom with crumpled paper or another type of filler before adding the gift items. This filler provides an even, decorative base. Crumpled tissue paper is one of the most common options, but shredded paper, shredded cellophane, and straw can also work well.