Fruit baskets are one of the easiest and healthiest gifts you can give anyone on any occasion. A colorful, nutritious, and well-arranged next day fruit basket can be a perfect gift to give anyone irrespective of age or reason. It can also be put on your tea table as an attraction. Buying a fruit basket can be expensive. You can make one at home in just a few simple and easy steps.

We list below a few steps in making a fruit basket.

• Buy a basket – You can easily buy baskets for fruits from the market or online stores. Baskets come in all shapes and sizes and are made out of cane, bamboo, or willow. Baskets can be either round, square, or oval. You can choose the type of basket that you want according to your preferences. For lesser fruits, you can buy a small light basket, and for many fruits, you can go for a big heavy basket so that it can withstand the weight of the fruits.
• Cushion your basket – You need to cushion the bottom of the basket with fillers such as paper, cloth, and artificial basket grass in different colors. A filling is important to protect the fruits. A shallow basket would need only a thin protective layer of filling whereas a deep basket would need thick bedding of filler to protect and support the fruits.
• Choose fruits – If you are sending a fruit basket as a gift to a loved one, make sure to include the fruits that he or he loves or is permitted to eat. Apples, oranges, grapes, and bananas are the traditional foods that you can put in the basket. You can put whole fruits if it is to be sent to a long-distance friend.

You can cut the fruits in the shape of flowers and leaves to make it look attractive. If the recipient of the fruit basket is diabetic, vegan, or with gluten intolerance, you can choose fruits accordingly. Select fruits that are fresh and unblemished.

• Add decorative items – Add a few other items to enhance the beauty of the basket-like candies, nuts, candles, or a bottle of wine. This also adds variety to the fruit basket apart from increasing its aesthetic value. Packages of tea or coffee or chocolates can make a basket look great.
• Arrange your basket – Arrangement of the basket needs to be done carefully. Put the largest and the heaviest items first at the bottom. Smaller fruits can be placed on the sides. Fill in the gaps with small items like chocolates, candies, nuts, etc.
• Wrap it – Wrap the fruit basket with a cellophane paper or cling paper. Put a bow on the handle. You can also decorate the basket handle with artificial flowers.

You can send these fresh fruit hampers to your near and dear ones on any occasion. It is a way to show not only your love for them but also to show your concern for their health and wellbeing.

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