- Game baskets work well as gifts for all ages and occasions.gifts in a basket. image by mashe from Fotolia.com
Gift baskets filled with games can be created for any age, occasion or interest. Game gift baskets are easy to adapt to different ages and situations. Items in a basket could include games and accessories for avid video gamers, family games, travel games or easy-to-handle games for hospital patients. The gift basket or container can also be a useful item to coordinate with the items it holds. - Uno is a popular family game.jeu de cartes image by yknups from Fotolia.com
For holidays, Grandparent's Day, Mother's or Father's Day or birthdays, a basket of family games can encourage togetherness. Fill the basket with classic board games that most ages can play, such as Sorry, Monopoly and Battleship. Yahtzee and Clue will suit families with children of reading age. Include familiar card games like Uno, Crazy Eights and War. Along with older board and card games, add a new family game like Apples to Apples, Farkle or Uno Attack. - Puzzle games can be placed into gift baskets for teens and adults.Magic Cube Puzzle image by joephoto from Fotolia.com
When creating a basket for teens or adults, include card games, decks of cards and brain puzzle games. Include some multiple-player games like Rubik's 5 x 5, Cranium and Stratego along with one-player games such as solitaire, tangrams, sliding puzzles and tangled wire puzzles. Add some puzzle books that include word searches, crosswords and Sudoku. Don't forget to include pens or pencils with word and puzzle books. - Gift baskets for kids can include active games like Twister and Splash-out (a water balloon timer game) along with longtime favorite board games including Chutes and Ladders and Candy Land. Children can play Cootie, Ants in the Pants and Mr. Potato Head alone or with someone. Children will love new board games featuring characters from popular children's movies such as "Toy Story" and "Shrek." Some older games like Memory and checkers have been updated with princess, superhero and children's book and movie themes. Consider adding the featured book, video or related toy figures to the gift basket.
- Video game gift baskets will appeal to an individual or a family.video game control pad image by Paul Hill from Fotolia.com
Choose electronic games that match a recipient's gaming system. In the gift basket, add games to match the age or personality of the recipient. The gift basket can also contain a hand-held Nintendo or Sony PSP game system. Choose less expensive single-game electronic hand-helds that allow you to play sports, card games and familiar board games. - Games designed for travel, including Miniature Connect Four and magnetic checkers are the perfect gift for someone going on a trip or for people who will be confined to bed due to illness or injury. Find basketball, boxing and soccer games enclosed in a sealed plastic dome so there are no loose pieces. Add card games, word-search puzzles, hidden-object picture books that are age-appropriate to add inexpensive variety to the gift basket.
- A tray with legs will provide a game area for the car, hospital room, couch or bed.tea in bed image by Pavel Losevsky from Fotolia.com
Useful containers can be the base for a gift basket. Place gift items on top of a tray with legs and wrap in cellophane. A decorative box can store games and pieces for traveling or for a hospital patient. A large bowl or snack tray can substitute for a basket for a family gift.
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