Popular Halloween Gift Basket Ideas

In late October, giving Halloween gift baskets can show your friends and family that you value them and that you are excited about the upcoming holiday. Celebrate the holiday with a gift basket this coming year, a basket stuffed full of food and trinkets all relating to the season of Halloween. You will not regret the decision, as it will help you to get more into the festive holiday spirit than you have ever been before.

Different Kinds Of Food To Include

Eerie Eyeballs

These treats are good for children and adults since they are made from dried fruit. They can be made easily by stacking a dried apricot on top of a round apple slice and then putting a raisin in the very middle of the creation. The apple looks like the white of the eye, the apricot looks like the retina, and the raisin looks like a frighteningly real pupil.

Tootsie Rolls

Give large tootsie rolls that are the size of candy bars; everyone will be excited to get them. Children enjoy eating these, and they will especially enjoy the larger-than-normal varieties. These are also lower in fat content than candy bars.

Candy Corn

Candy corn is synonymous with Halloween. The colors and the idea of the candy both fit with the harvest season. This is a candy that your friends can use either for eating or for decoration. Like the above, it is lower in fat content than a candy bar, so it is a good option as far as candy is concerned.

Ghost Toasts

Besides having a catchy name, these are very good for you. Cut out ghost shapes from pieces of break using a knife and then toast them until they are crisp. After that, spread low-fat, whipped cream cheese on the entire piece of toast and add currants or fruit for eyes and a mouth.

Little Gifts To Give

There are many little things that are associated with the season that you can give besides candy. Send over a book of Halloween Mad Libs to give them hours of fun; you can find these made from recycled paper so that they are better for the environment.

You can also give movies or DVDs in keeping with the spirit of Halloween. Send them the classics like "Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin" and you will give them a gift that adults and children alike can enjoy. If they are into horror movies, send them a mix of new horror films and classic horror movies such as "The Birds." They will be up all night watching your presents.

Halloween Decorations

Add decorations to your Halloween gift baskets to help your friends get into the season even more than they would have otherwise. Send them ghost cutouts that they can hang in their windows or black cats that they can tape to the front door. You can even find Jack-O-Lanterns with lights that can be plugged in to light up the yard with a spooky orange glow.