ALT-3 What to Put in a Fathers Day Basket
Giving a Father’s day basket to Dad on the big day gives you a host of choices to spoil him with a taste of some of his favorite things. Baskets are excellent as can be simple or elaborate depending on your budget. Baskets are also a great ways for siblings of all ages to contribute towards one special self indulgent gift for Dad. The basket itself can be a traditional wicker one, or made from wood or wire, and be something in itself which Dad will be able to make use of long after Father’s day, to keep his clutter in.
You can definitely enjoy creating a themed Father’s day basket to suit your Dad’s taste. Opt for a foreign theme, or personalize it to match Dad’s individual taste or interests. There are just so many ideas that something is bound to appeal to your Dad, and bring him hours of pleasure.
Filling a basket with luxury gourmet items which Dad doesn’t always get the chance to indulge in on a daily basis is perfect for Father’s day. Cheese and wine make a great combination. Choose gourmet cheeses which reflect your Dad’s maturity and good taste, such as stilton, Roquefort, blue brie, and mature cheddar. Look for a good cabernet or burgundy wine to complement the cheese, and add some fresh grapes for Dad to enjoy alongside his treat.
A gourmet coffee basket can include fine coffee beans which Dad could grind in an old fashioned hand turned coffee grinder. Include divine chocolate covered coffee beans which come in a selection of dark or milk chocolate and are additively good. You can add coffee beans from all around the world such as a selection of Turkish beans, Guatemalan, Italian or Arabic, all guaranteed to produce coffee with a rich satisfying aroma and taste.
Dad could be on a health kick, or equally be the type who enjoys nothing more than snacking on junk. You can make up a basket to suit either style. The health conscious would love nothing more than a basket filled with a selection of good bottles of extra virgin olive oil together with a selection of healthy nuts such as almonds, walnuts, pistachios and peanuts, and some fresh super fruits such as berries, pomegranates and dried figs.
You could really go to town on a junk food basket for Dad to indulge in whilst tinkering with the TV remote. Fill it with processed snacks, chips, pepperoni sticks, coca cola, boiled sweets and processed cheese.
Dad’s who have a lineage going back to Scottish roots will get a kick from a basket filled with Scottish shortbread, haggis, Malt whiskey, Scotch eggs and kippers. Dads with an English antecedent will love a basket filled with earl grey tea, clotted cream, damson jam, salt and vinegar crisps and warm beer. You can fill a basket with foods which have any foreign theme which relates to Dad’s family history, or would remind him of a special travel memory, or stir a new travel plan.
The number of gift basket ideas for Father’s day is endless, reflecting his hobbies or his tastes. Filling a basket with something which is meaningful to your Dad is easy to do, will give you some fun to create and will most undoubtedly be appreciated by Dad.
