DIY Get Well Soon Basket
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Know someone feeling under the weather or just having a rough go of it this season? Put together a DIY Get Well Soon Basket.
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We’ve been fighting the grunge this month, from shingles to cold and flu to raging female hormones. So, it’s with great anticipation of gifting it to myself, that I put together this gift basket.
Not only does the Feel Better Basket contain practical things like a cozy blanket, kleenex, and vitamin C, it also provides a few extra touches to help the heart and mind feel better, too, like a good book, a fun pen, and a cute journal.
You can control the budget on this according to the size and quality of the items. The blanket cost me $5 at Walmart. It is amazingly cozy. I found the journal on Amazon. The book is an old favorite, but you can find good books ranging from $5 to 10 new or even less at a used bookstore.
Obviously, customize the basket contents to suit the personality and the needs of the person you’re gifting it to.
You’ll need the following supplies:
- cozy blanket
- a good book or two (or splurge on an e-reader)
- vitamins
- candle and holder
- pen and journal
- Kleenex
- other helpful items: favorite beverages, a citrus pomander, a funny movie, a premade meal or snack
Depending on the items you choose, you can create a fun basket starting at $10. Assemble all the items in a fun basket to give to a friend. If you can, spend time visiting when you deliver it. That will be icing on the cake.
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DIY Get Well Soon Basket
Equipment
- pen or marker
Supplies
- gift basket or bag
- small throw or cozy blanket
- a good book
- Emergen-C or other vitamin supplement
- candle
- pen and notebook
- kleenex
- favorite treats
- gift card
Instructions
- Tuck the throw, book, vitamins, candle, pen, notebook, kleenex, and other treats into the basket.gift basket or bag, small throw or cozy blanket, a good book, Emergen-C or other vitamin supplement, candle, pen and notebook, kleenex, favorite treats
- Write an encouraging message on the card and tuck it inside.gift card
This is a great idea, Jessica, especially for this time of year. I like that you included a journal in the basket. I was sick last month – conked out on the couch for a week or so kinda sick – and writing felt therapeutic when everything else felt miserable. I also found that when I jotted my to-do list down on the side of the pages, it included the absolute bare minimum tasks. Something I should really do more often.
At first I thought this was a ‘sick bag”. We have a special bag for our children that is only pulled out when they are sick. It is full of activities and such that can be done while sitting in bed. On a side note, my son is home with pneumonia this week. We are blessed that our children rarely get sick, but the ‘sick bag’ is sorely below his age. I think when we get well it will need an update for my children’s ages.
Thanks for this post. A great idea!
I think it is a sick bag, only for moms. 😉