How do you make a bereavement gift basket? This article inspires you to make gift basket designs with dignity, and find out what goes in it.

Not only for happy times

Gift baskets created for joyous times are popular worldwide. Another article explaining how to make designs gets you started.

However, gift baskets made in tribute of those who are no longer with us also need your masterful touch to celebrate a well-lived life.

You can design bereavement baskets in any way you choose. In fact, you can specialize in making them because just as there are new lives born every day, death also arrives at the same pace.

That means you will have customers requesting gift baskets to mark each occasion. In addition, if you make gift baskets as a hobby, you can also create a signature style for each event.

The bereavement gift basket design you see above appeared on the cover of The Gift Basket Design Book, first edition (now in its second edition).

It contains:

  • Tea
  • Coffee
  • Lemon scones mix
  • Cup and saucer
  • Sugared tea spoon
  • Gold-plated tea spoon
  • White cloth napkin
  • Picture frame with my maternal grandmother’s photograph

White shred and faux flowers finish this special gift designed in a medium-sized, red oval basket sprayed at the top edge with a brushed gold color.

More ideas for gift basket designs with dignity

Your bereavement designs can include these items, and there are other products for your selection. Most of all, the goods you choose depend on what the bereaved family prefers and/or items that memorialize the loved one.

The selection may also depend on what a funeral parlor or house of worship requests you to make for family members.

Here are some options.

  • Fruit
  • Tissues
  • Fresh baked goods
  • Chocolates
  • Memorial plaque
  • Hard candies
  • Hot cocoa mix
  • Cappuccino mix
  • Cookies

Companies featured in the 100+ Wholesale Suppliers list include other products to consider.

It’s always fun to make gift baskets for birthdays and holidays, but it’s truly an honor when you’re asked to design a gift basket to memorialize a person’s life.

What have you chosen as the perfect combination for a bereavement gift basket? If you haven’t yet made such a gift, what items would you include?