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 Sympathy
gift baskets can be very difficult to pick out. After
all, there are few other times in life when it is so important to
show a person how much you care and that you are there for him or
her.
Nobody should have to go through a death alone. No matter what
sort of sympathy gift basket you decide to give, you can know that
it will be greatly appreciated. Sometimes people simply need to
know that someone is there and that someone cares.
That being said, here are some tips for giving sympathy gift baskets:
Avoid perishable food items. A basket of fruit or muffins and bread,
etc. is an excellent gift, as long as you are not planning on having
the recipient eat it. If, on the other hand, your purpose is to
provide food for everyone who will be attending the funeral services
or attending to the bereaved , then it is a great gift. Not always,
but very often, a person who has lost a loved one feels unable to
eat.
Give Non-perishable, comfort food. A sympathy gift basket full of
non-perishable food is a great idea. After all, the bereaved do
need to eat at some point. Make sure that they have good food in
their cabinets when that time comes. Include great comfort foods
like chocolate, tea, hot chocolate, and popcorn.
Flowers are always a nice gesture. A person who is grieving should
be surrounded by beautiful things. There are few things on earth
that are more beautiful than flowers. Flowers fill a room with both
beauty and a wonderful aroma. The only problem with flower is that
they, too, eventually die. If you can, try to help the bereaved
throw out dying flowers before they become too ugly to bear. Consider
giving a silk flower arrangement.
Give a “spa” sympathy gift basket. After a death and
after being bombarded by loved ones, it can be ever-so-nice to draw
a nice, bubbly bath to relax in. Give the bereaved the tools to
create their own spa environment. Include bath crystals, bubble
bath, a back scrubbing loofah, a pumice stone, and eye mask, a bath
pillow, some lotion, some shampoo, and anything else that you can
think of. Some of the most soothing scents are lavender, chamomile,
rose, ylang ylang, eucalyptus, and lemongrass.
There are also many books out there that can help a person deal
with a loss. Choose from books like, “I Wasn't Ready
to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping, and Healing After the Death of
a Loved One” by Brook Noel and Pamela D Blair and “How
to Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies” by Therese A.
Rando. For children, consider “Guiding Your Child Through
Grief” by James P. and Mary Ann Emswiler or “When Your
Grandparent Dies: A Child's Guide to Good Grief” by
Victoria Ryan and Robert W. Alley.
If you have lost someone you love, consider what things most helped
you get through your grief. Some of the best sympathy gift baskets
include items that you find to be tried and true. Perhaps simply
watching happy movies helped you out, or perhaps there was a special
book on grief that you found most helpful.
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