Gift Baskets For The Team’s Cheerleaders
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What could be more fun than a gift basket?! Your team’s
cheerleaders are sure to appreciate receiving them, and they
make an easy way of showing your appreciation for their work.
They needn’t be reserved for the end of a season, either. Why
not give your cheerleading squad gift baskets at the beginning
of the season to inspire and motivate them?
Where do you find cheerleading gift baskets? Your local stores
probably do not offer them. You may have trouble finding them
online. That should not deter you in your search, though.
Cheerleading gift baskets are easy to make. They are fun, too.
A small group of people can make gift baskets for every
cheerleader in the school with little effort.
Most cheerleaders have 7 things in common =96 things on which
great cheerleading gift baskets can be based.
1. love of sports
2. physical energy
3. physical skill
4. rhythm
5. loyalty
6. physical attractiveness
7. outgoing personality
Look at how you can create cheerleading gift baskets around
those traits.
Love of Sports
Cheerleading gift baskets can look like soccer balls,
footballs, basketballs, or volleyballs. Remove the "tops" from
real balls, or make cheerleading gift baskets from ceramic
planters/cookie jars shaped like balls. Your cheerleaders will
appreciate the tie-in with what they love. If you use planters
or cookie jars, they will last for years as a reminder of
cheerleading days.
Physical Energy
Place a couple of energy bars in your cheerleading gift baskets
to replenish cheerleaders’ supply. Small bags of trail mix are
also good. Depending on your budget, you might include a gift
card from a local sporting good store.
Physical Skill
How do you acknowledge physical skill? Give them helpful
cheerleading books. Or go the opposite direction, and include
comical fiction about those who are less physically skilled.
Rhythm
Music CDs are always appreciated, and will be a welcome
addition to cheerleading gift baskets. Choose the music for its
rhythm. Get music without lyrics. It doesn’t have to be
classical music. Just concentrate on rhythm.
Loyalty
For girl cheerleaders, include hair ribbons and bows in team
colors. Give all cheerleaders a small team mascot, if
available. If you have started your gift baskets early, you
might want to design a special "loyalty" gift at one of the
online sites that prints photos on products. Choose a great
cheerleading team photo, and have it printed on tee-shirts,
mugs, or other items.
Physical Attractiveness
Every cheerleader, male or female, loves the mirror. Have small
acrylic mirrors made in cheerleading poses. Have both female and
male mirrors made to fit your team. Tuck the mirrors into your
cheerleading gift baskets, or tie them to the gift baskets.
Outgoing Personality
Any "smiley" item makes a good gift basket stuffer. Look for
"smiley" faces on mugs, character clip-on’s, relaxation balls,
and other items. A good mug for cheerleading gift baskets would
be one that includes adjectives such as "terrific" and "awes=
ome"
with a "smiley" sunshine face.
Helpful Tip
Gift baskets for the team’s cheerleaders will vary according to
the age and gender of your cheerleaders. Every gift basket
should, however, get across the message that you believe they
did a great job and want them to know that.
Line your cheerleading gift baskets with tissue paper in team
colors. Allow the paper to extend well above the balls. Finish
off your gift baskets with large bows of ribbon in team colors.
About The Author: =A92007, Anna Hart. Anna Hart invites you to
read more of her articles about gift baskets at
http://www.distinctivegiftsandcards.com. Anna regularly posts
additional information on that site about other gifts and
cards. If you would like information on gift cards and clever
ways to wrap them, visit Anna now.
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