You can find a great selection of online gift baskets from very expensive to cheap. Or, you can come up with your own unique gift basket idea and surprise a cherished friend or loved one.

It’s not difficult to make your own personalized gift baskets. Most gift baskets involve a theme.

Here are some sample ideas to get you started:

** Cookie Gift Basket – bake up some homemade cookies and enclose them in colorful plastic wrap, include a personal card or poem.

** Chocolate Lovers Gift Basket – include individual fancy chocolates, boxed chocolates, or person’s favorite chocolate bars along with hot chocolate mix.

** Holiday Gift Basket #1 – a Christmas holiday gift basket idea could include small stocking stuffers, candy canes and homemade Christmas cookies.

** Holiday Gift Basket #2 – a Halloween holiday gift basket can be stuffed with candy, throw in some plastic skulls, spiders, cob webs and assorted creepy items.

But currently it is hard to find what you need if you do not know what you are looking for. With a million toys on market today, it is tough to pick out best combinations of fun and learning. However, every beneficial toy should be fun, safe, and help child develop and exercise some skill. When faced with so many choices, asking yourself some simple questions about your child's development can help you make best selection.

The following is a list of characteristics you should look for in a good, educational toy:

1.Sensory attraction: How many senses will toy occupy? Does it respond to and with lights, sounds, or movement? Is it colorful? Does it have a smell or a texture?

2.Activation method: Will toy provide a challenge without frustrating your child? Will it be a fun and rewarding experience?

3.Self-expression: Will toy allow your child to express himself, be creative, and make choices?