Auction baskets are fantastic fun and also a great way to get people involved in your fundraiser. They’ll leave your guests wondering what goodies they’ve received, and they can cover any topic from self-care, family fun, cooking, and even sport! There’s no limit to what one basket can hold and who it will appeal to.
A gift basket is generally something easy to decorate and design, and usually it’s not very hard to procure items for them. Naming them with catchy phrases can set your audience off with excitement and get them bidding enthusiastically.
While the easy part is assembling the baskets, we’ve taken the time to cover the tricky part. Here is a list of our top favorite silent auction basket names in various categories and some helpful tips on how to come up with names yourself.
Let’s take a look at some baskets relating to food and drink ensembles that cater to any mood and preference.
This basket is sure to get wine enthusiasts very excited. Here, add a stunning bottle of wine of your choice (white, red, rose) with two wine glasses.
To make it even more appealing, try and add a variety of chocolates that will complement the wine you’ve chosen. If chocolate doesn’t work, you can always make it a wine and cheese basket. This is a simple yet popular idea your donors will love.
When decorating, you can find inspiration from local vineyards and use roses too.
This basket is for those avid tea lovers and traditionalists who might appreciate a classic teapot, cup, and saucer set with bagged and loose-leaf teas. Don’t be afraid to add a delicious assortment of flavors like herbal, green, lavender, black, and mint.
To go along with the tea, adding biscuits, like shortbread or biscotti, is a must. Finally, decorate your basket with an earthy touch by adding colors and flowers that make you think of afternoon tea in the garden.
Your donors or someone they know may enjoy spending their time in the kitchen. So, include a basket with a kitchen appliance, like food mixers, an air fryer, along with some useful utensils like measuring cups and wooden spoons. Decorate this basket by placing the items in a large pot/pan and complement the objects with different spices and oils.
Give your donors the chance to bid on baskets that will have them leaving excited to treat themselves after the fundraiser.
The ladies in the room are bound to love the chance to win a basket full of at-home beauty appliances and products. If you’re going for a salon feel, add a fluffy robe and some slippers to the bundle.
Give the winner some salon-quality hair products like shampoos, conditioners, brushes, and sprays. You can add a hairdryer, curling iron, or ceramic iron, as well as a gift voucher for any hair treatment and cut they want.
Date night baskets will surely be a fan favorite at your auction, so go big with this one. Every bidder would love to have a night out on the town, and this means spoiling the lucky winner with the best.
Ideas for this basket can range from luxury transportation to the most exclusive restaurants and shows. However, that doesn’t mean it all has to be 5-star. Feel free to make the basket fun with spontaneous events or something simple like a sunset picnic for two.
While women will be the ones bidding fiercely, the men are often the more impulsive bidders. A game of golf or a day at a golf club will surely get the fellas excited for the auction.
This basket can include a full eighteen holes and access to all facilities at a country club/golf course, a helpful kit including a golf glove, a golf shirt, some colorful socks, a set of clubs (if possible), and a hat.
Once the individual ideas have been created, you can start to think about ideas for your bidders’ households.
For those in the audience with a green thumb, this is a lovely basket to bid on for their hobby. This basket can include a collection of seeds, gardening gloves, shears or a spade, tiny succulents, and one or two small pots. You can be as creative as you want when decorating this basket using everyday gardening tools and natural elements.
You’re guaranteed to have some animal lovers in the crowd who would love to spoil their pets. Take this opportunity to collaborate with local vets for a free checkup voucher or a pet parlor for a grooming day.
You can add some yummy treats, toys, and pet cleaning products to the basket, too, and decorate it by putting all the items onto a comfy bed for pets.
Give your audience the chance to win a basket with an in-home cleaning voucher. You can add cleaning products, washing gloves, perhaps even some new-age appliances, like an iRobot. This gift basket can be decorated in something as humorous as a bucket.
Finding catchy phrases shouldn’t be too difficult as you have a great source of inspiration on platforms like Pinterest where there are pages full of ideas. The internet is full of websites, pun pages, and blogs that have covered this subject. Use their ideas or build on them to customize catchy auction basket names to your fundraiser and brand.
A play on words is always a good place to start. So, brainstorm with your team and have fun using your imaginations. Song lyrics, popular commercials, and common idioms will come in handy when trying out names.
A catchy phrase for gift baskets can make or break the excitement over your silent auction. Getting people involved will require some creativity and so take your time to come up with names and phrases that will make your audience laugh, relate and bid.
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