Summertime Gifts for Family and Friends

Written by Shawn on June 8, 2024. Posted in Buzz Blog.

Summer Fun tote is filled with tons of things to keep kids from getting bored this summer. Lots of activities plus the awesome book “How to have fun at home.”

Creating gift baskets for families in the summertime offers a great opportunity to combine practical items with fun treats and activities that enhance their enjoyment of the season. Here are some ideas for a perfect summertime family gift basket. Below are some ideas we can help create for your friends and family:

Outdoor Fun Basket:
- Picnic blanket or beach towels
- Frisbee, beach ball, or other outdoor games
- Sunscreen and insect repellent
- Water bottles or reusable cups
- Snacks like trail mix, granola bars, and fruit snacks
- Latest Scoop
BBQ Bonanza Basket:
- BBQ sauce, marinades, and rubs
- Grilling utensils such as tongs, spatula, and grill brush
- BBQ Heaven gift
- Corn on the cob holders
- Gourmet condiments like specialty mustards or relishes
- Recipe book with summer grilling recipes
Frozen Treats Basket:
- Ice cream scoop and sundae glasses
- Assorted ice cream toppings like sprinkles, chocolate syrup, and caramel sauce
- Popsicle molds and sticks
- Assorted flavors of popsicles or ice cream
- Recipe book with homemade ice cream and popsicle recipes
Beach Day Basket:
- Beach bag or tote
- Sand toys like shovels, buckets, and molds
- Beach towels and waterproof pouches for phones
- Sunglasses and hats
- Bottled water and snacks like fruit, nuts, and chips
Movie Night In Basket:
- Assorted movie snacks like popcorn, candy, and chocolate
- Family-friendly DVDs or movie streaming gift card
- Cozy blankets or throws
- Microwave popcorn popper
- Movie trivia game or puzzle
Farmers Market Basket:
- Reusable shopping bags
- Assorted fresh fruits and vegetables
- Local honey or jams
- Artisan bread or crackers
- Recipe cards featuring seasonal produce
- Patriotic Party gift

Employee Appreciation Day Ideas for 2022

Written by Shawn on February 16, 2022. Posted in Buzz Blog.

Appreciation Thank You, Gift Tray, $65 Plus Shipping.

Do you know why it is important to reward your employees and staff in 2022?

Why Employee Appreciation Gifts Are More Important Now More Than Ever. (Thank you, Covid.)

The Great Resignation. (High attrition rates are not good for your company’s bottom line.)
It is very expensive to hire new employees. (Lots of time and cash is required to recruit and hire.)
You get more productivity from an employee that feels appreciated.
Your company will benefit from more innovation from the employee which makes their job more fulfilling, for beginners. And, the additional innovation is fantastic for your company.
Foster kindness and gratitude as part of your company’s ethos.++

Here at All The Buzz Gifts, we can make 1 to 500 of any of our pre-made gift baskets snd gift boxes. (With enough notice, of course.)

You can browse our website here for all of our pre-made gifts.

Employee Appreciation Gift Baskets and Gift Boxes

Or, you can also reach us via email Shawn@AllTheBuzzGifts.com about customizing or personalizing a gift for your team. I answer my email.

appreciagion gift 2022

This Thinking Of You Gift is fantastic for showing your employee how much they are valued. This one is $125. We pay all of the shipping for you – and for our mistake. Free shipping anytime you spend $125 or more at my boutique. We are actually the Custom basket experts. We do more custom and personalized gifts than baskets off our website. Most of our custom gifts require that we talk with you in person one time so we can strategize and get you a quote of exactly what we creating for you. We help customers all over the U.S. with their new hire gifts, their company anniversary gifts, retirement gifts, and of course, client gifts, too.

Work from home kit

Thanksgiving Gift Baskets for Employees

Written by Shawn on October 28, 2021. Posted in Buzz Blog, gift baskets san jose, Silicon Valley Corporate Gifting.

Employee Thanksgiving Gifts

Just because we might not all be around to show thanks together doesn’t mean we should stop showing thanks! Your employees, now more than ever, are likely craving recognition, interaction, and appreciation. We can help and make it a simple process for you. We can even ship each of your employee’s gifts to their home if they are in the U.S.

We have heard that here in Silicon Valley, in 2022, lots of companies were thanking their employees via a Zoom call or a Slack channel. And, we have heard some local companies giving employees an extra few hours off and taking them for a long lunch as a thank-you gift. But, in 2023, lots of employees are back to work 3 days or more and are ready to be clearly appreciated.

But, let’s face it, this 2023 is really trying all of our nerves, right? Covid is making a come back and we have a new vaccine coming. We have just the solution.

Customized and Personalized Gift Baskets for Your Employee

We can personalize all of our gift baskets and gift boxes. (Yes, with their name or your logo – or both.) Of course, there is a small extra fee, but we can use vinyl lettering or make custom ribbons for your gift. We can also make big custom coffee mugs, water bottles, and lots of other fun items. Our technology allows us to add their name or your company name to lots of surfaces and products. (The below gift is an item we created for the local Silicon Valley YWCA. Fall & Thanksgiving Gift Baskets.

You likely know this already, but the earlier you order the better. Lots of supply chain issues and lots of delays from the big shipping companies. So get your orders in a.s.a.p. Give us a call and we can brainstorm and come up with a gift for your employees. We have so many more ideas and items than we can really show on our website. The possibilities are almost endless. I will share more of our custom items below to give you some inspiration. Call or text me at 408-504-3706

We call the above gift box our “Fall Favorites” but it is so easily customizable and personalized! $65 plus shipping.

This “Customize Me” gift box is super customized – the box, the post-it notes. Everyone LOVES this gift.

Custom Gift Box for the YWCA “Inspire” Luncheon

Written by Shawn on September 12, 2021. Posted in Buzz Blog.

Custom Gift Box: Inspire Virtual Luncheon featuring Ms. Tarana Burke

We are so honored to be chosen as the official custom gift basket supplier for YWCA’S “Virtual Inspire Luncheon” to be held on October 28th, 2021. Even more exciting is the creator/founder of the “me too” movement, Ms. Tarana Burke, as their special featured guest.

YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley is hosting its 31st annual Inspire luncheon- it’s virtual for the second year due to COVID19- a fundraising event that helps support programs and life-saving services for more than 18,000 people annually. The event is scheduled for Thursday, October 28th, 12-1:30pm, and will feather a moderated conversation with Tarana Burke, founder of the “me too” Movement.

The Luncheon has earned its reputation as one of the most powerful non-profit events of the year. It also features the presentation of the YWCA Empowerment Award, which celebrates and honors women in our community who are advocates and ambassadors for change.

Registration is required (and very easy to do), but thanks to the virtual format, guests may tune to the event livestream from anywhere with an internet connection. For more event information and to register, visit bit.ly/2021Inspire.

me too Movement Founder, Ms. Tarana Burke

Tarana Burke is best known for founding the “me too” Movement” and has dedicated her life to social justice work and giving strength to those who experienced sexual trauma or harassment. She was honored as one of The Silence Breakers, named TIME’s 2017 Person of the Year, and named TIME’s “100 Most Influential People” of 2018. Years before #metoo became viral hashtag, Burke founded Just Be Inc., a non-profit that helps victims. You can find her full bio here.

YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley Helps So Many Women and Children

We love working with our local YWCA and this year’s gift boxes will go to the Inspire Luncheon Table Captains. YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley is on a mission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. Learn more about their services at yourywca.org and be sure to follow them on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/YourYwca.

Do you need an employee morale gift or another type of corporate custom gift? Check out this blog and our custom gift basket page here.

We would love to help you create something custom as we did here for this year’s YWCA Inspire Luncheon. If you want to send a gift out for the Fall or the holidays, be sure to get your order in ASAP. As you may know, there are quite a bit of supply chain issues and we hate to disappoint anyone during Thanksgiving and Christmas time.

Call me at 408-504-3703. In case you are not aware, we have been making gift baskets and gift boxes here in San Jose since 2004. And, we ship all over the US.

Employee Appreciation Gifts For Employees at Apple

Written by Shawn on May 27, 2021. Posted in Corporate Gifts San Jose.

Employee Appreciation Gifts

We got a request for a custom gift from a woman who works for Apple. (She is a friend of mine, actually.) The gifts were for a special work team at Apple that worked on a special keyboard cap project here in Silicon Valley.

We brainstormed some ideas and they decided they wanted to create a gift that also included some of their plastic keyboard covers that this particular Apple team was working on. They shipped us a bunch of the keycaps and we then sublimated on coasters. We used their actual keyboard keys to personalize each one with their employee’s names onto the coaster. We added a “key” lime marshmallow treat that was about the same size as the coaster and a Macintosh Apple lime green box to package it all up perfectly!

This was a note from one of the employees who received the keyboard “treat” as she called it. It’s so nice to get such fantastic feedback.

And here is the custom employee appreciation gift we created for Apple. We loved creating this for them. This particular sample was created

Employee Appreciation Gifts | Staff Recognition Gifts | Work From Home Gifts

Written by Shawn on December 6, 2020. Posted in Buzz Blog.

Employee Appreciation Gifts are always in style. This pandemic has made it even more difficult to show gratitude to our staff and employees since so many of us are working from home these days. We have a few great ideas for you to gift to your team. And, for a small fee, we can personalize or customize any of our baskets using your logo or brand. (Just need your artwork file by email.)

Check out our Employee Appreciation Gift Page and see if anything sparks your imagination. We are custom gift baskets experts so anything is possible. Work From Home Kits

Want to give your team a little pick me up? This virus has sure made this a very long year. And, all of those ZOOM calls and Facetime meetings can create fatigue in even your ace staff members.

Let us know how we can help you to show gratitude to your employees, staff, team members, or loved ones.

You need your team now more than ever and you want to keep them fired up and thriving in the new year. Let us help.

Learn more about our Custom Gift Baskets and Corporate Gifts here. You can also call me at 408-504-3703 or email me for a custom quote at Shawn@AllTheBuzzGifts.com.