Auction Basket Ideas
Auction baskets are always fun, popular, and a great way to raise a lot of money. Need some auction basket ideas to get those creative juices flowing? Here some great ones from some of your fellow fundraisers.
Depending on your audience of course, anything alcohol related works well!
Bloody Mary Basket
Margarita Basket
Moscow Mule Basket
Cosmopolitan Basket
Gourmet Food & Wine Basket
Wheelbarrow full of wine/booze
Rolling Bar Cart full of donated bottles (every board member donated a bottle) included glasses and mixers
Beers Around the World
A red wagon full of kids toys
Starbucks Basket
Golf Basket
Pot of Gold Basket with a bunch of scratch offs taped to wood skewers sticking out of a plastic “pot”….think witches cauldron from Halloween
Family Game Night Basket, huge stack of board games in a tower with candy and snacks
Family Movie Night with projector, blanket, and snacks
Date Night Basket with wine, chocolate, and candles
Spa Themed Basket
Tech Lovers Basket
Home Chef Basket with cast iron skillet, cookbook, handmade cutting board
Trip Themed Baskets
You get the idea….take a bunch of small items and create a basket so you have a more impressive bigger item. Get donors, sponsors, volunteers, classrooms, etc. to create baskets and compete for the best basket contribution! That is, which one raises the most money. It’s fun and rewarding.
Now go out and create those auction baskets!
