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Fun with Auction Baskets

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!