When someone in your life has experienced the loss of a family member, friend, or co-worker, what do you give that person? You want to express your deepest condolences by including his personal touch. However, you’ll find that every store doesn’t have a sympathy gift island and you’re left with your won gadgets. Here are some ideas you can use for sympathy gift baskets or homemade sympathy gifts that will touch the heart and soothe the soul.
Gift baskets are the furthest idea on someone’s mind when they are considering what to gift family on behalf of themselves or their business. Gift baskets offer you the ability to add items that reflect the personality or interests of the deceased. Including keepsakes that reflect your personality and celebrate your life through these items provides the family with items to use as keepsakes. Every time you look at those items, you can think of the thought that went into that gift.
Homemade notebooks are another item that doesn’t come to mind when thinking of the deceased’s family. Take your time and have everyone handwrite a letter remembering the deceased. Be sure to advise each person to include a happy memory in their letter. After collecting each of the cards, make copies of the cards and present to the family of the deceased, only close members, a copy of their own with the collection of cards. This item will prove to be a testament to emotions and a statement of remembrance on behalf of all involved.
Handmade pins with ribbons and a rose are a classic gift for all funeral or wake attendees. This idea is born from the respect for life that the rose represents. I suggest leaving the tapes clean and having each guest write by hand what they miss most about the deceased. At the end of the performance, you can have the tapes collected and presented in a keepsake box with the deceased’s name engraved on top. This shows the family that you have respected and collected every sobering thought from everyone who attended. This represents that this gift is not only yours, it belongs to all those who participated.
Sympathy gifts are given to the family as an offering showing that the deceased will be remembered and missed. Feeling and thinking about these elements offers the family insight into their perception of the deceased and the level of respect given to his memory. When considering a gift for the bereaved family, keep this in mind and do your best to honor the deceased. Respect for the deceased is the most important factor to take into account when selecting the gift. As well as the adequate representation of your feelings, since it affects you and everything around you. Present each gift with an open heart. Realize that your gift can offer comfort at the time of injury and loss.
