It’s become super popular to distribute Shalach Manot baskets with themes. I don’t know how, when, or where this “minhag” got started, but it has really caught on. Our clients are always asking us for ideas, so we thought we’d put together a comprehensive list and post them here. Please email me (ari (at) happypurim.com) if you’ve got any suggestions, or simply add the great ones you’ve seen to the comments below.
I already have a list of 15 or so; I’d like to get a few more before I post them next week. Click Here to see the list of themes.
Thanks and Shabbat Shalom,
Ari
Tags: Mishloach Manot Themes, Purim Basket Themes, shalach manos themes, shalach monos themes
November 9, 2008 at 4:48 pm |
Breakfast at Tiffany was one of our themes. We used items that would be good for breakfast such as coffee, oatmeal, breakfast bars and were able to include a coffee mug that we put our sisterhood logo on.
We did a movie theme one year where the basket was a movie theater popcorn bucket. We filled it with all sorts of goodies that you would get at the movie theater and even were lucky enough to have a dvd donated for each basket.
Another theme we did was a beach theme for which we used a sand pail as the bucket and filled it with goodies one would eat at the beach along with a puzzle book that they would use at the beach. Believe it or not salt water taffy is kosher.
I would love to know if anyone else has done a theme based program. All ideas are helpful
November 9, 2008 at 5:01 pm |
Lisa,
I will post a list of at least 20 themes later this week. You may recognize 3 of them 😉
Thank you so much!
Happy Purim!
February 27, 2009 at 11:49 am |
Its probably a little late but:
One year I got the cutest mishloach manot. It was one of those ice holders like a silver one filled with clear rock candy and a small bottle of champagne. VERY cute.
I got a cooking one year filled with small containers of spices and other things associated with cooking and it was all in an oven mit.
I got one that was themed “7 days of creation” day one: black and white cookies. day 2: bottle of water etc…
February 27, 2009 at 12:23 pm |
Just a little 🙂 But those are some great themes. Thanks!