My son’s coach put a ton of work into coaching his soccer team this year and made it for an awesome experience. I wanted to give him a little something but I didn’t want to break the bank either. I came up with an EASY and AFFORDABLE solution and you’ll definitely “score” with this one.

If you’ve ever been the one in charge of your child’s sports team, it’s not an easy task. It’s hard work. That’s why it’s important to recognize their efforts.

Take a trip to the Dollar Store

I’m not cheap.  I just make the most of the hidden gems at the dollar store.  So, I headed over and found some fun and cute items. When I put them all together, it ended up being so freakin’ cute. Here’s what you’ll need (I’m also including links to purchasing these items online if you don’t want to take the time to run to the store):

• Gatorade
• Small toy soccer ball (or any other ball)
• Cone
• Felt pennants
• Alphabet stickers
• Skittles (or other box of candy)
• Basket or container
• Gum
• Ribbon
• Picture frame
• Shrink wrap (forgot to include that in the picture)

Optional items not purchased from dollar store:

• Homemade loaf of bread
• Printed photo of the team
• Tissue paper for inside the basket

Assemble your coach gift basket

This is the fun part. Get some tissue paper or crumpled paper and put it in the basket first. This will make it so you don’t have to put as much stuff in the basket and it will look more full.

Add all the items in the basket.  Put the larger, heavier items in the back and the candy towards the front.  Just arrange it so it looks cute.

Add some special touches

This might be a little tricky, but during the season, you can try to take a picture of the team with the coach.  I asked the coach if we could take a picture after one of the games and that worked great. Print the team photo and place it in the frame from the dollar store. They will love it!

You can also make a loaf of homemade bread. Or if you are in a pinch, just buy some at the local bakery. This is totally optional though.

Add finishing touches

Instead of taking the time to design a super cute saying on the computer and printing it off, I just cut one of the felt pennants to a small triangle size and added the sticker alphabet letters to spell out, “Thanks Coach!”  It turned out cuter than I imagined.

Place your finished coach gift basket in the shrink wrap and then tie it off with some ribbon.  Totally cute!

My completed Coach Gift Basket for only $10!

If this gift basket isn’t your cup of tea, there’s like a million other ideas on Pinterest.  Here’s just a few of them:

End of Season gift idea with FREE printable tags

Personalized Coach Clipboard

You are “Simply” the Best Coach Gift

#1 Coach Personalized Whistle

Coach Mug

Coach Keychain

Funny Soccer Coach T-shirt

Coach Picture Frame

What cute ideas do you have for coach gifts? Leave your comments below.

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