With flu season right around the corner, you may want to refresh your repertoire of gift ideas for loved ones battling sniffles, sneezing, coughing, aches and pains. The peak of flu cases begins in October and continues until April. It knocks children out of school and keeps adults from attending classes or going to work. To help pass the time and feel a bit of cheer, consider the following get-well gift ideas for flu season.
Fruit Basket
Fruit baskets send a healing burst to the immune system of someone fighting a cold or the flu. Citrus selections, such as oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruits are packed with vitamin C. The colors of a fruit basket are also uplifting and help enhance the mood of a miserable loved one. Opt for a fruit basket with nuts to provide essential antioxidants, vitamins, and protein.
Candy Gift Basket
For the younger crowd, watching siblings and friends play outside while staying in bed to recuperate from the flu is torture. Put a smile on their face with a small gift basket filled with candy. Opt for fruity choices, such as jellybeans, lollipops, Skittles, Sweet Tarts, and licorice. Sometimes, chocolate will upset the stomach. If chocolate is a must, choose plain M&Ms, which are the less irritating. Choose a gift basket with a cuddly new friend as a centerpiece.
Adults may also enjoy a fun collection of candy, such as a bundle of nostalgia that takes a walk down memory lane to relive childhood sweets. For example, the 1980′s Retro Candy Gift Box
Chicken Noodle Soup Basket
You know that time-honored tradition to serve a steaming bowl of chicken noodle soup to cold and flu sufferers? It’s a proven fact that this home remedy offers the body something that promotes healing. Chicken noodle soup comes in an array of options, including, low-fat, low-salt, organic, gourmet, and vegan. Choose a variety of chicken noodle soups to fill a gift basket. Add in a soup bowl and spoons. Oyster crackers and Saltines also 
make decent accompaniments.
Decorative Tissue Holder
Tissues come in pretty handy for sore noses, sneezing, coughing, and postnasal drip. Why not brighten up a loved one’s day with a decorative Kleenex Holder, like the Shabby Chic Pink Enamel with French Vintage 50′s Poodle Art
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