A great gift would be a cake pan, even a tinfoil one, inside one of these carriers, with cookies, brownies, or whatever, in the pan. Using a tinfoil "cake pan", adding a box of cake or brownie mix to the pan, all wrapped up in a carrier would be an easy gift to mail.
Wooden spoons with the bowl end pointing out on each side should minimize the handle slippage.
(Tippy, are you feeling pressure now from most of us waiting for your tutorial? :o) )