Christmas eve hamper

230lucky

chirpychick wrote: »

Hi everyone.

Hubby and i dont have kids yet and its the first christmas in 7 years that we will be spending it alone so i wanted to do something special and different.

I discovered the christmas eve hamper on here a few months back and have so far got

Lager (for hubby)
Cider (pear, for me)
special crisps (hubby)
popcorn (me)
selection box x 2 (cars one for hubby, cadburys for me)
christmas socks x 2 (1 pair each)
christmas t shirts x 2 (humbug for hubs, merry christmas for me)
candles x 2
christmas dvds x 4 (morrisons BOGOF)
hot chocolate
name a star certificate x 2 (one each)
santa key
christmas bowls for crisps/popcorn (one each)
santa's plate
gingerbread man mix and cutter
lush x 2
carrots (for the dogs and guinea pigs lol)
christmas tree decoration
night before christmas book
mince pies (me)
apple pies (hubby)
panentone

Still to do:
Get photo frame for star certificates
Reindeer food (yes we are doing this despite being old lol)
Christmas teddy
homemade star for window
pjs (me)
dressing gown (hubby)
Paul the pidgeon food (similar to robin food but for our resident pidgeon nicknamed paul)
reindeer poop

I was going to try and find a blanket because he is always moaning i have a snuggy and he doesnt but they are just too expensive at the moment.

Everything is from freecycle, ebay, asda, poundland, charity shops.
I wanted novelty jumpers but settled for t shirts as the jumpers were way too expensive. (t shirts were £8.99 on ebay)

im putting it in a wrapped box ive already got.

Have i covered everything?

Hi Chirpychick,
Everything you've done sounds brilliant and will set you up for a lovely Christmas eve. You mentioned that you wanted a blanket for your husband but they are too expensive, try looking in Primark. I am not a fan of Primark but even I had to admit the blankets were brilliant value. I first bought 2 a few years ago £2 each and recently bought two more and the price had gone up to about £3.50 if I remember correctly. I bought more not because I had to replace the others (they wash brilliantly) but because friends of mine were always borrowing them so I bought them as stocking fillers. They are the softest fleecy/brushed cotton effect. I can't stress how soft and cosy they are. Brilliant value for money as they stay this soft even after washing. The do all sorts of colours I got plain cream and plain pink ones, but i've seen navy, brown, black, lepoard print! all sorts. I hope you and your husband have a wonderful time together.xx

230lucky

Hi,
I saw on here a few poem suggestions and wondered if anyone could help. My closest friend and I write a little note to each other in our Christmas cards and I've been stuck trying to write a little rhyme or poem. We're both 31 and single girls at the moment and I wanted something fun/funny/positve to write maybe about Christmas or the year ahead.

Any suggestions or ideas welcome.
Thank you.xx

Moany_Tony

230lucky wrote: »

Hi Chirpychick,
Everything you've done sounds brilliant and will set you up for a lovely Christmas eve. You mentioned that you wanted a blanket for your husband but they are too expensive, try looking in Primark. I am not a fan of Primark but even I had to admit the blankets were brilliant value. I first bought 2 a few years ago £2 each and recently bought two more and the price had gone up to about £3.50 if I remember correctly. I bought more not because I had to replace the others (they wash brilliantly) but because friends of mine were always borrowing them so I bought them as stocking fillers. They are the softest fleecy/brushed cotton effect. I can't stress how soft and cosy they are. Brilliant value for money as they stay this soft even after washing. The do all sorts of colours I got plain cream and plain pink ones, but i've seen navy, brown, black, lepoard print! all sorts. I hope you and your husband have a wonderful time together.xx

The only fleeces in our primark (as soft and cuddly as they are, and they really are!) are a fiver.

Gleek

Far too excited for Christmas Eve How are you all doing?

Possession

Very excited here too, and we've never done xmas eve hampers before so the children have no idea something nice is happening tomorrow too!

Possession

We've done our hampers and they were very successful. The children seemed to really believe the elves had brought them, in fact DD thought they must be still on the roof. The gingerbread boy and girl I ended up getting from the US were the biggest hit, and they also loved the homemade soaps. Our hampers included
gingerbread boy/girl
xmas mini plush
led torch
sparkly pen and notebook
mini hot water bottle
pyjamas
peppermint creams
snowman soup
name a star certificate
letter from Santa
reindeer food
penguin soap
handmade soap slices
toothbrush
santa stops here name plates
bubble bath
a DVD

It was great fun and I'll definitely do it again next year although DS will be 10 and hard to convince the elves came! If he doesn't believe it now he's not saying!

mabelmoo_2

My xmas eve hamper for my OH & I is all ready!! I'm so excited, can't wait to see his face when he opens it later. It's the first time I've made one & I've included:

PJ's for both of us
Popcorn
Chocolates
Hot chocolate x 2
2 x DVD's
Bottle of Bucks Fizz

Planning on having a nice evening snuggled up in front of the TV before we get to open our other gifts tomorrow!

Thank you so much for your inspiration, I would never have thought of this on my own and I'm hoping it will become a new tradition that will continue when little feet (hopefully) arrive!

Gleek

I'm starting to prepare for this years - the earlier you start the more you can spread the cost :xmastree:

Have tops already for Christmas Day (smart for photos you see ) - keep looking for pyjamas but I can't find any I like yet and not rushing it with 6 months left to go Anyone else starting early?

mac666_2

I've started already.

Got some lovely little christmas bubble bath gels in superdrug for 10p the other day.

Just keeping looking around for bargin bits and pieces. DD1 is getting harder as she gets older. But won't be without her hamper lol.

Gleek

I have the shower gel too (the winter warmth one from Avon that you can't get anywhere other than eBay because they replaced it with the rubbish Winter Magic one and the Boots Winter range that they replaced last year - again thank god for eBay!!)

I also got 2 reusable handwarmers for mine too today whilst in Dunelm Mill because at 24p it'd be wrong not to!

Have other few bits for it too - taking shape nicely