Finished Baskets - Part 2

kaja86

Love all those great ideas!
I'm tempted to make my work colleagues a chocolate bouquet each? They do look tricky though??!!
AND those cones full of marshmallows etc-how do you make them, they look wonderful!!!!!!!!!!

KarenBB

Cordy wrote: »

Thanks everyone - that's given me several ideas. My 4 year old has a fabric advent calendar with the Nativity scene (wise men, Jesus & Mary etc) fixed with velcro so he can play with the characters. It also has 24 small pockets to put things in, and up to now I've always just put a few smarties or a chocolate in each one. I thought a hamper wouldn't be any good because very few things would actually fit in the pockets, but there are so many nice things for children to do at Christmas - things that can't be stocking fillers because it would be too late by Christmas Day! (making cards, spraying fir cones, etc).

Anyway, I'm going a long-winded way around this, but I suddenly thought that I could do a hamper with numbered presents, and put a correspoinding number in each pocket in his calendar. That way I could plan when he got each present, for example, the crafty things at the weekend so we've got time to do them. The other advantage is that I wouldn't have to have all the presents ready by the 1st December, as some wouldn't be needed until the third week, so giving me some valuable extra time to put them in. Some of the presents could be 'ordinary' chocs etc, so that the cost is kept down and I only buy the things I think he'd enjoy in the run up to Christmas.

Sorry for such a ramble, but it does seem a good way to spread Christmas out a bit for a young one, rather than having it all and done with on one day.

I'm sure you could do the same thing with an ordinary advent calendar, opening it from the end or the back to put the numbers in then resealing it, leaving the doors intact? My DS would even believe that the numbers got there by magic as it was all sealed when he got it!

That's a great way to spread Christmas. I've got a fabric advent with pockets too and i put ina mixture of small christmassy sweets and small gifts. One year I put messages in some pockets with things like go and tell mummy she's a fish face - which the children did much to their amusement. For that they got one of the fortune telling fishes. It's a great idea to have crafty things for weekends. well done you!

flowerscotland

threelittlepigs wrote: »

theres flower hour http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/nickschicks_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZ

thank you so much !

agatha_misty

Hi all - have been reading threads but struggling to keep up with you all :rotfl:

I'm sure I have the right thread, very sorry but can't remember the ladys boardname...someone was making a hamper for their mother, bedridden, and wanted to try and get a bed jacket for her hamper. I'm most probably to late, but whilst browsing have spotted one on the bonmarche site. (browsed cos' someone has posted a 40% off printable voucher on the discount board).

Link here -http://www.bonmarche.co.uk/view_collection.php?ps=720WPqQbonmarcheWPqQ5WPqQ4

Take care all and have a good weekend
Aggie
:j

link failed so copy and paste into addy bar

sammr85

woo hoo I have finally finished reading all the 'finished hampers' threads, (yes all 316 pages on prev thread and 36 on here) its taken weeks, but I feel I no all of u and I love all the hampers I have seen and enjoyed reading it all.

I re-arranged my sisters hamper today and padded the bottom out more I think it looks pretty good for my 1st ever hamper (will post a pic later) and I've done my daughters teachers pressies (mugs containing choc bars horlicks and hot choc) Will post a pic too later

Just wanted to say hi and hope I make some gd like-minded friends in here x

ZLS1984

I know I am sad lol but I am thinking of making a hamper for myself. I was thinking if I made one for when I got out of hospital it would be something to look forward to and something to help heal type thing but now that I have typed it I am not sure. I think it sounds a bit silly lol, I was thinking if I could get my little girl to help then she would feel she was doing something to help me.

RedBalloon

Aw, that sounds lovely.
I'm sure your daughter would appreciate it too - my dad was in hospital seriously ill last year and you feel so helpless when someone you love is in hospital........

rainmac

bunbun2 wrote: »

I am doing an advent hamper for my two boys and am putting in:
make your own bauble
christmas choc
santa stop here door hanger
christmas socks
christmas cd x 3 (3 seperate days!)
christmas dvd
reindeer food
snowman soup
christmas book
choc coins
christmas card kit
sock monkey (if I get round to making two and they look OK so may have to think of something else!)
flannel reindeer
christmas bubble bath/bath bomb from lush
pj's and dressing gown
christmas cookies/muffins
small tree for their bedrooms
make gingerbread house
decorate tree
christmas mug
day out somewhere (have somewhere in mind but can't remember exactly where it is!!!)

not sure how many that is but December isn't very far away is it:rotfl:

Wow, great selection of stuff, your sons will love it, brilliant build up to Xmas Day

I'm going to put this on the to do list for next year

rainmac

ZLS1984 wrote: »

I know I am sad lol but I am thinking of making a hamper for myself. I was thinking if I made one for when I got out of hospital it would be something to look forward to and something to help heal type thing but now that I have typed it I am not sure. I think it sounds a bit silly lol, I was thinking if I could get my little girl to help then she would feel she was doing something to help me.

I don't think that's sad at all, will mean your little girl will feel involved and as you say, she'll feel she is helping you.

Good luck

rainmac

kaja86 wrote: »

Love all those great ideas!
I'm tempted to make my work colleagues a chocolate bouquet each? They do look tricky though??!!
AND those cones full of marshmallows etc-how do you make them, they look wonderful!!!!!!!!!!

kaja - snowman soup link http://www.essentialpackagingstore.com/projects/snowmansoup.php and there's a thread here.

I'm going to try some candy bouquets next year, they're fab aren't they!