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Hamper Help - Sweetshop Theme
amethystcash
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Hi there,
I'm trying to put together a sweetshop themed hamper for my 12 year old niece. I want it to be based on sweets but I don't want it to contain any actual sweets. To explain: I've been trying to think of ways of adapting journal in a jar, ball of life, the penny jar etc and that was how I came up with the sweetshop idea.
So far I have come up with:
"Love Hearts" - I've found a notebook with Love Hearts printed on the cover for her to use as a journal.
Jelly Belly Beans - I got a Jelly Belly Bean pencil case and filled it with coloured pencils.
Gobstopper - I'm going to do a variation of the Ball of Life.
Penny Sweeties - this will be the Penny Jar
Pic n Mix Midget Gems - a variation of the journal in a jar as I have the pic n mix boxes already at home - the idea will be to pick a midget gem each day/week (depends on how many I can fit in the box) which will have a journal prompt on it and then use Love Hearts journal to write it in.
Pic n Mix Crunchie - a variation of the journal jar again (I've 2 pic n mix boxes) that I've called Buzz Words. Its like a word of the day that she will have to use either in a story in her journal or to incorporate into her day verbally. She then has to write how she has done that - like another journal entry. I'm not sure about the name and the Crunchie association, so I might rename this to "Smarties".
Curly Wurly - she has really curly hair so I would include shampoo and conditioner to suit - I think this one is a bit naff but I was running out of ideas!
Chocolate(s)/Boiled Sweets - I'm looking for lip glosses that look like chocolates or sweeties (not sure that will work but I'll keep looking).
If you can think of any other ideas around this theme I would really appreciate hearing from you.
I'm trying to put together a sweetshop themed hamper for my 12 year old niece. I want it to be based on sweets but I don't want it to contain any actual sweets. To explain: I've been trying to think of ways of adapting journal in a jar, ball of life, the penny jar etc and that was how I came up with the sweetshop idea.
So far I have come up with:
"Love Hearts" - I've found a notebook with Love Hearts printed on the cover for her to use as a journal.
Jelly Belly Beans - I got a Jelly Belly Bean pencil case and filled it with coloured pencils.
Gobstopper - I'm going to do a variation of the Ball of Life.
Penny Sweeties - this will be the Penny Jar
Pic n Mix Midget Gems - a variation of the journal in a jar as I have the pic n mix boxes already at home - the idea will be to pick a midget gem each day/week (depends on how many I can fit in the box) which will have a journal prompt on it and then use Love Hearts journal to write it in.
Pic n Mix Crunchie - a variation of the journal jar again (I've 2 pic n mix boxes) that I've called Buzz Words. Its like a word of the day that she will have to use either in a story in her journal or to incorporate into her day verbally. She then has to write how she has done that - like another journal entry. I'm not sure about the name and the Crunchie association, so I might rename this to "Smarties".
Curly Wurly - she has really curly hair so I would include shampoo and conditioner to suit - I think this one is a bit naff but I was running out of ideas!
Chocolate(s)/Boiled Sweets - I'm looking for lip glosses that look like chocolates or sweeties (not sure that will work but I'll keep looking).
If you can think of any other ideas around this theme I would really appreciate hearing from you.
MFW Challenge (Tgt Date Nov 07): ACHIEVED FEB 07!
Mthly Savings (Tgt 60% of Inc): Average 41.67% (but we have just paid for a new kitchen!)
Savings Goal £500k (Target Date 50th B'Day Nov 17): 30.41%
Mthly Savings (Tgt 60% of Inc): Average 41.67% (but we have just paid for a new kitchen!)
Savings Goal £500k (Target Date 50th B'Day Nov 17): 30.41%
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hocolate(s)/Boiled Sweets - I'm looking for lip glosses that look like chocolates or sweeties (not sure that will work but I'll keep looking).
Go to 'Clairs', they have lip gloss/lip slave stuff in Coca Cola/Fanta/ Skittles flavours...
I think they have chocolate too0 -
Wilkinsons have the skittle lip gloss to prob have the others but only noticed that one was hanging on hanging strips by the face creams in my local storehocolate(s)/Boiled Sweets - I'm looking for lip glosses that look like chocolates or sweeties (not sure that will work but I'll keep looking).
Go to 'Clairs', they have lip gloss/lip slave stuff in Coca Cola/Fanta/ Skittles flavours...
I think they have chocolate too0
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