Thrifty Gifty - Organised for Christmas and all ocassions 2009- Santas Challenges

juliejim

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...LARM+CLOCK.htm

Fedupandskint - I've got my DH this one - i haven't tried it yet - It's in the clearance section but it's got a digital photoframe with it so you can add some piccies.

mandragora_2

vikki_louise wrote: »

i've had an idea for a hamper (or something like that,) for my mums goddaughter. She is off to uni in Ocotober and thought her xmas present could all be thinks to survive/get through/make like easier at uni.

Does anyone have ANY ideas? I don't! just thought of a few sachets of hot chocolate and some miniture packs of biscuits, what else though? Hopefully she will be very happy there but it would be nice to have things there for little luxuries, especially if shes feeling home sick like some people do

One thing my kids found indispensable when they went off to uni was a very simple cookbook - I think I picked up 'The essential student cookbook' which was on offer in our local Waterstones at the time; this one looks like a good deal at the moment, or it might be worth looking in your local Sainsbury's or Tesco to see if they've got anything on the shelves:
http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=5868963

fedupandskint

juliejim wrote: »

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...LARM+CLOCK.htm

Fedupandskint - I've got my DH this one - i haven't tried it yet - It's in the clearance section but it's got a digital photoframe with it so you can add some piccies.

Thanks julie - I have just reserved one to pick up on Monday afterwork.
I looked a cheap and nasty flimsy travel basic clock for £2 earlier in the week and I am glad I put it back and this one will do nicely!!!!

Plus he doesn't know what he wants, doesn't want a portable DVD player, doesn't want anymore books as he has so many still to read



Items got so far are:
Laptop bag £20
Travel bath cream 50p x 2
face mask sachets for reviving tired male skin 49p x 2 from Home Bargains
lip balm £1
razors he likes £2.10
LC LCD Travel Alarm Clock with Digital Photoframe £12.99

Total £37.09 :eek:
No basket required as using the laptop bag as the 'basket'

Ideas left to complete the hamper (£10 tops to max out budget)
umbrella £?
chocolate peanuts and raisins or haribo £3 -£5 a few bags
deoderants £3
antibacterial spray/gel (he is a clean freak ) £2
travel wipes £1
Pack of travel mints £1

Accompanying a going out/semi casual shirt (when I find one he likes and at a reasonable price around the £20-£25 mark hopefully:rotfl:)

Plus might cave in with a yankee candle item for when he gets home as he loves these!

mary-op

Hi all..............busy doing yet more coaster bits this morning.........calendar and two notepads, so I'm quite pleased with them (and me................lol)

Nickybo - last tin I painted was years back and I used enamel paint...........it was an old round tin that had chococlates in it. Painted it bright red and stuck a santa on it and filled it with all sorts of biscuits.
But having seen rainmacs tin, think I'd go for something like that.

SugarSpun

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sarahf191979

What would a reindeer do if it lost its tail?

She?d go to a ?re-tail?shop for a new one!

:rotfl:

sarahf191979

Are you tired of bitter, tasteless cranberry sauce? Try and make your own using this RECIPIE.

sarahf191979

[FONT=Comic Sans MS, Verdana, sans-serif]Ingrediants:[/FONT]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS, Verdana, sans-serif][/FONT]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS, Verdana, sans-serif]1/4 cup soft butter
1/3 cup Wild Turkey Bourbon
1 lb. Powdered sugar (you may need more if too runny)
1 bag (about 1 1/2 lbs.) chocolate chips
1 to 1 1/2 bags of pecans[/FONT]

Instructions:

[FONT=Comic Sans MS, Verdana, sans-serif]Mix butter, sugar and bourbon together till stiff.

Melt chocolate chips in microwave then stir.

Roll the wild turkey mixture into small oval shapes (keeping powdered sugar on hands makes it less sticky) about as big as the pecan. Put pecan 1/2 on each side of ball and dip narrow side in chocolate. Set and serve.

Makes about 100 pieces.[/FONT]

sarahf191979

mcflorey wrote: »

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kalojac

I found this tonight http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1111705 I am thinking about trying it with my 3 boys in December this year, my eldest son Kaleb is going to be 8 at the end of December, do you think that maybe it is a bit late to add a tradition like this to our house???