Xmas eve hamper - better than last year

jetty

Hi,

I was just wondering if anyone has any new ideas for xmas eve hampers for the kids? I did one last year and had the normal night before stuff (pj's slipper socks, dressing gown, toothbrush, showergel etc) But i wanted to make this years different and unexpected. I'm already thinking of including a sock monkey but i'm stuck on anything else!

Thanks in advance

3_cheeky_princesses

Hello

We get our Crimbo eve hamper just after teatime. Otis our christmas Elf leaves its as a final present and thank you to our children :T

In ours we have:

New pj's and slipper socks
New toothbrushes
A Christmas duck each for the bath found on EBay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110437739896
Angel Bath bomb each from Lush (makes children skin so soft and good for sensitive and baby skin)
New christmas theme film / DVD
Box Chocolates for us all to share whilst we are watching film
New Book story (Christmassy one) for bedtime story
Reindeer dust to sprinkle outside so Ruldoph knows the way! (porridge oats with hundreds and thousands in)

Ohhh cant wait!

rainmac

So far I have:
New pyjamas
Bubble bath sachet
Torches
2 x glowsticks
Reindeer food (need to make this)
2 Christmas story books
Night Before Christmas DVD
Popcorn
Oreo cookies (my boys LOVE these)
Will add a carrot for reindeer
Going to include a recipe for biscuits and a Christmas themed cutter so they can make biscuits for FC

We left the box out in the living room last year for the boys to find Xmas Eve morning. We said we didn't know how it had got there and they seemed to believe us

EDIT: I forgot, I have ordered 2 sock monkeys for them too, can't wait for the boys to see them x

*Louise*

Ohhh I love these - last year was the first year I made an Xmas eve hamper and the kids loved it - got us all in the mood for christmas and gave me some time out to relax with the kids instead of doing the million things I normally do!

This year I am getting the DVD 'Home Alone' for the hamper - my 3 have never seen it and it's a nice xmas movie...and the boys will appreciate all the funny parts in it.

Last year I also got a pack of 'decorate' your own cookies' which we all made to leave out for santa and rudolph.

That, along with new PJ's, colouring books/pencils, bath stuff , sweets for eating during the film and a christmas book was a nice surprise for them all.

Might put Rudolph's carrot in beside it all this year as well, lol

jetty

That's some great ideas so far ;D will definately go with the film and favourite biscuits with popcorn!

I just ran down to matalan after seeing on here that they have a 75% off sale! I got my two youngest a poseable curious george (reduced to £2.50) my middle one i got LOADS of high school musical stationary sets (most were £6 reduced to £1.50) and i found some really nice slippers that were £6 reduced to £1.50, altho these were in the adult section lol. Thought they could all go in the xmas eve hamper!

got-it-spend-it

I put snowman soup in ours along with new Christmassy mugs so we could enjoy a Christmas Eve hot chocolate together!

mary-op

I did one for little grandson last year and my son is going to re-fill the tub I used for reindeer food
I'm adding a pot of snowballs -coffee mate container turned into a snowman with marshmallows or some sort of white sweets inside and I'm also adding a little tiny flowerpot with birdseed inside and a little robin on top for 'robin';s christmas breakfast.
Wrote him a story last year and want to do the same this year

jackomdj

we have a craft thing in ours....eldest will be making a Santa stop here sign & youngest will do some simple paper sticking.

then the usual: toothbrush, PJ's, lush bath bomb, a charlie & a lola mini face cloth, mug (reused from last year), hot chocolate, DVD, popcorn, some kind of chocolate, reindeer food.

I do like the glow stick idea.

we do them for everyone in the house (got my parents visiting this year so they will get one) & they arrive whilst we are eating lunch, then DD (will be 5 by Xmas) has to go & get something from the bedroom where she discovers them.

jackomdj

just had a thought as I pressed enter. I may get my Dad to bring his laminator with him & we could have some paper in the Xmas hampers to make our own place mats!

jetty

He could laminate a letter from santa too

yummymummy1987_2

Can someone show me a link to sock monkeys? never heard of them before and not very crafty so it would prob have to be a site where i could buy lol
xxx