Xmas eve hamper - better than last year

jetty

I've decided to add reindeer poo and snowman poo to mine (the tubes with chocolate covered raisins in them!)

Rachel021967

I haven't heard of an Xmas Eve hamper before. I love the idea but think it might be too much as its my daughter's birthday on Christmas Eve. What do you think?

jetty

Rachel021967 wrote: »

I haven't heard of an Xmas Eve hamper before. I love the idea but think it might be too much as its my daughter's birthday on Christmas Eve. What do you think?

If you do an inexpensive one (primark pj's £4, Slipper socks £1, £1 mug from the £ shop, snowman soup, tooth brush and a small novelty shower gel (about 59p at superdrug)) and just spend a little bit less on a birthday present than you would have, she can have both

wannabe_moneysaver

Hi, loving this thread! For anyone looking for Santa keys, I seen these in poundland today.

3_cheeky_princesses

Rachel021967 wrote: »

I haven't heard of an Xmas Eve hamper before. I love the idea but think it might be too much as its my daughter's birthday on Christmas Eve. What do you think?

Hello my eldest dd's birthday is Christmas day but we usually give her pressies and have a birthday party on christmas eve dinnertime so it breaks it up for her a bit.

If your dd has her presents in the morning you could always give the eve hamper at tea time. Thats what i do with my children. :T

The_shuffs

Hi all have just read all of this thread and it has brought tears to my eyes (happy ones) i have HAPPY HAPPY memories of all the Christmas eve hampers i did for my children all to old for it now and that is the sad bit I will just have to wait until I have grand children Rachael xx

yippee_kye_yay

edited to show what i have bought in red, i have picked some bits up today

yippee_kye_yay wrote: »

my kids will have in their hamper;
pjs and slippers
xmassy film - im thinking of the polar express
a cookie mix
xmas plate and cup for santa to leave the cookies we bake on
magic reindeer food
new cups and snowman soups
gonna print off some xmassy pictures for the kids to colour and leave for santa
a magic key
t'was the night before xmas book

then ds has a thomas the tank torch (for scattering the reindeer food)
and a toy story alien pillow
toy story chocolate buttons

dd has a princess torch
and a fairy pillow
barbie chocolate buttons


dh suggested starting a tradition of getting a new game for xmas eve every year too but cant think what?! ds will be almost 3 (on the 29th december) and dd will be 22months any ideas? they already have elefun and pop up pirate and im thinking something along these lines that we can all play together?

yippee_kye_yay

id be careful with them glowsticks, i bought some from tescos a couple of weeks ago for the kids to play with and one of them leaked as soon as it was bent - but you have to bend it to get the liquid to harden and glow. didnt bother with the rest so may have been a dodgy one - but wtach them all the same

jackomdj

yippee_kye_yay wrote: »

dh suggested starting a tradition of getting a new game for xmas eve every year too but cant think what?! ds will be almost 3 (on the 29th december) and dd will be 22months any ideas? they already have elefun and pop up pirate and im thinking something along these lines that we can all play together?

2 great games for theis age are:
"who knows whose nose" http://www.elc.co.uk/toy/who-knows-whose-nose-game/ it is an ELC game where you pick a nose from the bag & put it on your correct animal. Great for taking turns & learning animals. DD got it last Xmas (she was 21 months then) & it has always been a hit. We also mix the animals & put a wrong nose on & make up a mixed name with our eldest (4).

FiFi stack a cake game. http://www.boots.com/en/Fifis-Stack-a-Cake-Game_123212/?CAWELAID=334511047&cm_mmc=Shopping%20Engines-_-Google%20Base-_---_-Fifis%20Stack%20a%20Cake%20Game
another great favourite with both my children.

yippee_kye_yay

thank you another couple of good games! why could i not find any?! lol

just tapped on the link to elc and its brought up jitterbugs and manic martians too! now i want all of them! lol i think the kids might be getting a couple of games wrapped up for xmas day too!