Xmas eve hamper - better than last year

jetty

katiemcg83 wrote: »

oooowwwwwwwwwW! I feel like a big kid, I want to make xmas eve hampers but have no kids - would normally do for my nephews but i've just moved to the other side of the world where import and export tax is ridiculous. I'm so jealous - you've all got really good ideas!

You can do one for boyfriend or close friends?

Dorato

I've been thinking about what to put in the one for my mum and here's my list at the minute for what I think would work:

Shower gel
Slippers
Hot chocolate
Magazine/book
Toothbrush
Gloves/scarf set
Socks
Mug

cyclingyorkie

re kids games suitable for really little ones - mine loved snail pace race or snail pace game - there doesn't have to be a winner which can cause trouble with little ones - esp when they're already overexcited....

RustyFlange

My boxes are done apart from snowman soup and christmas bowls/cake recipes, well the kids anyway!! just got to finish one for OH.

DD (age 2)

Dora PJ's
Peppa pig projection torch
Little einsteins colouring book
Dora little library
Dora cup
Little Einsteins book
Reindeer food
Mickey mouse fleece blanket
Polar express dvd


DS (age 7)
Ben 10 PJ's
Spongebob cup
Ben 10 projection torch
2 x wheres wally mini books
Cars scrape a foil
Reindeer food
Wall-E fleece blanket
Home alone dvd

For OH so far I have absolutely nothing but thinking ...

Slippers
Mini bottle of wine
some kind of choccy or sweets
MCN paper (current issue)
Maybe some shorts if I can find some that won't irritate him (he wears these round the house)
reindeer food
some kind of dvd

chelle2k9

great ideas cant believe ive never heard of xmas hampers before! no kids to make one for yet but def think ill be doing one for mum. Thanks for all ideas

jetty

I got 2 boxes of chocolate fingers from the co-op today for 70p each, they are going in too

xx_Jo_xx

Im doing a Christmas Hamper for the first time this year too... I had never heard of it before and my little boy is 7 now!

Anyway, its never too late so so far, his hamper has,

• cosy pyjamas
• Slippers
• Box of Popcorn
• Christmas DVD
• Twas the Night before Xmas story which I downloaded of the 'net and personalised it for my little one, from Santa and Mrs Claus.
• Personalised Stories from Organised Christmas Website
• Maryland Xmas Cookies
• A 'Santa Stop here sign for the garden'
• A Santa stop here window sucker and door hanger
• Magic Key
• Reindeer Food
• Santas plate
• Fleece Blanket
• Cadburys Snowballs

I cant remember what else. Its been a while since I looked in the box, so I may need to check......

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Im a tad excited.......I wish I was getting one!

jetty

Lol Jo, i did my kids one for the first time last year, they were 7 and 10 and because they were that much older, it was a real novelty and exciting, that's why i'm trying to find new things this year to make it more of a surprise. You could always do yourself one now, then put t away, by xmas you will forget what was in it

elephant-astic

The_shuffs wrote: »

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

Don't presume that your kids are too old for their hampers, I'm fast aproaching 40 and I still get a stocking if I'm at my mum's place over Xmas. A little embarrasing perhaps, but I know she loves doing it so I wouldn't dream of complaining (well not too much anyway, guess it's part of our family Xmas ritual, plus it's normaly mostly chocolate these days, which is never a bad thing!)

RustyFlange

elephant-astic wrote: »

Don't presume that your kids are too old for their hampers, I'm fast aproaching 40 and I still get a stocking if I'm at my mum's place over Xmas. A little embarrasing perhaps, but I know she loves doing it so I wouldn't dream of complaining (well not too much anyway, guess it's part of our family Xmas ritual, plus it's normaly mostly chocolate these days, which is never a bad thing!)

I am 27 and last year OH and I spent our first christmas together in the same house as a family with our kids (we lived apart before then) anyway I made both children a stocking and also OH. He was more of a kid that the children! :rotfl: This year I asked him if he would do me a stocking, purely because I really miss my stockings that I used to get as a kid and it has been 9 years since I had my last one! So I would agree with elephant, do a stocking/hamper for your kids, you will have enjoyment aswell as them when they open it