Finished baskets!!

cookiedough38

I am putting together a gift in a jar present for my friends two little boys, one is 4 and the other is 2. I am going to do something like a cookie mix, usually have a budget of 5 pounds per child. I was wondering what else I could put with this, I got as far as a wooden spoon each!

homeaway

You could look for some mini baking tins, whisks, cup cases to make fairy cakes with , cookie cutters or things to decorate the cakes with. When mine were small i used to make a mary berry recipe that was an all in one cake which just meant that all the ingredients were added to the bowl and mixed. You did not have to cream the sugar and butter etc..seperately.. it was great as they could all add something and if an ingredient got added before another it was no problem. If you have not already bought the jar perhaps a plastic bowl would be better as it cant get broken? I think this is a lovely idea.

rainmac

cookiedough38 wrote: »

I am putting together a gift in a jar present for my friends two little boys, one is 4 and the other is 2. I am going to do something like a cookie mix, usually have a budget of 5 pounds per child. I was wondering what else I could put with this, I got as far as a wooden spoon each!

Great idea!

If you do a roll out biscuit mix you could include cutters - maybe numbers 2 and 4 or boy things like cars, dinosaurs? And some ready made icing that comes in a tube so easy for them to decorate the biscuits.

Smartie cookies (don't roll them out) are always popular as they are so colourful.

scattymam1

what else can you put in the tea and coffee hampers? I am doing a huge one for christmas - Here's what I intend to get for it:

(posh)Tea samples
(posh)coffee samples
coffee chocolates or chocolate coated coffee beans
a nice coffee mug
a collectors/novelty teaspoon of some sort
a tea bag saucer (seen in Tesco for about £1)

any other ideas anyone for coffee/tea related hamper?

rainmac

Scattymam1, how about...

Sugar swizzel sticks?
Think you can also get chocolates on sticks that you can melt in coffee?Some nice after dinner petit four type biscuits?
Candles scented with tea/coffee aromas?
A nice tea cup and saucer
I bought one of these for a tea basket - bargain for £4.99... http://www.lakeland.co.uk/typhoon!REG-time-for-tea/F/keyword/typhoon/product/50885
Tea strainer (if you're giving leaf tea)?
Chocolate duster pot (for adding chocolate sprinkles to frothy coffee)?
Cocoa powder to put in the duster pot?

HTH

Melon78

scattymam1 wrote: »

a tea bag saucer (seen in Tesco for about £1)

any other ideas anyone for coffee/tea related hamper?

Noticed the pale pink ones were reduced in my local Tesco to 50p this morning.

HTH

moneysavingyvonne

Melon78 wrote: »

Noticed the pale pink ones were reduced in my local Tesco to 50p this morning.

HTH

Some hot chocolate samples if they like them with some marshmallows???

Grace_

Hi guys, I've had so much fun looking through this thread! I think all your baskets are fab and so inspirational. In fact I now want to make my own basket gift for a friend! She is 21 and is due to get married this summer. I'd like to put together a hamper that they can take away with them to the hotel after their wedding day as they will be staying there for 3 nights. As you guys all have loads of experience with this sort of thing some help would be greatly appreciated

rainmac

Hi Grace, how about a relaxing hamper...
lovely stuff for the bath
matching body lotion
scented candles
couple bottles wine/ champers/ bucks fizz - whatever your budget will allow
chocs - maybe couple of different things like a box of truffles and a bar/slab
something handmade like a wooden sign that says "newlyweds" or "mr & mrs ..." or "names and date of wedding" or a personal message from you to both of them
picture frame for them to put a pic of themselves in when they get home as a married couple!
newspaper from the day of the wedding - tricky if you want to get this completely sorted before the big day!

Sure there's loads of other things but I've run out of ideas for now!

HTH

RustyFlange

Well yesterday I picked up some bits for my sons teacher as a thankyou for putting up with him this term ... He leaves the school next thursday for the holidays (he leaves a week early due to visiting family in Bulgaira ... anyhoo its cost me approx £1.80
Mug - 50p (hald price morrisons)
5 x hot chocky varietys (6 for £1 but I drank one last night lol)
Pack of Rolos 30p corner shop
2 pics, wrapped and unwrapped