Christmas Hampers 2013

Chris25

Simo429 wrote: »

Been really inspired by this thread want to put together a Christmas eve hamper for my wife including some Christmas bedding does anyone have decent price on a duvet cover and pillow cases?

and Dunelm Mill usually have a good selection.

Ruth_honey

Just had the Lidl newsletter and it looks like the hamper sellophane is coming soon. http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/SID-19FFE64E-C1AA8F12/www_lidl_uk/hs.xsl/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=7489
Forgot I bought some last year. I found it today. I bought silver, gold and red. The silver is very pretty-hard to tell on the roll. It's 5m on each roll and I think last year was 99p a roll too.

affordmylife

best suggestions for baskets please.

im doing two hampers this year and have most of the goodies except some of the food items and am ready to start putting things together.

I don't really want to pay more than a couple of pounds for them.

Milly_molly

Hello!

I am making quite a few hampers this year. Some with home-baked things and some with some items I've pinched from here!

The first one I have finished is for my sister and her boyfriend. My sister has an allergy and her boyfriend is very healthy so the usual selection box stuff wouldn't be suitable. I've bought dairy free chocolate pudding, oatcakes, organic chocolate, soya desserts, special flavours of herbal tea, avocado oil and lovely chilli pastes. It came to around £20 for the contents and I bought a lovely hamper box from Lakeland for £5. Maybe not the most mse style of hampers but none the less I am pleased as punch

happybunny86

Hi everyone,

I'm making a few hampers this year for the first time. Struggling for ideas but this is what I have so far. Any suggestions welcome...

8 year old niece - Things to keep her occupied hamper
- Cookies in a jar
- Arts and crafts materials
- Stationary
- Gingerbread man biscuits
- Any other ideas/suggestions what to put it in? Wasn't sure a basket was very child friendly/exciting.

1st Christmas hamper
- Cute outfit
- 1st Christmas bauble
- Photo frame? Too done?
- Struggling now!

Couples hamper - Sister & brother in law
- No idea really stuck on this one!

Luxury hamper for a couple
- Afternoon tea / snowdrops tour tickets
- Bettys chocolates
- Cheese
- Biscuits
- Home made bread
- ...?

Parents in law hamper
- Sweet things - His dad likes cake
- Some home made smellies for his mum

1st year in own house
-Not sure where i'm going with this one yet..

Would love any ideas to help pull these together a bit more or themes. Also interested to here about ideas of how to package them up other than just wicker baskets xx

carlamarie_2

happybunny86 wrote: »

Hi everyone,

I'm making a few hampers this year for the first time. Struggling for ideas but this is what I have so far. Any suggestions welcome...

8 year old niece - Things to keep her occupied hamper
- Cookies in a jar
- Arts and crafts materials
- Stationary
- Gingerbread man biscuits
- Any other ideas/suggestions what to put it in? Wasn't sure a basket was very child friendly/exciting.
could pop it all in a coloured plastic container which could be used for storage afterwards? Or a bin for her bedroom, wilkinsons have some nice designs.
How about a pack of plain tshirts or bag and some fabric paints so she can design her own stuff?
1st Christmas hamper
- Cute outfit
- 1st Christmas bauble
- Photo frame? Too done?
- Struggling now!
bib, hat, sleep suit or pjs, wrist rattle (you can get christmas designs) a book with the hope of starting the traditional of reading it every xmas eve, hardback book. All listed should be easily sourced and christmas themed

Couples hamper - Sister & brother in law
- No idea really stuck on this one!
movie night hamper? Pamper hamper? Night out hamper (vouchers for a restaurant, hair care , smelliest for getting ready, if they are the parents of the kids above then maybe babysitting vouchers too

Luxury hamper for a couple
- Afternoon tea / snowdrops tour tickets
- Bettys chocolates
- Cheese
- Biscuits
- Home made bread[/COLOR]
- ...?

Parents in law hamper
- Sweet things - His dad likes cake
- Some home made smellies for his mum

1st year in own house
-Not sure where i'm going with this one yet..
as it's there first year in there house they may already have everything so I would see if there's anything they don't, ie if they don't have a slow cooker, get one add a book of slow cooker recipes, some ingredients? Or maybe do a curry based one, hamper basket being a big pan add spices, recipe book etc or Chinese hamper basket being the wok, etc etc etc

Would love any ideas to help pull these together a bit more or themes. Also interested to here about ideas of how to package them up other than just wicker baskets xx

I've made it easier for myself by quoting you and adding. Hope that gives you some ideas

mummybearx

Another hamper added to the list, either a Fireman Sam theme or Scooby Doo!

Anyone seen any bargains for either hamper? Looking for maybe a toy, book, DVD, pj's etc, although I will need to check with my SIL if he already has them

Finished my nephews Minecraft Hamper :T
Minecraft Annual - £5 amazon, paid for with a voucher so free :T
Minecraft tshirt - £9.99 Argos
Pringles x 2 - 98p each Morrisons
Pack of cola cubes x 2 - £2 Morrisons
Total spend £13.95

Ideally I would like to add another few things to it, like stickers or a poster. But they are really expensive! Need to remember that I've spent enough, it will look lovely packaged up, I don't need anything else!

happybunny86

Thanks ever so much for the help. Tidied up my ideas now after reading the full thread so thought I'd share incase they are useful for anyone else...

Couples hamper for sister and brother in law - Afternoon tea / snowdrops tour tickets and lots of afternoon tea related goodies, served on the wicker serving tray from hobby craft.

1st year in house hamper - Yankee candle. cookies in a jar, Christmas toilet roll (aldi), home made cushion, home made sugar scrub.

Chocoate and cider hamper - This one needs more work but going to steal some of the ideas already mentioned for chocolate. The cider - this guy brews his own so having some waterproof labels printed for him to put on the bottles. Any other cider ideas welcome.

Thanks Carla Marie for the ideas too. Tshirt paints are an ingenious idea!! x

MrsChristmas

happybunny86 .... just a thought for your 8 year old niece hamper...
how about leaving the cookies in the jar or the gingerbread biscuits plain & popping in some coloured icing pens for her to decorate them herself?
Love the snowdrops tour ticket idea :rudolf:

happybunny86

Brilliant idea Mrs Christmas! Added that and some sort of Christmas cookie cutter to the list to tie on to the jar.
The snow drops is a brilliant deal I think at a priory near us, entrance to see the snow drops and tea and cake for £7.50 per person