has anyone made a chocolate selection box?

Abbafan1972

Would you wrap these up, or just give them as they are?

cathy36

Abbafan1972 wrote: »

This sounds like a really fantastic idea! I've never thought of it before and have just bought the shop standard selection boxes.

You lot have got me thinking now!

the good thing with the bags i bought are that the chocolate bars stand up neatly in them with the top that folds over with the bow.

ohh what a shame you have already purchased shop bought ones :eek:

cathy36

Abbafan1972 wrote: »

Would you wrap these up, or just give them as they are?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pack-of-12-Ribbon-Christmas-Box-Gift-Bags-Boxes-Teddy-Santa-Reindeer-Snowman-/261114214375?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Celebrations_GiftWrapping_ET&var=&hash=item3ccb9eb7e7

just give these filled as they are, no need for wrapping

i'm going to adjust whats in them according to age and put some sheets of stickers in them too that I got reduced for the little ones

Abbafan1972

cathy36 wrote: »

the good thing with the bags i bought are that the chocolate bars stand up neatly in them with the top that folds over with the bow.

ohh what a shame you have already purchased shop bought ones :eek:

No I haven't bought any already for this year. In the past I have, which is what I meant.

brook_son

I saw on the Hampers forum someone made a Harry Potter Honeydukes sweet hamper and I want to do that for my son this year we have just been to Harry potter studios very expensive but had a great time.

Spendless

cathy36 wrote: »

the good thing with the bags i bought are that the chocolate bars stand up neatly in them with the top that folds over with the bow.

ohh what a shame you have already purchased shop bought ones :eek:

When you say 'stand up' do you mean you put them in vertically or something else? Sorry, if I'm being 'dim' here.:o

I really like them. I have a Niece who doesn't like chocolate (?!) but loves mints and it's quite hard to find her a Selection box equivalent with something she'd like. I only buy for 4 children though now, so the bags would work out quite expensive for me.:cool:

flea72

cathy36 wrote: »

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pack-of-12-Ribbon-Christmas-Box-Gift-Bags-Boxes-Teddy-Santa-Reindeer-Snowman-/261114214375?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Celebrations_GiftWrapping_ET&var=&hash=item3ccb9eb7e7

just give these filled as they are, no need for wrapping

i'm going to adjust whats in them according to age and put some sheets of stickers in them too that I got reduced for the little ones

Just note, You need to order medium or large of these, to fit chocolate bars in. The small ones, are too short. Medium bags work out at 70p each. personally, id rather have a couple more bars of choc, than fancy wrapping lol

midnightraven3

i got these tins from homebargains, 29p each
they might be useful? (pen is for size)



i still make our 3 the retro sweetie box things every christmas
only trouble is, they bring them back for refills:rotfl:
(they are students not young children)

tattycath

Spendless wrote: »

When you say 'stand up' do you mean you put them in vertically or something else? Sorry, if I'm being 'dim' here.:o

I really like them. I have a Niece who doesn't like chocolate (?!) but loves mints and it's quite hard to find her a Selection box equivalent with something she'd like. I only buy for 4 children though now, so the bags would work out quite expensive for me.:cool:

You could always make your own bags.
http://m.wikihow.com/Make-a-Paper-Bag customise it to the size you require.

Spendless

midnightraven3 wrote: »

i got these tins from homebargains, 29p each
they might be useful? (pen is for size)

I did fill a tin like this with Mentos for DS last year. He loves the fruit flavoured sweets and you used to be able to buy a huge tube of different ones like cola or berries at duty free shops or on P&O ferries and they filled a stocking nicely. Last year they stopped doing them, but cos you can buy diff flavours abroad I spent our weekend in France & Belgium buying single packs of differet varieties and put them in.