Christmas Hamper Idea Thread

tallyhoh

Got my baskets from the 99p shop. They have 2 different sizes with a linen lining.

1) Italian cooking set for sister in law:

Jar Pesto
Jar sun dried tomatos in oil
Bottle Ex virgin olive oil
Packet spaghetti
tool for serving spaghetti- total cost £4 including basket

2) Luxury set for Christmas day for neice:

Box coffeee pods (Dou Egberts)
Box Choclate truffles
2 small bottles Cava- Total cost £5 including basket

I have also been collecting perfume samples etc throughout the year to add to baskets for female relatives.

jessicamb

Real Ale possibly - a few bottles of beer and a beer guide

Lush hamper - fill a basket with various lush goodies - so much cheaper than their gift sets

stacey21_2

Car care hamper : shampoo, sponges, squeegee (sp) bucket etc. DAD, BOYFRIEND, UNCLE, PAPA?

Hair and Nails Hamper: Shampoo, Conditioner minis? Nail Varnish, Varnish Remover, Cotton Pads COUSIN, SIS IN LAW, SIS, NIECE, DAUGHTER?

Film Hamper: DVD, Popcorn, Pepsi/Fanta/Water etc, Maltesers bag BOYFRIEND/HUSBAND? FRIEND?

Book Lover Hamper: Book/Voucher for Waterstones?, Bookmark, Reading Glasses? Mug/Hot Chocolate sachets, cosy socks? GRAN, MUM, AUNT, UNCLE, PAPA?

Whiskey Lover Hamper: Mini Whiskey Bottles, Whiskey glasses, Hip Flask, Book about the making of Whiskey? FATHER IN LAW, UNCLE, GRANDPA, DAD?

Wine Hamper: Mini bottles of wine, wine glass, wine bottle stopper, wine cocktail recipes. BEST FRIEND, COUSIN, SISTER IN LAW, SISTER?

Celeb Wannabe Hamper: Various celeb magazines, OK, Heat, etc/subscription to these?, 'Bling' items, sparkly handbag mirror, 'posh' lipgloss (maybe use £5 ruby and millie voucher?) sunglasses from Primark? Sparkly ring/necklace from Next? YOUNG SISTER, COUSINS, BEST FRIENDS?

Pet Hamper: Doggy/Cat biscuits/treats, soft toys, blanket. YOUR PET, NEIGHBOURS PET, OR PET LOVER!

Quiz hamper: puzzle books, crosswords, word searches, pens, pencils, highlighters, bag of sweeties. MY GRAN WOULD LOVE THIS BUT MAYBE AUNTIES, UNCLES, GRANS AND GRANDPAS?


That's all I can think of at the moment!

ex_fox_now_a_dragon

I just love this forum and have been totally inspired to make a few hampers this year.
My baskets I bought from B & Q, I got 6 3 drawer seagrass towers for £2 which I'm going to use each drawer as a hamper
So far I have done:-
Gardening hamper for friends daughter as she's just bought her own house with her BF includes 2 16" hanging baskets with liners £1.50 ea, a hand spade& fork, pair of secateurs all £1, various plant ties from Wilko (75% off), 2 small cacti 40p ea, gardening gloves also from Wilko. Will also put in few packets of seeds, some handcream and maybe a couple of mugs and tea. Haven't wrapped it yet as will need to water cacti!
A romantic night in front of the fire hamper for friend and OH includes a firelog (they are lucky to have an open fire) Love Actually DVD, marshmallows, bottle of something sparkling & 2 wine glasses which we hope to decorate with hearts.
A day at the gym for BIL: a nice big bath towel £6 from TK Maxx, Mens Health subs bought with Tesco vouchers, a sports water bottle & maybe a T shirt form Sports Soccer.
Other ideas which i haven't yet bought for include
a day out hamper for Mum & OH: Map, picnic rug, travel mugs, voucher for National Trust membership or something along those lines using Tesco vouchers.
Night at the Movies hamper for brother & GF
Cook traditional Welsh recipes hamper for Dad & GF as I now live in Wales and his Dad's family was from Wales.
Personalised calenders of DD 1 & 2 for all grandparents.
Thinking hat still on for OH & his parents.

victoriajayne1987

just finished the list of what family hampers i will be making! thought maybe you would like to see a few ideas :

Christmas Hampers 2007!

Mum: “Coffee Lover”
Mug
Coffee
Biscuits/ Coffee flavoured Chocs/ Walnut whips
Books
Slippers

Dad: “Plane Spotter”
Binoculars
Flask
Snacks/Drinks
Disposable camera
Book & DVD on planes

Sister: “Pamper Night”
Cosmetics - mascara,
Toiletries - soaps, body sprays, shampoo
Make up basket/bag & brushes
Jewellery

Nan: “Winter Warmer”
Mug (nan if poss)
Hot chocolate sachets
Chocolate biscuits
Hot water bottle
Slippers
Candles

Sisters BF: “Night In At The Movies”
DVD
Popcorn
Chocolate/Sweets
Coca Cola


I think that the average price will be about a tenner, maybe stretching to £15, and £5 for the movie hamper! Cant wait to get cracking!

spendingmad

Hi First time a have made hampers but he's my ideas so far

Nan - theatre hamper - got £20 voucher from nectar card sale some months ago, going to add cheap CD and Maltesers pouch.

Uncle and partner - Itailian Hamper - Pasta dish and oil drisler, ex virgin olive oil, posh pasta, breadsticks, pesto from local deli, maybe bottle of chanti

Step Dad - HOT hamper - Chilli Jelly, Chilli Beer, some chilli peanuts I found in tescos, maybe chilli chocs, fresh/pickled chillis, choizo or pepperoni, and if i can find some socks with chillis on them too.

Trying to spend not over £20 -£30 on them but this is there only present from us. Any other ideas most welcome!!!

Sallys_Savings

spendingmad wrote: »

Hi First time a have made hampers but he's my ideas so far

Nan - theatre hamper - got £20 voucher from nectar card sale some months ago, going to add cheap CD and Maltesers pouch.

Uncle and partner - Itailian Hamper - Pasta dish and oil drisler, ex virgin olive oil, posh pasta, breadsticks, pesto from local deli, maybe bottle of chanti

Step Dad - HOT hamper - Chilli Jelly, Chilli Beer, some chilli peanuts I found in tescos, maybe chilli chocs, fresh/pickled chillis, choizo or pepperoni, and if i can find some socks with chillis on them too.

Trying to spend not over £20 -£30 on them but this is there only present from us. Any other ideas most welcome!!!

How about making some chilli pickle onions to go in your step dads hamper? ...just make in the normal way and add a couple of pinches of dried chillis and two whole (depending on how hot he wants it) and leave for 6 weeks or more. They always go down a storm with everyone I know. The longer you leave them the hotter they become.

moneysavingmumofone

spendingmad wrote: »

Hi First time a have made hampers but he's my ideas so far

Nan - theatre hamper - got £20 voucher from nectar card sale some months ago, going to add cheap CD and Maltesers pouch.

Uncle and partner - Itailian Hamper - Pasta dish and oil drisler, ex virgin olive oil, posh pasta, breadsticks, pesto from local deli, maybe bottle of chanti

Step Dad - HOT hamper - Chilli Jelly, Chilli Beer, some chilli peanuts I found in tescos, maybe chilli chocs, fresh/pickled chillis, choizo or pepperoni, and if i can find some socks with chillis on them too.

Trying to spend not over £20 -£30 on them but this is there only present from us. Any other ideas most welcome!!!

you could make chilli vodka? If you cant find any socks with chillies on them, why not get some with a 'chilly' penguin on them, a sort of play on words? Add a bit of novelty to it. They sound great btw. :T

spendingmad

Thanks MSMOfOne - The chilly penguin idea is great and thanks to Sally will pcik up some pickling onions when I'm at the farm shop he likes things hot so will put the whole chillis in there. I will take some piccies when I''m done

C_J

I'm looking for some white wicker baskets for my hampers - I need a couple of quite large ones (maybe 2ft x 1ft). I don't suppose anyone's seen any on their shopping travels, have they? I've tried Matalan (they'd sold out), TK Maxx, Wilkinson, the 99p shop and Poundland ..... but no joy

There must be some out there somewhere, surely?!