Thursday, 1 December 2022

Why not make your own Christmas hampers this Christmas?

Everyone loves to receive a Christmas hamper filled with all sorts of goodies. And they can be a very good purchase.

But what if this year you find yourself a little bit too strapped for cash to be able to purchase a Christmas hamper? Don't despair! Why not make your very own bespoke Christmas hampers to make a very special, personalised gift for the special person in your life?

Where can you buy hampers or boxes from? Ikea sell them from between £10 to £25. www.ikea.co.uk.

However, my favourite source of hampers and wooden boxes that are eminently suited for a DIY Christmas hamper is The Works. 

The Works stocks oval hamper kits at £5.00, Large Wooden Crate Hampers at £6.00, Fill Your Own Mini Christmas Hamper: Assorted at £3.00, Wooden Crate Hamper at £4.00 and my favourite, a real lidded wicker hamper with straps at £10.00. (PICTURED) https://www.theworks.co.uk/c/home-living/home-storage/hamper-baskets

So, what can you fill them with? Morrisons (for example) stock a range of individual portion preserves and honey, so you can put together a range of them and place them in the hamper with suitable crackers and biscuits, in one of the smaller hampers. Or what about a range of toys? You can even make a hamper for your pet, if you want to.

You can also fill the larger hampers and boxes with miniature wine bottles, full sized wine bottles, a range of real ales or a range of typical Christmas foods including mince pies, stollen, panettone, spiced biscuits, tinned foods, desserts, etc, etc.

The only limit is your imagination and your budget.


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