Themed hampers are a great idea for a gift… My lovely Mum has, over the last few years, built me a ‘foodie’ hamper from her trips to the local Hare Hatch garden centre (amusingly she makes us give her back the empty wicker hamper so she can re-use it).

So inspired by this, now that she’s sadly staying in a rest home, the boys and I have put together a themed-hamper for her birthday… a Stationery Hamper.

Stationery Themed Hamper – We used a box-file filled with:

• Pencil case
• Smart new pens
• Diary for next year
• Pack of post Christmas cards for her to send out
• Pack of home made notelets
• Book of stamps
• Return self adhesive address labels
• Some posh hand cream

The boys decorated the exterior of the box file to make it look like an envelope – very clever!

Not to be out-done… the other Grandma is book-crazy, so we decided to use ANOTHER box file (this time decorated as a book…)

And filled it full of book-themed gifts:

Book Themed Hamper – We used a box-file filled with:

• A selection of new books
• Some Christmassy ginger cordial
• Some Posh Booja Booja chocolates
• A home made bookmark
• Some fancy post-it notes

What would you put in your hamper?

For more themed hamper ideas try these:

Redtedart.com’s Craft Hamper and her gift hamper round up

Lifeatthezoo.com’s Breakfast Hamper

Bluebearwood.co.uk Pamper Hamper

Missielizzie-meandmyshadow.blogspot.co.uk’s Movie-night Hamper

and some fab ideas from Kelly at domesticgoddesque.com too.

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