Have A perfect Gift on hand for every occasion!

After reading a couple of  comments from (Ngairi & Kayla, thanks ladies), in my countdown to xmas....jogged to old memory of what i used to do, to have gifts on hand for all occasions. bringing up a young family

So every week while doing my shopping i would throw in one extra item.... at home i had a big cardboard box, which i stored the items in. Over a period of a year, i would have 52 items, to which i could make up many gift hampers. I use to buy cane baskets, put a few items in and then wrap it, in cellophane ,with a ribbon. My aim was for birthdays and christmas gifts, ( especially for families, which meant i didn't have buy individual gifts)   But you could use these hampers, for many occasion's.

e.g. Birthdays                            Congratulations

      House- Warming                Welcome Back

      Christmas                            Thank-you

      A Birth of a New Born          Thinking of you

      Visiting Gift                             Easter

      And many more events.

Items you could buy

e.g.  tins of....salmon, tuna, pate,sardines....etc! Jars of......pickles,,,, onions... jam.... honey,,,, fruit....etc!..... mixed  peanuts.... crackers... biscuits....A bottle of wine.....or champange.... a six pack of beer....... a pack of babies bib's..... babies biscuits.... baby lotion.... baby shampoo.... Shampoo.... Hair Conditioner...deodorant....shave cream... packs of soaps..... a Dummy.... Babies bottle.... a soft Babies toy.... paper towels.... toilet paper.... baby wipes.... pine-o-clean....dish washing liquid..... washing powder... sweet or lollies & bars of chocolate ( these items i would leave till the last few weeks)

The list could go on & on, i'm sure many members out there have their own ideas. I suggest using a laundry basket ( $1.75 from the reject shop) for bulky items. For smaller hampers, the beautiful coloured boxes, ranging from $2 to $5.

With abit of imagination, you can make up so wonderful gift hampers!