Non-alcoholic cocktail hamper

[lilolilmanchester]

Posting under Christmas as it might be an idea for others, but this is for birthday gifts. I have to buy birthday presents for a number of girls who are 15/16. Thought of making some non-alcoholic cocktail hampers for them, with some recipes, umbrellas, reusable ice cubes, maybe naice plastic martini shaped glasses. But a) not sure if this is a naff idea (please be honest) and b) if not, what else I would put in

Oops premature send... So any thoughts/ideas for extras, or even just to tell me not a good idea, would be appreciated

You do know they'll just take the hamper and add friends and alcohol. Right?

Well it was partly cos they are all starting to get interested in alcohol that I thought some non-alcoholic cocktail ideas might divert them. But you've made me think it's probably going to backfire. Back to the drawing board :-)

Jars of maraschino cherries
Freeze dried lemon or lime slices (got these in Tesco)

Straws
Those little umberellas
Why not add a glass rather than plastic cocktail glass? So much nicer and won't get scratched

Add some fruit juices and syrups

Thanks 70s, these are the sorts of ideas I was after, but am now worried that it will just tempt them to add slugs of their parents' alcohol, perhaps not as good an idea as I first thought

Am about to knock this idea on the head but before I do would welcome other thoughts

The other idea is to go down the smoothie/ milkshake route? Less easy to add alcohol to but the same principle. Possibly get naice smoothie/ Sundae
Glasses, straws, syrups, various chocolate bars, various sprinkles/ edible glitter/ sprinkle stars/ nice hot choc powder to mix/ vanilla essence/ food dye etc

Just a thought

Maybe coffee/ iced tea aswell?

Good idea nanny thank you (although I will confess to adding slugs of vodka to smoothies myself before now :-)

I find rum works better and a baileys milkshake always goes down well secret alcoholic

Or other health stuff.

I think its a great idea, I don't think it's going to drive them to booze .