Table presents - grateful for any suggestions!

[recklessgran]

There will be twelve of us for Christmas dinner this year, all adults. I always do table presents with a theme but have really run out of ideas and would love your suggestions. In previous years I have done table games, sweet cones, hotel chocolat chocs, naice socks,novelty storage tins, alcohol miniatures - you get the drift! Budget is about £5 each. I know you ladies are full of bright ideas-so thanks in advance for your suggestions! [BTW we are eight ladies and four men if that makes a difference.]

Wind up toys? Include some that can race each other.
Puzzles like tangrams?
Stationery - get people to draw a picture or something?

A book or two each (depending on where you shop, or buy second hand).

A magazine each, rolled up as a cracker?

A wind up fish in a bag of water.

After dinner drink miniture and a nice glass tailored to each person.
Herb pots wrapped in festive ribbon.
The ladybird books for adults.
Colouring books like coronation st, poldark etc...

Scratch card and mini drink in a cracker with a chocolate coin.

Outsource it! Get everyone to bring a wrapped bad Santa. The highlight of Christmas chez Imina- we've had the same book 4 years running and countless useful to some hilarious to others gifts circulating.

Wow! Thank you - some brilliant ideas here. I am going to put them all in my Christmas planner ready for future years as well. Thank you so much everyone.

Love the idea of table gifts. What good fun

At my friend's wedding everyone had their own unique glass for the toast. Her and her fiancé had gone around different antique and charity shops and bought a selection of different vintage glasses. Everyone got to keep their glass as a gift and they put a little bag of sweet inside it. That would be nice on Christmas Day as you could use it for a toast and they also get the glass to keep.

One year my theme was names, so everyone got a personalised gift. For example Joe & Sephs popcorn, chocolate from Bettes Tea rooms, for DH with a very unusual name I got Dads Old Fashioned Soda (he is a Dad btw). For the one name were I was completely stumped I used an online company & got a bar of chocolate with a personalised wrapper

Last year m&s had little crystal decorations that lit up and changed colour. They were only small and not expensive and really effective(there were polar bears ,xmas trees snowmen etc so suitable for male and female young and old imo)

Is it just for adults? If so, perfumes? You can buy sets of miniature perfumes and aftershaves in department stores.

Amazon have wax seals in script letters for 2.95 and a melting wax sticks are 8.99 for 12. Would be fun to give everyone the first initial of their name

Wigs! One Christmas I gave everyone at the table a wig. My sister was an amazingly convincing Vicky pollard...

They all got dragged out again at new year too 😉

Christmas tree decorations.
Novelty slippers.
Hats.

Personalized Christmas baubles! They are such a special keepsake and can be used as a place setting. Find some other table gift ideas here: www.poshbananasdirect.co.uk/table-gifts-and-favors-for-dinner-parties-116-c.asp You can get free delivery using code FREELD

Toiletries? Christmas themed ones maybe?