Need gift for family of 5, budget £30

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Is this the right section for "What on earth do I buy?" pleas???

I need to buy a nice gift for a family who've been really good to us this year - real salt-of-the-earth people who'd do anything for you and make me feel so ungenerous in comparison. There are three adults plus two kids aged 12 and 8, and I only have £30 in total so I was wondering about getting something they could all use and enjoy together.

Is this the situation a hamper was invented for?! (But can you even get a nice hamper for £30 with stuff in that kids would like?) Or a game? Help me...

Oh, and it has to be buyable online for delivery before Christmas. I have Amazon Prime if that helps.

How about a family board game?

I'd go for big box of chocs, family board game, bottle of wine/prosecco if they drink.

BHS (online) have hampers at a good price. Can you not get to a supermarket though? You'll get more for your money if you pile into Lidl and buy up nice treat foods and pop it all into a box covered with wrapping paper.

Individual mugs and a mug cake cook book? I've seen such a cook book for under £4 at book depository - not sure of Christmas time delivery though.

We've had gingerbread house kits for our dc, which was lovely also.

What about a cinema voucher? It costs an arm and a leg to go to see a film these days and £30 would certainly cover most of the cost of a cinema trip. There are a few films out now that would appeal to a whole family and it may give them something to do in between Christmas and New Year.

I'd go for a really nice board game if you can find one you think they don't have.

Waitrose had 'Five Seconds' for £15 a couple of weeks ago. That with Prosecco and chocs would be lovely. :)

Deffo board game and massive box of chocs.

Qwirkle is a great family game. I'd get that along with a huge box of chicks and a bottle of wine.

Light box? So they can celebrate birthdays/anniversaries/exam results etc as a family?

Five Seconds is a fab idea. Anyone seen any other game bargains about? Forgot to say no, they don't drink, but I could maybe get chocs too. No, can't get to a supermarket - must be delivered via the magic of the internet.

Cinema vouchers also a good isea, except I don't really want them to know how much I've spent as it seems like such a drop in the ocean compared with all they've done for us...

Thortons have £15 off £50 Christmas bundle hampers, plus if you use code SANTA10 today it gives you another £10 off plus free delivery 😁😁 so £25 in total and should be there by Wednesday.

I've order 2 today. In my opinion you can never go wrong with chocolate!

Amazing deal on Thorntons! Where do you put the code in though? I've got right to the point of payment and it hasn't given me a chance to enter one.

Three months NETFLIX voucher.

Never mind - found it and ordered! Thanks all!

i came on to say cinema voucher, the whole family can go out for a treat, on you

can you make up your own hamper ?

Yay

Cards Against Humanity - totally inappropriate but great fun for the whole family.

Cards Against Humanity - totally inappropriate but great fun for the whole family.

Not funny! What if the OP believes you. Not for children age 8 and 12 unless you think that subjects such as anal sex and blow jobs are a suitable topic for them.

Cards against humanity is totally not appropriate for 12 and 8 year olds

Haha. No. Their parents love it but not one for the kids!

sorry, i find Cards against Humanity in very bad taste. i started playing this at a friends knowing nothing about it and it was the Madeleine Mcann question. I was totally appalled, refuse to allow this game into my home and really think diffierent of people who think that's a funny question.