Ideas for how to present a sweet hamper?

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As a low-cost present this year, I'm planning sweet hampers for my nieces and nephews. Just a selection of sweets from multi-packs that I want to present in a way that it doesn't just look like I've just been to Tescos. I want to gift the maximum amount of sweets and I think they'd rather I spent the full £5 on sweets than spending any of the budget on what it comes in.

I keep veering between just buying a roll of cellophane and wrapping them up cracker style, to finding some shallow boxes and arranging it all prettily on tissue paper and covering with cellophane. I have 10 to make btw.

I've looked on pinterest but can't see anything that fits. Any ideas?

Could you make a sort of cone from cellophane and then tie it with a ribbon? I remember getting things like that on holiday with sweets in. Sort of like a piping bag.

How about buying a pack of Xmas paper plates, using a plate as a base and then wrap with cellophane like a fruit basket?

Or you don’t need to make a come with cellophane, google sweetie cones on eBay they sell bags for you to fill

Funnily enough, it was a sweetie thank you gift we bought on holiday that gave me the idea so it may be easier to just copy that. Will have a think about the paper plates idea too.

I've got a variety of sizes, from sherbert fountain to Kinder surprise. So I might have made it difficult for myself. I could always just eat what won't fit!

Google Santa sleigh sweets
Can make a sleigh from 2 candy canes and chocolate bars, filled with sweets and driven by a lindt Santa. Tied with a ribbon.

Similar to the Christmas plate...a paper cup in a bright design. You can but really cheap florist cellophane to gather at the top in a bow or maybe even tissue paper.

If you could stretch just a teeny bit you could buy bouquet boxes and present the hampers as sweetie bouquets. Like in the picture. They would be a little bit of work to put together but look quite special and would make the most of the sweets so it would look more of a festive gift.

Pack of 10 bouquet boxes here for £9.95 (so £1 each). Free delivery. Sure there would be others and you might well find them cheaper than that if you search around. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Living-Vases-Tree-Butterfly-Florist-Bouquet-Box-Flower-Sweet-Gift-Boxes-4-Cols/263682397150?hash=item3d64b213de:m:m4B6nKwrjXrDXdLeLf6uHgw

I like this idea.

Last year I put sweeties in a jar. Not quite what you are after perhaps but I know places like debenhams sell sweetie jars and they are really expensive. Last year I bought a jar from Wilco’s and then filled it with pick n mix sweets which was much cheaper.

Also at that time was thinking of filling a cup. Eg mason jar, whatever is the trend now or just a nice cup or mug, and then fill it with sweets. If it’s a cup with a lid then you can just wrap it as is or put in a gift bag. If it doesnt have top then cellophane. I got DH a small French press and filled that with sweets too.

I may revisit this idea for this year too so will be interested in others’ suggestions too

Also depending on the kind of sweets you could just put a selection in a gift bag. Poundland sometimes does some American sweets or quirky sweets whe Reese’s, gonnstoppers etc and so you could buy a few packs and then put them in a gift bag as a nice little gift but this is different again.

You could get some kind of cheap basket maybe from Poundland or Wilco or the like and cover it with cellophane and ribbons...

The Christmas paper cup idea is a good one for a cheap option

As it is for kids I would go the fun route. I like the cone and cracker idea. Not sure if DD would be happy with a bouquet style, looks a bit too grown up for me.

We once did sweet bowls as a party bag alternative, got cheap ceramic bowls and filled them with mini sweets, wrapped and done. Our bowl is used on a regular basis for breakfast.

We got some bouquet of chocolate last year- like the 1 above. It was a total waste of time and energy. It was more complicated that the one above, it would have taken ages to unpack if I could have been bothered. Apparently it cost £30 for less that £10 of chocolate.

Giving them in a carrier bag would have been preferable. Cadburys stick them in a plain purple box which is fine.

If you are spending £5 per child just get them a tin of celrbrations or similar. Much easier - just wrap in paper.

Thanks. Some nice suggestions. I've bought some cellophane today and have been experimenting with cones and crackers. The cone looks better. But then I'll have to wrap it as they'll be going under the tree and you can see the sweets through it.

I looked at the bouquet boxes on ebay which sent me down the route of looking at things like these.

Those boxes are nice OP

The boxes you found OP are really fun - especially for the younger ones but would work generally!

The boxes are lovely and would be so little work too. Do you have a link to them?

Here's the link. They were on eBay. This seller also does cute Santa ones and other designs too, though it's better value ordering 5 of the same design rather than 1 of each design.

Snowman/ Reindeer boxes

I'm not sure if I have enough sweets to fill the boxes, but I could fill them with shredded tissue paper and it would feel like a lucky dip which would add an element of fun!

I've done a similar thing at Easter and I used the disposable plastic pint glasses with some coloured, shredded tissue in the bottom. I bought some cellophane 'roasting' bags from the pound shop (you are supposed to use them for roasting chickens, but they are the perfect size for the pint glass!!).
Not sure how easy they would then be to wrap up in paper though.

Those boxes are much cheaper on amazon, the slyer is just importing them from China and marking them up. Given the time you have you might as well order from China yourself

Retract that- they are not the same boxes

There are lots similar on alli express

What are you searching for on Aliexpress Truely?