What do you put in an Xmas hamper for Charidee?

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We've decided to 'adopt a family' for Christmas this year. We'll be filling a hamper for a local family who will probably not be having a great Christmas this year. The family we've adopted are a single mother, with three sons, aged 4,6 and 15. We can put anything in the hamper apart from alcohol, cigarettes and money. Also no perishable foods. So if you were/ are on hard times, what would you like to see in a gifted Xmas hamper?

Chocolate biscuits
Chocolate sauce (for pouring on icecream)
Instant hot chocolate drink
Tea bags/nice coffee
Olive oil
Jam/preserves

Perhaps some nice bubble bath?

What a lovely idea (btw!)

Chocolates (heroes, celebrations type)
J20 drinks
Bicuits
Savoury crackers
Salted peanuts
Kettle chips
Large tin of ham
Cake
Cans of soup
Anything edible really

ooh yep mince pies/christmas cake/christmas pudding

Oh yes, and canned and/or dried fruit.

As an afterthought,

The company DH works for used to collect cans of food from all their employees every year and distribute to families having a hard time. They always specified no canned fish. I have no idea why. Can anyone enlighten me.

how much are you spending?

if you have enough i would put in a decent coffee, nice biscuits, an xmas pud, crackers, box of chocs, party poppers

possibly some nice smellys for mum - no doubt she will have spent all money on kids and none on herself