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FOR ALL AGES
Whilst the traditional Christmas hamper that we're all familiar with is usually packed to the brim with food and drink items such as sweet and savoury treats - you may find that they're not always totally suitable for younger members of the family, or very appealing for that matter.
Thankfully, if you're struggling with gift ideas for children - you may be pleased to know that there are plenty of hampers now aimed solely at kids. These vary from a selection of sweets, chocolates, toys, games, and other great things that combined make for the perfect present this Christmas.
We've rounded up 10 of the top kids' hamper gift ideas for whether you just can't decide, you want a selection, or if you're looking for gifts for kids who have everything - take a look below!
And if you're looking for more Christmas inspiration, why not check out our top stocking fillers for kids, or our favourite stockings for babies, kids, and teens.
If you don't receive chocolate at Christmas, is it even Christmas? This Cadbury chocolate hamper is the perfect gift for the festive season, absolutely packed full of treats for children to enjoy. These include a large Cadbury Heroes tub, a large Cadbury Roses tub, a Cadbury Christmas selection box, a Maynards Bassetts Jelly Babies carton, and more. Cadburys hampers are definitely the way to go if you're unsure and want a winner of a gift - and this one is sure to last quite a while! Perfect for the whole family to share, the hamper includes all the popular favourites and is great value for money.
Providing all the magic of the festive season in one wooden box, this Virginia Hayward hamper is one of our favourite presents for kids. Full of chocolatey treats to get them ready for the main event, children will have so much fun unboxing and discovering the contents which include a luxury hot chocolate gift (milk chocolate drinking drops to be mixed into hot milk), a reindeer food chocolate bar, festive golden coins, an adorable triple chocolate Santa, and two candy canes to munch on or decorate the tree with. This jolly hamper is so Christmassy, and perfect for sharing with siblings or parents.
This charming Oreo hamper is perfect when you're struggling for kids' gift ideas - who doesn't love cookies and milk on a cold winter evening? It contains 4 packets of Oreo cookies (original, brownie, golden, and birthday party flavoured), 2 vintage glass milk bottles with gold lids (to be filled at home and can be used over and over again), and 6 paper candy-cane decorated straws. All beautifully packaged and finished off with a string ribbon - it's the perfect treat during the festive season!
This Hotel Chocolat hamper is filled with a great selection of chocolate-y treats to keep children occupied - and is definitely one of our most delicious kids presents this year. it contains different flavours of chocolate is the perfect holiday gift.
Full of plenty of tasty festive snacks and extra goodies for some Christmas fun, children will love this M&S Santa sack as a present. The sack itself comes with a fabric pen so that it can be customised with their names, and contains delicious treats such as cookies and cream, milk chocolate coins, reindeer buttons, two chocolate Santas, milk chocolate sprouts, and even a Christmas biscuits baking kit for a fun activity. You'll also get a little booklet of Christmas jokes to get the whole family laughing!
Edible gifts are some of the best gifts in our opinion, and this personalised sweet hamper makes for the perfect one for Christmas. Not only is the box filled with a wide variety of retro sweets such as Wham bars, Refreshers, Double Dip, Flying Saucers, Cola Bottles, Lollies, Popping Candy, and more - but you're also able to upload a photo and personalised message to the inside of the box for an extra surprise. If your recipient is a sweets fan, then this is a hamper that they're sure to like - and there's more than enough for sharing.
Forget a boys' hamper or a girls' hamper - this magical elf box is sure to make Christmas Eve a night to remember and is a great way to get everyone excited. With lots of festive treats inside - kids will absolutely love the contents of this gift. Included are the classic Elf DVD, some magical reindeer food to leave out the night before, a cute glass milk bottle, some golden coins, a candy cane, hot chocolate powder, two chocolate bars, a large selection of sweets, and even some magic snow and a festive colouring set for a fun activity. All at a decent price, this box is the perfect way to get children in the spirit!
Perfect not just for the festive season but all year round, this children's gift basket will provide hours and hours of fun whenever it's used. Ideal for those between 3 and 10 years of age, the hamper is absolutely packed full of fun, high-quality items to allow kids to use their imagination and get creative. There are just so many different things to make, and kids will have so much fun looking through all of the colourful items including badges, cards, key rings, pom-poms, magnets, crayons, coloured card, glitter, sequins, googly eyes, PVA glue, pipe cleaners, feathers, tissue papers, paint, felt tips, and more. Great value for money and perfect to get out whenever the kids need some entertainment, this present is also great for siblings to use together and is sure to light up everyone's faces when it's opened up.
Packaged in a festive brown and red Santa's sack that can be re-used for imaginative play, this tasty hamper is full of treats that kids will like - and can be shared with the whole family. Snacks include delicious snow mallows, a chocolate bauble, assorted pralines, chocolate and caramel fudge, strawberries and cream sweets, and more. Kids will love unpacking their food gifts by post all the way from the North Pole!
The whole family will enjoy this Christmas Eve baking activity - and it's a great way to get the festive magic flowing at home. The kit includes a cookie mix, a hot chocolate and marshmallow snowman (who doesn't love hot chocolate gifts?), a bag of reindeer food, and even a 'colour me in' card for Santa himself. The children will have plenty of fun baking, writing their own message for Santa, leaving out the food, and settling down with a warm mug of hot chocolate. The hamper can also be personalised with your child's name for an extra special touch!
Kidadl Best Buys selects a number of top-rated products available across the web for families of all ages, sizes, and budgets. If you enjoyed our Christmas hamper gifts for children, then you may also like our 10 Best Santa Sacks For Kids Of All Ages and our Best Kids' Christmas Socks!
Rachel grew up in Switzerland and currently lives in north-west London. She is an avid reader, writer, and a real foodie and loves discovering new hotspots and trendy places to go in the city. She also enjoys planning days out for her family, she especially loves taking her little cousins swimming and to the park. When she has some free time she loves going to concerts, baking, or visiting her family at their home in Essex. She can sometimes be found travelling a bit further than Essex and loves meticulously planning and researching a trip before heading off to explore new places in Europe and further afield.
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