There are some people that are impossible to buy for. Your Dad is usually the main culprit, and aunties and uncles come a pretty close second. There are plenty of gifts to buy them but you don;t know what they’ve already got and what they really like. One solution to this problem that springs to mind is food gifts. Hampers and chocolates and cookies are a great gift to give so let’s look at some of the choices.

Christmas hampers come in all shapes and sizes from hampers for one to massive luxury hampers that would feed a family of five for a year. Popular hampers to give on Christmas Day include cheese and wine hampers (always popular at christmas) and sweet filled hampers. You can also get hampers for specialised diets so nobody has to miss out.

A hamper is also a good choice to give to a colleague as a corporate gift – it’s not too personal, but it is substantial and shows that you’ve put some thought into it.

You don’t have to give a pre-made hamper to give a food gift. If it’s for someone you know well you can create a hamper of your own, containing all their favourite items. This adds a lovely personal touch to any gift.

If you’re good in the kitchen you can make your food gift yourself. Get some pots and jars ready and you can make all sorts of Christmas sweets and cakes for your friends and relatives. If you do this you should make something for everyone – it’s just as easy to make five batches of something. Just make sure you time your cooking right – you don’t want to mak ethem so early that they are stale by Christmas day!

Everyone will love these food based Christmas gift ideas.