Recently we received a Fortnum and Mason's children's hamper from Laura and Katy at Little Stuff. We won it in a competition on Twitter, I'm not exactly sure how but decided it best not to query it and wilfully accepted our fabulous prize when it arrived.
The postman handed it over with a slightly surprised yet impressed look on his face which seemed to be saying: "Is this really for you?"
I glared back with an expression that I hoped communicated: "Of course, we regularly receive deliveries from London, Piccadilly and we do all our food shopping in Harrods."
I haven't been asked to blog about it or link to Little Stuff but I wanted to because it was a fabulous gift to receive. I have enjoyed eating the contents. IJ has enjoyed it in a sightly different way.
So what does a six-year-old do with a hamper full of luxurious, exquisite and expensive sweets, chocolate, toffees, biscuits and jam.
Here's what:
1) Open the hamper, admire the contents, then eat all the chocolate coins before anyone notices.
2) Use the packaging to create an in-door snow scene.
3) Add a glove to the hamper to enhance the wintry scene.
4) Cover the entire living room with white paper to create a footpath leading to the aforementioned snow scene.
4) Confuse friends by announcing with great excitement, "We have a new hamster!"
5) Let mummy devour the contents of the hamper (not hamster!)
Result!
Proof also that all kids really need is the packaging, and a few chocolate coins.
You know that this is true. The children can be conned out of limitless numbers of Easter Eggs in the same way. Isn't it grand being a mummy? Pass the toffee...
Posted by: dulwichmum | January 18, 2010 at 09:33 PM
Wow Rosie, that looks great. I was promised one of those a while back, but it's not arrived! I await with enhanced anticipation having seen yours. I've tagged you, btw. Over at my place. Are you going to play?
Posted by: Tim (aka The Dotterel) | January 19, 2010 at 08:11 AM
Wah it looks so good! I want one! ;-)
Posted by: Vegemitevix | January 19, 2010 at 08:14 AM
Yum Yum... sounds like you had great fun sampling the delights of the hamper. I love how kids approach things compared to us adults.. much more fun x
Posted by: ThatGirl39 | January 19, 2010 at 09:29 AM
Lovley, my two love chocolate coins too!!
Posted by: TheMadHouse | January 19, 2010 at 09:58 AM
I want a hamster, I want a hamster!
Posted by: Laura | January 19, 2010 at 10:03 AM
That looks so good
And the hamster comment has very much lifted my morning
Posted by: Muddling Along Mummy | January 19, 2010 at 10:08 AM
MMMMmmm, I notice we only got a very brief glimpse of all those packages before they got devoured .....yum yum
Posted by: Dulwich Divorcee | January 19, 2010 at 11:56 AM
oh, how lovely! And twas our pleasure :)
Am still a bit miffed you didn't get the lovely Christmas version, which contained a beeyootiful teaset... but it made you happy, which makes us happy.
Job done.
:)
xx
Posted by: Laura (LittleStuff) | January 19, 2010 at 12:21 PM
Laura, we have enjoyed every minute of it. And worry not because by pure coincidence IJ received a teaset for Christmas. Spooky! Thanks again!
Posted by: Rosie Scribble | January 19, 2010 at 12:23 PM
Rose Scribble ate my hampster said Freddie Starr...
Posted by: Pippa | January 19, 2010 at 02:08 PM
You have a creative little person there! I particularly like the addition of the glove!
Posted by: J Adamthwaite | January 19, 2010 at 05:05 PM