The joys of gifting

8 christmas gift ideas to prepare with kids

The official season of Thermomix® gift giving has begun!

Invite the little ones to the kitchen and prepare the best homemade (and edible!) Christmas gifts! Try one or all of the suggested activities … the important thing is that everyone has FUN!

1. Cookies for friends

Prepare cookies for friends at school. Choose a biscuit dough that you can easily cut out into shapes, like the Sweet Shortcrust Pastry. Simply make the first letter of your friends name, or if you are up for it, spell out their full name! After decorating the cookies, wrap the cookies in cute homemade packaging that you can decorate with drawings, stickers or ribbons!

2. Chocolate bars for your siblings or cousins

Since Christmas only happens once a year, there’s nothing wrong with being extravagant! Make a giant chocolate bar and pick and choose some fun toppings! Wrap it in fun colourful paper and put a smile on your family's face. Try the Peppermint Chocolate Bark or the White Chocolate and Strawberry Rocky Road.

3. Chocolate truffles for teachers

Whose heart doesn’t melt for chocolate? Roll the chocolate truffles in coconut, nuts or cocoa powder. Make a small handwritten note to go along with the homemade truffles – and don’t forget to try one too!

4. A tin of biscuits for your grandparents

Prepare a traditional tin box with various types of biscuits and cookies. Wrap it in personalized brown paper and ribbons!

Perfect Christmas cookies

5. A jar that goes far!

Next time your aunt and uncle are craving something sweet, you will have them covered! Prepare the dry ingredients for a cake or cookies and placed them in a personally decorated jar!

6. A savoury snack for mom or dad

Whether it's homemade chutney, cheese biscuits or hot sauce, mom or dad will certainly love the homemade touch. Decorate the jar and write a homemade card signed by Santa’s little helper!

7. Gifts to donate

Give back this Christmas and make several extra special recipes to offer to charities. You can even pick some toys, books and clothes to donate as well!

8. Edible Christmas tree decorations

To make the countdown to Christmas more fun, make edible Christmas cookie ornaments or even link together multiple cookies with a ribbon to make a beautiful cookie garland! Not only fun to make, but also fun to eat!