Christmas Hamper Gifts with a Twist

Wherever you're spending Christmas this year, unite faraway family and friends with our wonderful craft boxes and kits and virtual gifts and spread Christmas cheer far and near! ClassBento has lots of options for postal and virtual gifting this year, offering a range of Christmas hamper gifts with a twist to ensure you can still give something special to your friends and family, helping you to feel connected and together this festive season, despite being apart.

With craft boxes delivered to your door and talented teachers ready to teach fabulous things over a live streaming class, our online classes with craft boxes/kits cover so many hobbies and interests, there’s sure to be something for you and your loved ones this year. If you’d like to give an experience gift so that your loved ones have something to look forward to, an online workshop experience or a DIY experience that they can enjoy at their leisure is a lovely choice.

Happy craftmas – great crafty alternatives for virtual gifting this year

An online craft class is a brilliant option for an experience gift for her, him or them. If you’re looking for things to do inside for you or your loved ones, online crafting is ideal, particularly in wintertime. Keep cosy this festive season with a virtual class for Christmas and stay safe and warm at home whilst learning a new skill and making something special. 

There are so many crafty options to fill your virtual or actual Christmas hampers this year. From e gift cards for art classes in Edinburgh to floristry courses online, and cocktail making at home to pottery classes in London – a craft class, online or in-person, is a fab way to give a gift with a difference. There are kids arts and crafts if indoor family activities are best for you and your loved ones, and of course, there are also lots of craft kits for adults too. Whether your loved ones are spending Christmas apart, with you or others, or by themselves, a craft box/kit either with or without an accompanying class, is a great way to bring some festive cheer.

Discover our top seven craft kits here. 

Give the gift of a new hobby this Christmas

Experience gifts are great ways to kickstart new hobbies this Christmas – sparking new interests and giving us a foot in the door to something we may not have otherwise tried. Buying a cocktail set or in-person cocktail class in London, a floristry course in London, candle making kits, a ceramics at home session or photography classes for your loved one could see them launching into a new favourite thing – and it’s well known that having a hobby is great for our mental health. Hobbies are always there for us, keeping us company and lifting us up when we’re alone or down, inspiring us, keeping us busy and challenging us when we need a push. Hobbies can become big parts of our lives too. Some ClassBento crafters have even gone on to run their own little businesses off the back of taking part in an in-person or online class. Even if your gifted craft class doesn’t lead to a long-lasting hobby, you know that at least for a few hours your loved one will have a wonderful time, learning something new, taking some time out, having fun and immersing themself in something different. 

The gift of self-care 

When we think of Christmas hampers we often think of baskets of cheese, pickles and wine, all very lovely things but, if you want to do things differently this year, you might like to choose a relaxing ClassBento pamper pack, designed to give your friends and family the chance to take some time out. Go for a Pilates gift experience for example – accompanied by a class taught by a friendly and supportive teacher, and complemented by a selection of equipment to use and love forever – resistance bands, a yoga block and a head pillow. The perfect hamper of self-care. 

As an alternative, choose to give your loved ones a DIY cocktails kit or cocktail masterclass in London, giving them the chance to switch off their phones for a while and enjoy some time together learning something fun and new. The ultimate act of self-care is stepping back and taking time for yourself, and a box of DIY cocktails to mix at home or the opportunity to enjoy some nightlife in the big smoke is a great way to gift this. Whether you choose an at-home craft kit or cocktail class in London, you'll be ensuring that your loved ones take time out – following simple instructions, the lucky recipient of your DIY cocktails gift will learn to make some classic cocktails and some wilder new ones to shake things up. They’ll switch off, pick up new skills for life, and then sit back to sip on their handmade creations, feeling proud of their efforts! 

What to choose for your loved ones this year

So, have we convinced you? Are you ready to mix up your hamper options this year by giving a Christmas gift voucher for an experience gift to your loved ones? Here are some tips on how you can play it:

If the person you’re buying for has a particular interest or hobby you can choose to gift a particular class to suit them. Maybe they are arty and would love to learn to paint better or for the foodies in your life, how about choosing an online cooking course so they can start to learn how to make a new cuisine at home. 

Our craft boxes / kits  and experience gift vouchers are all delivered directly – you can choose to get a box or voucher sent to you so you can personalise it yourself and give it to your loved one in person, or you could get the box sent straight to the lucky recipient – a perfectly packaged gift of craft delivered directly to their doorstep.

Ideal if you’re not sure exactly what to choose, an experience gift card allows your loved one to choose from 2000+ creative classes and kits. The card can either be delivered instantly via email or sent out by post – it's up to you. 

Whichever option you go for, choosing an Christmas experience gift is always a lovely option, giving the recipient treasured memories as well as something to open.