In times of joy and celebration we often use gifts as a medium to express our love and care towards our special ones. Before every occasion and every special celebration we start planning what we would like to gift to our loves ones. The young ones make handmade cards, while the teens spend their time making something crafty while the adults spend a fortune to express their love. It all seems very convenient when it comes to selecting a gift for a happy occasion but has it ever occurred to you how could one use gifts to express their grief and sorrow? A gift for happy occasions is a very old concept but gifts for a sad incident may sound weird to some.

As weird as it may sound, gifts for time of grief does exist. People often use sympathy hampers to express grief and is especially used on occasion such as paying condolences on someone’s loss. People often use flowers for such occasions but one could simply choose something more useful and meaningful.

A hamper literally means a basket carrying a handle and a hinged lid mostly used for cutlery and plates during a picnic. It is commonly referred to as a picnic bag as well. But a sympathy hamper is basically used to uplift someone’s mood. Given below are few ideas that were useful to me when I had sympathy hampers uk delivered:

1. Scented candles- candle are much needed at the time of mourning. But instead of going for the simple candles one could opt for the scented ones. Scented candles help fill every room of your home with a positive energy that helps one uplift their mood.
2. Flowers- they happen to be one of the oldest ways to express grief. Flowers help to brighten up your homes and also its fragrance helps to release stress and makes the environment more positive.
3. Chocolates and dessert- sweets have a way of calming down one’s nerves. So, your sympathy hamper can contain chocolates and in addition to it truffles and brownies. Handmade desserts are much appreciated as it shows a sense of personal touch and belonging in time of grief.
4. Essential massage oils- this comes off as a very trendy yet very thoughtful sympathy hamper. Relaxing massage oils are appreciated by all and especially in times of stress.
5. A cosy combination- one could use a good combination of two different types of gist and combine then together to make a good sympathy gift. For instance, you could make a combination of slippers, heat pillow and aromatic candles. This will help one stay warm and calm at the same time.

So these were a few ideas for an ideal sympathy hamper. These hampers are available around all countries of the globe. You don’t have to worry about how you are going to reach out to your long distance friends in times of grief. You can have sympathy baskets uk  any other country as a matter of fact.

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