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There are some not bad value smallish basic first aid kits on the market.... look in Ebay or check Tesco (seen some in there).

But to be honest, look on this site (or others like it) and there is a complete first aid kit designed for a workplace of 10 people (so ample for a family) and it's only £8.95, which is a bargain (I bought all the kits for my workplace and spent much much more than that)

Homemade for me bought ones are small cute and very nearly useless

In mine Plasters various sizes and plenty  of them as cuts and grazes don't disappear in an hour

Savlon, Calamine, Aspirin, Antiseptic wipes ( box of ten and still never enough ) Dettol

all the usual stuff. Bandages finger guards  ( for Mallet Finger )

 Keep it in a tool box with a plastic see through lid with dividers and keep the Plasters and wipes in there so I can see and get to them immediately .

Do your own! Some of the kits are really overpriced,with less of the stuff you use a lot,and loads of stuff you are hardly ever gonna use[or need to be trained to use]

HTH.

I agree with others - make your own up as some of the commercial first aid kits are very dinky and will have a "token selection" of bits. If you speak very nicely to your local chemist he/she may be able to help you out. Our local chemist sells dressings etc individually and are inexpensive. We have three first aid kits (house,car,caravan - wife is a nurse,I'm an advanced first aider) and two of these I made up by going to B&Q and buying one of their own brand tool boxes with lots of compartments. Don't forget to include a small torch,lots of plasters,antiseptic wipes and disposable gloves.Also worth having a look at the St John Ambulance/Red Cross basic first aid manual. Better still, go on a basic first aid course to learn how to use the stuff!

I bought a basic HSE kit as they have just about every type of dressing you could want.

However they don't contain drugs of any sort so you have to add whatever you need - pain killers, Benadryl, something to stop you going , something to make you go ! and a variety of creams - what wouldn't I do without? Flu Direct!

I bought a basic RAC one from Home Bargains £2.99 but I do have other stuff seperatly such as bite cream (used to have really really bad reactions to bites as a kid!), savlon and painkillers.  They can't sell painkillers in 1st aid kits any more as if someone has a reaction the company that makes the 1st aid kit can be sued!

Oh and I 2nd the Piriton liquid medicine I know it has really helped me before!