[LMB] A gift from father frost

[Tzivia Adler]

happy winter solstice!

so, what popular gift item would grandma cordelia give her darling 
grand-babies and/or friend's children?  grand-toddlers?  kids?  teens?

babies:  tactile toys.  what kind of educational things will they have for 
the proles who want get ahead?

for the younger kids, a junior toolset (made of plastic) seems to be an 
enduring favorite.  also toy trucks, planes, etc.  alternately, dolls and 
their endless accessories.  will grandma cordy give alternate gifts based on 
gender?  soemhow i think not.  will miles freak out if his son wants to 
spend 1/2 hour brushing a doll's hair and dressing it for the emporer's 
birthday ball?

do not forget the wonders of a big, empty box.  pirates, anyone?  or 
star-cruise lines, captain helen natalie speaking?  or monorail, etc etc. 
somehow i don't think mile's kids will get bored easily in games 'limited 
only by imagination'.

my four year old adores two rubber bands knotted together, then looped over 
his hands so he can clap and pull his hands apart under tension.  it keeps 
him busy while waiting on line.  do they have rubber bands in those days?

older kids:  things to gross out adults.  ham radio equivilent.  chemistry 
set.  (especially w/dr. boros in the house, yeesh!)  games needing some 
basic strategy.  how old were -you- when someone tried to explain chess 
moves?  what kind of 'needs imagination' games will there be?

teens:  a gift card to the mall.  'truth or dare' type games.  i haven't 
bought for teens lately, does anyone have other ideas?

any other ideas?
ziviya, finally cleaned up all the wrapping paper, cardboard packaging, 
plastic packaging, little wire bits of packaging, styrofoam packaging, and 
broken toys pieces (already, yes) 



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