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Mimip
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Posted: Dec 07 2009 at 9:05am \| IP Logged

Good Morning Ladies.

I have a question for suggestions. You know those gift tags that you take from the back of the church and they have ages and children to get gifts for?

I ALWAYS end up with the 15-17 year old boys. This year I have 3 15-17 year old boys and 2 11-12 year old boys. In the past, I have gotten footballs or basketballs for them but does anyone have any good ideas for this age group?

My oldest boy is 4 so I am not much help.

TIA!

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Posted: Dec 07 2009 at 9:41am \| IP Logged

the 11 yr old boys around here are getting some real tools, scouting equipment, books on scouting/camping.

They would love remote control anythings.

Scooter and helmet.

mp3 player

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Posted: Dec 07 2009 at 9:53am \| IP Logged

JodieLyn wrote:

They would love remote control anythings.

Yes! These are big hits.

Also, I always include good books. I grew up in a "low income household" and we didn't own a single book. I used to long to have my very own nice copy of a favorite book. For this age group, I usually include some Narnia books or Lord of the Rings.

Mimip
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Posted: Dec 29 2009 at 4:48pm \| IP Logged

JodieLyn wrote:

mp3 player

If you would not have suggested it I would not have even looked into this idea.

I ended up buying MP3 players at Big Lots for $15 a piece!

Thanks for the suggestion!

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Posted: Dec 29 2009 at 5:10pm \| IP Logged

oh that's great Mimi, glad you were able to find something for a good price.

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