[blparent] cool gifts?

[Veronica Smith]

The one Santa brought last year lasted a whole 24 hours before it crashed
onto the street and broke into a million pieces.  Someone was just a little
too confident with her flying skills.
But this year, she found one at JCPenny's a few days before Christmas and
bought it.  Amazingly enough, it is still intact and doing well.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo
Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 5:57 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] cool gifts?

I got my stepson a remote control helicopter on a deep discount as well. 
He's getting really good at flying it and not crashing it.  The thing is
surprisingly sturdy, given that I've bought others and seen them crashed and
broken in just minutes.

Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jennifer Jackson
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 12:56 AM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] cool gifts?

I went a little overboard on gifts this year, but my boys really loved
everything. My 6 year old got a big garden wagon, some How to Draw books,
and a couple of the big boxes of Legos. My mother gave him a hot wheels
track and he has been very excited about that too. My 8 year old was
thrilled with the Ninjago Lego stuff he received. He played with
exclusively, and somewhat obsessively for the first four days after he
opened it on Christmas morning. My 13 year old was surprisingly easy to buy
for this year. He wanted a watch so I found him a pretty sturdy one with all
the features he wanted and he seems very happy with it. I also found one of
the rc helicopters  on a huge discount so I got him one of those too, and
then put a wood burner and some new headphones with a mic in his stocking.

They will also be getting a belated Christmas gift from my husband and I. We
had planned to give them some archery equipment but through a  series of
issues like the car being in the shop and sick children, we did not get to
the store until the weekend before Christmas and discovered that bows and
arrows were apparently very popular this year because several stores were
sold out.

I spent about twice the amount I spent last year on each boy, but I worked
hard to make everything an extension of toys they already had. Legos are
popular with all three boys so I know they will continue to get a lot of
play time. I gave thought to keeping down the clutter with every gift except
the wagon. My husband suggested the wagon and I am usually the one who makes
all the selections so I went with it to encourage him to be part of the
giving. He was right and Adair loved the wagon, but I have no idea where the
heck I am going to put the thing at the new house when we move. 1


Jennifer





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