For the gift bag I bought a few small items at the dollar store. I got things that boys or girls, aged about 5-12, but possibly anyone, would (hopefully) like. I am making one bag since I have one child. Would you like it labeled by age range, gender, or anything, or just take it pot luck?
I think you pretty much have to go by age range rather than specific ages because there may not be another child of your child's age and gender (we have the only 10 y.o. DS that I know of). We could do gender specific bags and mark them, but I didn't do that.
It would be fun for the teens and adults to participate, if they want. Do we do a separate bag for the older folks (meaning about 15/16 and up)? I'm in favor of that. I like Amy's idea of doing something that sort of represents where we are from. I was thinking along those lines already.
So, someone make a decision and let us know what it is. (Did I already mention that I am decision-making-impaired?) And if no one else decides, I'll just bring two older kid/adult-type bags to trade with anyone else who brings them too.
Betsy