Gift ideas for boys 7-9 years-old?

Leticia

My family and I "adopted" and orphanage, in Tijuana, Mexico, for El Dia del Niño. We need ideas for what kind of gifts to buy five 7-9 year old boys. We want to get them something that is not electronic (because they won't always be able to buy batteries and stuff). If you could give me ideas of what boys 7-9 years-old like, that would be great. Thanks.

Answer
Any type of building blocks, any kind of popular action figures, simple games where they don't need to read the English, outdoor equipment like balls, puzzles, crafts. At that age, kids still like most things even if its not some fancy name brand...I would imagine especially so for orphans. Whatever you can afford will be appreciated.

Special gifts from aunt...3 kids ages 11,3,7months?

Answers pl

I am an aunt to 3 great kids. There is an 11 year old girl, 3 year old boy, and a nearly 7 month old girl. This will be the baby's first Christmas. I want to get each of them something great that they will love. The kids really have everything, so I can't think of anything. The parents suggested just dvds or Claire's jewelry for the 11 year old, but I'm not sure.

Any ideas? Please keep in mind that I have limited time, and I am only 16 years old so I can't afford anything too expensive ($50 max for each gift). I also can't buy anything online (you can provide links, but it has to be something I can find in a store as well.)

Thanks!
7 month old- has all basic baby toys, hand-me-downs from siblings, etc. Can't think of anything at all.

3 year old- loves Spiderman, Spongebob, cartoon-movies. Likes cars, tools, etc.

11 year old- likes fashion, jewelry, anything girly.

Answer
11 year old girl: Get her some perfume from Abercrombie & Fitch or Hollister...Not expensive and very prestigious for a girl her age.

3 year old boy: An Action figure or two should please him. Or a simple building craft project, since he likes tools. Check out the toy section at any store, they have fun boy things, great cars, swords, balls, or any action activity toy, since he sounds like he has a lot of energy.

7 month old girl: There are so many cute toys for babies. Soft blocks, balls, any type of sensory toy, or even a great book for bedtime. Toys r Us has a great selection, or Babies r Us, even Target or Walmart has some fun soft toys for babies.

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Toys/Gift ideas for a four year old boy?

Karen

I'm going to my friends nephew's 4th Birthday on Friday. I've always been the youngest in my family, so I've never been around little kids that much. What kinds of things would a four year old boy like?

Answer
HOT TOYS Disney Friends "Mickey, Minnie & More!", or other comics figures.

or boys all like cars and robots, these toys will also be great choice.

http://www.7-hobby.com/car/?sort=newest

What is a great gift idea for a 8 year old boy?

Lauren

i'm not sure if he's turning 7, 8 or 9 but I don't know anything about him and I need to get him a birthday gift. Any suggestions? Please do not suggest computer or video games cause I don't think he uses that kinda stuff. Thanks in advance 10 points for best answer, don't forget!

Answer
Legos, transformers, k-nex, board games, etc.

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Cub Scout fundraising ideas?

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wudbiser

My cub scouts are 7 years old and want to raise money to donate to the local police K9's. They are excited about buying a gift card from a pet store and giving it to the police. The police chief wants to be there to thank the boys, give them a tour of the police station, and then have the dogs do tricks for the boys. Any ideas you have that are easy for 7 year olds to do would be of great help.

Answer
I was girl scout a long time ago, so I am not sure if this is something you can still do, but we offered to weed our elderly neighbors' gardens and landscaping. We offered the service for $1.00 an hour. I am sure with today's economy you could ask for a little more.
They could offer chaperoned dog walking services and it fits in with what they are trying to buy the gift card for.
I don't if BSA would allow either these now, so bear with me :-)

Suggestions or ideas for activities or outings for elderly residents?

Dream to b

Hi I work in aged care, have been here for 10 years, I am very interested in introducing some new activities for our residents, we have the usual: bingo, trips to the park and local shopping centre, concerts, sing-a-longs, kiosk/shop open 3x a week, craft, knitting, quizes and ball games but I am looking for more interesting ideas.

If you have any that would be great!

P.s. We are locared near Sydney Aus.

Answer
1. Mix about 200 small safety pins in an ice cream bucket along with dry oatmeal. Blindfold a person and time the person for say 10 minutes and let them see how many pins they can find in the dry oatmeal. Let everyone have a turn (blindfolded) and the one that finds the most wins a prize.

2. Take different photographs. Tear each of them into pieces. Organize the senior citizens into teams and hand over the torn pieces of a single photograph to each team. The team that first puts together the photograph wins the prize.

3.Auction. Pick up some inexpensive items from your local grocery store. Good choices would be toiletries, kitchen items, personal care products and home decorations. These items should be gift wrapped as mystery prizes. You will also require some fake money, which is equally distributed along each participant. The auctioneer will pick up a single prize at a time. The bidding then begins.

4. Hire a music band and have a dance. Encourage senior citizens with limited mobility to dance in their chairs or keep the beat to the music.

5. Organize a fashion show. Senior citizens who are unable to walk the ramp could be rolled out in wheelchairs.

6. Senior Fishing Day. Everyone is supposed to get his own fishing pole and bait along. It will help the seniors relax as well as keep themselves occupied. There should be prizes for the maximum fish caught and the biggest catch.

7. Organize a yoga class. This is especially beneficial to senior citizens. Each person should only do that yoga exercise with which he/she is comfortable. However, this activity needs care and caution.

8. Organize a one-mile walk. This is something which is within the capability of most senior citizens.

9. Mental exercises like solving puzzles and doing mathematical calculations mentally, without using a paper and pencil could be undertaken. This might delay the onset of serious old age diseases like Alzheimer’s or delay the progress of the disease in people already afflicted by Alzheimer’s disease.

10. Have every senior citizen bring a photo of themselves when they were babies or teenagers. The game is to guess whose photo it is. There would be attractive prizes for the winners.

11. Monthly birthday parties could be organized. Everybody would bring inexpensive gifts for the birthday boy/birthday girl.

12. Have a quiz regarding movies, songs, TV shows, actors and other categories that the seniors will be familiar with or are enthusiastic about.

13. Playing Favorites. We guess each person’s favorite choices like favorite sport, favorite food, favorite dress and so on. And of course there should be prizes for the winners.

14. Sculpting for seniors. You could use the soft clay products, which are made for children. There should be a prize for quickest sculpture created and best looking sculpture. This activity would also help in strengthening the senior’s hands. dexterity and muscle control.

15. Holiday Trip. A trip to a scenic spot could be organized. Nature is one of the most effective healers of the mind.

16. Hold a flower decoration competition. Supply the flowers, vases and scissors. You are allowed to take your handmade creation home.

17. Supply the seniors with cameras. Each one can take pictures of their favorite items and display them to others as a slide show.

18. Pick up the right recipe. Place your favorite recipe among a few other recipes and ask the seniors to guess it.

19. Health Tips. Each senior can talk for a few minutes offering personal advice on health-related issues.

20. Make up a list of questions that can be answered with only yes or no. Make a circle with chairs, enough for each senior citizen to play. Ask a question and if a person can answer yes to a question, they should move to the seat on the right. The person sitting in that seat may not be able to answer yes to that particular question and will still be sitting there. So they sit on their lap. Sometimes we have 3-4 people sitting on one chair and a lot of merriment. This is a lot of fun and questions are easy like, 'Do you have on black shoes?' or 'Do you have blue eyes?' or 'Do you own a cat?' and so on. Again a word of caution is suggested as some physical activity is involved.

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Cub Scout fundraising ideas?

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wudbiser

My cub scouts are 7 years old and want to raise money to donate to the local police K9's. They are excited about buying a gift card from a pet store and giving it to the police. The police chief wants to be there to thank the boys, give them a tour of the police station, and then have the dogs do tricks for the boys. Any ideas you have that are easy for 7 year olds to do would be of great help.

Answer
I was girl scout a long time ago, so I am not sure if this is something you can still do, but we offered to weed our elderly neighbors' gardens and landscaping. We offered the service for $1.00 an hour. I am sure with today's economy you could ask for a little more.
They could offer chaperoned dog walking services and it fits in with what they are trying to buy the gift card for.
I don't if BSA would allow either these now, so bear with me :-)

Suggestions or ideas for activities or outings for elderly residents?

Dream to b

Hi I work in aged care, have been here for 10 years, I am very interested in introducing some new activities for our residents, we have the usual: bingo, trips to the park and local shopping centre, concerts, sing-a-longs, kiosk/shop open 3x a week, craft, knitting, quizes and ball games but I am looking for more interesting ideas.

If you have any that would be great!

P.s. We are locared near Sydney Aus.

Answer
1. Mix about 200 small safety pins in an ice cream bucket along with dry oatmeal. Blindfold a person and time the person for say 10 minutes and let them see how many pins they can find in the dry oatmeal. Let everyone have a turn (blindfolded) and the one that finds the most wins a prize.

2. Take different photographs. Tear each of them into pieces. Organize the senior citizens into teams and hand over the torn pieces of a single photograph to each team. The team that first puts together the photograph wins the prize.

3.Auction. Pick up some inexpensive items from your local grocery store. Good choices would be toiletries, kitchen items, personal care products and home decorations. These items should be gift wrapped as mystery prizes. You will also require some fake money, which is equally distributed along each participant. The auctioneer will pick up a single prize at a time. The bidding then begins.

4. Hire a music band and have a dance. Encourage senior citizens with limited mobility to dance in their chairs or keep the beat to the music.

5. Organize a fashion show. Senior citizens who are unable to walk the ramp could be rolled out in wheelchairs.

6. Senior Fishing Day. Everyone is supposed to get his own fishing pole and bait along. It will help the seniors relax as well as keep themselves occupied. There should be prizes for the maximum fish caught and the biggest catch.

7. Organize a yoga class. This is especially beneficial to senior citizens. Each person should only do that yoga exercise with which he/she is comfortable. However, this activity needs care and caution.

8. Organize a one-mile walk. This is something which is within the capability of most senior citizens.

9. Mental exercises like solving puzzles and doing mathematical calculations mentally, without using a paper and pencil could be undertaken. This might delay the onset of serious old age diseases like Alzheimer’s or delay the progress of the disease in people already afflicted by Alzheimer’s disease.

10. Have every senior citizen bring a photo of themselves when they were babies or teenagers. The game is to guess whose photo it is. There would be attractive prizes for the winners.

11. Monthly birthday parties could be organized. Everybody would bring inexpensive gifts for the birthday boy/birthday girl.

12. Have a quiz regarding movies, songs, TV shows, actors and other categories that the seniors will be familiar with or are enthusiastic about.

13. Playing Favorites. We guess each person’s favorite choices like favorite sport, favorite food, favorite dress and so on. And of course there should be prizes for the winners.

14. Sculpting for seniors. You could use the soft clay products, which are made for children. There should be a prize for quickest sculpture created and best looking sculpture. This activity would also help in strengthening the senior’s hands. dexterity and muscle control.

15. Holiday Trip. A trip to a scenic spot could be organized. Nature is one of the most effective healers of the mind.

16. Hold a flower decoration competition. Supply the flowers, vases and scissors. You are allowed to take your handmade creation home.

17. Supply the seniors with cameras. Each one can take pictures of their favorite items and display them to others as a slide show.

18. Pick up the right recipe. Place your favorite recipe among a few other recipes and ask the seniors to guess it.

19. Health Tips. Each senior can talk for a few minutes offering personal advice on health-related issues.

20. Make up a list of questions that can be answered with only yes or no. Make a circle with chairs, enough for each senior citizen to play. Ask a question and if a person can answer yes to a question, they should move to the seat on the right. The person sitting in that seat may not be able to answer yes to that particular question and will still be sitting there. So they sit on their lap. Sometimes we have 3-4 people sitting on one chair and a lot of merriment. This is a lot of fun and questions are easy like, 'Do you have on black shoes?' or 'Do you have blue eyes?' or 'Do you own a cat?' and so on. Again a word of caution is suggested as some physical activity is involved.

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Artisitic gift ideas for a 7 year old boy?

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fishefood

My nephew is turning 7 in a week,and hes just getting really into drawing and sketching and coloring.I want to get him something really cool to encourage his art.Hes really talented.what would be best to help build his talents?

Answer
The previous answers are good but I would buy him an easel too. They make some great ones for kids that have rolls of paper attached so he could paint something, pull it off, and start on the next masterpiece.
Try this site:
http://www.bestpricetoys.com/kids-art-easels-easel/

Cub Scout fundraising ideas?

wudbiser

My cub scouts are 7 years old and want to raise money to donate to the local police K9's. They are excited about buying a gift card from a pet store and giving it to the police. The police chief wants to be there to thank the boys, give them a tour of the police station, and then have the dogs do tricks for the boys. Any ideas you have that are easy for 7 year olds to do would be of great help.

Answer
I was girl scout a long time ago, so I am not sure if this is something you can still do, but we offered to weed our elderly neighbors' gardens and landscaping. We offered the service for $1.00 an hour. I am sure with today's economy you could ask for a little more.
They could offer chaperoned dog walking services and it fits in with what they are trying to buy the gift card for.
I don't if BSA would allow either these now, so bear with me :-)

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