JES

My husband and I have been invited to stay with a Nicaraguan family for Christmas. They are wealthy so might not need what much of the rest of the country would (which of course is everything).
I'd like to get an overall family gift and then maybe some toys or games for the kids. I'm not sure if the kids speak English and would like something universal but something they can all enjoy together as I'd prefer not bring individual gifts for all of the kids (b/c there are so many).

Any ideas?

hopefulist

I would give the family something special from your state or community - examples from our native Oregon would be chocolate covered cherries, myrtle wood bowls, and books of photographs of Oregon.

Don't know the ages of the kids but how about a "Bop it!" game - you pass a plastic contraption around and have to react really fast by pulling or twisting parts of it in response to specific sounds; it gets faster and faster. Just a thought...

JES

Thank you for the recommendations. I live in CT so we don't have much that we'e known for that would be great for a gift, but we're close enough to NY that maybe I can do something there.

hopefulist

I picture book or a calendar featuring pictures from Connecticut or surrounds would be nice, though. Sounds like a fascinating holiday!

JES

Thank you...these are some good ideas!