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« on: November 12, 2009, 03:05:11 pm »Message ID: 108800
Not knowing how much you want to spend as the limit for this family gift makes it harder to make suggestions.....
I like your volleyball set idea.....could be croquet or bocce ball too
If they like to grill, how about $xx.xx worth of steaks? (we used to give the parents a box of steaks each Christmas and they looked forward to it)
A firepit for the backyard?
Another approach we did for years was "The Exchange". Each person who participates in the exchange brings a wrapped gift -- the price limit is agreed upon before hand by all parties involved. Men bring men gifts, Women bring women gifts. (We also limited this to just the adults because kids don't understand the "game"---you'll understand when you read on....)
At the family gathering where we did the Exchange, we placed all the wrapped gifts in the middle of the room. Numbered slips were made up and drawn. #1 went to the gift pile and opened a gift. Then #2 has the option to choose a gift from the pile OR he/she can STEAL the gift that #1 has already opened. This continues with #3, #4, #5, etc.....each person has the option to choose an unopened gift or steal from those already opened.
We put a limit of 2 steals on each gift (so if "gift A" has been stolen twice, it is now out of play---no one can steal it).
I hope that explanation made sense!