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Ideas for older boys for Operation Christmas Child?
« on: September 13, 2011, 11:29:06 pm »
It's hard for me to get Operation Christmas Child presents for 10-14 year old boys, because most of what I can think of is expensive.  Can anyone suggest ideas that are cheap, yet items that 10-14 year old boys would enjoy?

And please, be serious.

EDIT: While electronics are nice, I'm wondering about non-electronic gifts
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Re: Ideas for older boys for Operation Christmas Child?
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2011, 11:31:38 pm »
I would recommend the nD, but it's not out yet :P

how about an arduino? or, maybe, a PS1 with FF7 and chrono trigger! If they're getting charity, I doubt they'll mind it being 2 gens old, and it has some great games.

Old standby: A CD Player  :banghead:
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Re: Ideas for older boys for Operation Christmas Child?
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2011, 11:33:48 pm »
MP3's and CD's are nice. I always liked getting alot of the small things. I should know, I'm 13.
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Re: Ideas for older boys for Operation Christmas Child?
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2011, 11:34:36 pm »
Wonderful ideas, but I'm trying to leave electronics out unless I have no other choice
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Re: Ideas for older boys for Operation Christmas Child?
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2011, 11:35:12 pm »
A baseball bat would be a good choice for the non-nerds, maybe.
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Re: Ideas for older boys for Operation Christmas Child?
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2011, 11:36:23 pm »
Quote from: willrandship on September 13, 2011, 11:35:12 pm
A baseball bat would be a good choice for the non-nerds, maybe.

Too big.  Operation Christmas Child is about giving gifts that will fit inside of shoeboxes, and these shoeboxes go to outside countries such as Bolivia and Russia.
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Re: Ideas for older boys for Operation Christmas Child?
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2011, 11:37:28 pm »
Ah. What about a deflated Kickball, with a hand pump? That should fit pretty easily, I've seen hand pumps that are only 5 inches long.
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Re: Ideas for older boys for Operation Christmas Child?
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2011, 11:38:40 pm »
Some people really love books. How about some decent book?
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Re: Ideas for older boys for Operation Christmas Child?
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2011, 11:39:39 pm »
It's in the target language, I hope. I wouldn't want to be a russian kid who gets a bolivianese harry potter :P
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Re: Ideas for older boys for Operation Christmas Child?
« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2011, 11:44:19 pm »
Yeah, a book would be nice, if you know in which country it goes. Or else you could buy it in english to help them learn English.
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Re: Ideas for older boys for Operation Christmas Child?
« Reply #10 on: September 13, 2011, 11:49:01 pm »
How about an abucus? its only 1 gen old (fingers, abucus, calculator).

OK, OK i'm being serious...

Airsoft gun?

football?

generator or instructions for how to make one with household materials?
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Re: Ideas for older boys for Operation Christmas Child?
« Reply #11 on: September 13, 2011, 11:50:14 pm »
How about a soldering kit? I'd have loved one of those at 12-15

Edit: Make that 6-25 :P
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Re: Ideas for older boys for Operation Christmas Child?
« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2011, 12:03:41 am »
Books are a good choice, but how about a baseball and glove?
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Re: Ideas for older boys for Operation Christmas Child?
« Reply #13 on: September 14, 2011, 12:04:26 am »
Shoebox size only.
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Re: Ideas for older boys for Operation Christmas Child?
« Reply #14 on: September 14, 2011, 12:08:20 am »
soldering iron is good, also a pamphlet telling them how electronics work(logic gates, etc.) I got one of those electronics labs from radio shack when I was ten, too big, but it was VERY fun(until I lost all the chips and wires that came with it. And I got a calculator.) You might wanna give em a breadboard.
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