Gifts For Village Kids?

[tbrennen]

Hi all

I'm off on Trek 401 which leaves on the 28th assuming the weather will allow!

A quick and somewhat last minute question. I'm hearing that some trekkers bring something to give to the kids along teh track. Any advice on whether this is a good idea and what kind of gifts are the go since we are trying to get our pack weight down?

Cheers

[Boss Meri]

HI there, yes lets hope the weather clears up as still raining today 17th November.

ok, suggestions are as follows:

• balloons – its going towards Christmas so is a nice gift to decorate their homes – as the PNG colours are BLACK/YELLOW/RED would be a real hit per pic below
• lightweight lollies
• one colouring book with lots of pencils. You tear a page out and hand to a child with one pencil. They then can share their pencils and complete their page
• frisbies
• bubble bottles that they can blow (sorry forgot the name)
• pack of cards and teach them how to play snap or fish or other simple games

There are probably a lot more but thats just some quick ideas.
DSC01239__Small_.JPG

[dcorker]

Good luck on your trek, I'm sure you will have a wonderful time. Another gift for the kids which is light in weight is stickers. I bought a sheet of 200 for $2 and the kids will queue up for a sticker, generally they want it stuck on their forehead! The kids love having their photo taken and then being able to see themselves on the digital cameras, they are amazed.
All the best on your trek, look forward to hearing how it goes.

Donna

[Author]

Posts