On Sat, 2 Nov 2002, Alan B. Pearce wrote:

> >(The Germans have "Kinder eggs", which seem to be similarly local...)
>
> Do you not have "Kinder Surprise" on sale in the US? Small chocolate eggs
> wrapped in foil, about the same size as a small hen's egg. Inside the Kinder
> Surprise is a small toy, occasionally fully built up, but generally a clip
> together kitset of half a dozen bits.

We might have had such things, but I'm sure the Consumer Products Safety
Commission has eradicated them due to the risk of some little rugrat
swallowing the toy.

> Kinder is German for "Child", and in New Zealand, what Americans call
> "Nursery School" is known as "Kindergarten", as in "children's garden". Not
> sure how wide spread this term is though, through the rest of the world.

We never call it nursery school.  We have kindergarten.  Before that is
preschool for the really little ones, but none of mine had that
experience.

And next time I get a party favor, I want it Aussie-style!!!! 8-)

Dale

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