The kids on my list are getting stuffed toys from Ikea- Ikea donates $1 to UNICEF or Save the Children for each stuffed toy sold. EVERYONE (kids too) gets a $25 gift card to kiva.org, which is (to my mind) the best charity I've yet seen. They facilitate microloans to entrepreneurs in less developed nations to allow them to lift themselves out of poverty by starting a business. You pick the business, and they repay the loan to you (or, to the people you gave the money to) at which point they can re-loan or cash out. This is how I'm going to help them save for their future- I'll give a gift at each Christmas, birthday, Easter, whatever, with the note that I expect the money to be cycled through Kiva until they are ready to take it out for college. Mike H. On 12/20/06, Xiaofan Chen wrote: > Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! > > What will you buy for this coming Christmas? > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist