Occasionally, © Canadians ©
travelling to Europe will be .
visiting distant relatives -or ©
acquaintances that they
haven't seen for many years. .
One of the questions I’ve
been asked is, “What should
we take along for’ gifts?”

. Since consumer goods in
Europe are as good as, if not .
better. than ours - a
problem, indeed,

subjects have gone.over well
with younger kids.

For toddlers and babies,
Mattel. puts out a line of
durable little music boxes
that I've yet to see in
Europe.

My Italian friend was sent
one of the “play boxes” that
fit on the side of a crib. They
have buttons to press, things
to push and shove plus a
music. box. She
delighted, and so was her
small daughter. —

- ..Childten’s clothing. and
shoes are much better
quality than ours, “which
eliminates them as a
‘possibility. Our stylés ‘aren't ~
popular, either. The only |
thing I've had: any success
with “for youngsters is T-
shirts with Canadian motifs.

Older children enjoy
games. Yatzee was ex-
tremely popular with two
Italian families - the adults
. became just as addicted as
the kids. a

- Kids also like the usual
run of souvenir items such as
ball-point pens, Canadian
picture folders and even

When buying games, bear
flags. “View-Masters” with a.

in mind the level of English

WHEREVER YOU HAVE relatives, you will un-
doubtedly want to bring them something from Canada.
A well chosen gift can be. appreciated as well in this
fishing village in Wales as anywhere else.

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required to play. Most can cope with games like

European children begin to Monopoly by about age 12.

learn English in school and’ Be sure you know how to

. _ ‘play the game yourself

: before presenting it - you

may have to do a frantic

amount of translating to get
the instructions across.

Uniless the children’s level
of English is very good,
Scrabble and Spill-and-Spell
aren't very effective. Other

—languages add and subtract
letters from the English
alphabet - if they use it at all.

_ Just imagine’ the
-frustration for some Greek
child when faced with a
bagful of English letter tiles.

Packing bulky items is a
nuisance. Sometimes it’s a
good idéa.to pack gifts in a
separate container - such as .
a sturdy cardboard box and

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