[Eirbear]

We give them their bid day t-shirt, a pink rose, a balloon, and a tote bag filled with goodies. These goodies include a plastic cup, a little key chain, post-it notes, a pencil, stickers, and crafts. The crafts are handmade by sisters over the summer and such--no one is required to, but most people make several, so we always have a bunch left over. Then, at the NM's room, we hang blue and yellow streamers down one side of the doorframe, a single blue balloon, and then a bunch of signs, again made by sisters. And the goodies aren't too terribly expensive, I don't think, because I'm pretty sure we buy them in bulk.