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Deleted random post from last night and replaced with a useful question that just came up.

At the company where I am currently doing project work, they do a Secret Santa program where employees buy gifts for underprivileged children.

I drew a 2nd grader and a 4th grader, both boys, and when I went to get them stuff this morning I found it was a lot harder than I thought- and I really want to be sure I get them stuff they might want.

Trouble is- I just have a name and what grade they are in. No clue what they might actually want.

For the 2nd grader I got a small lego set, a dinosaur card game and some Hotwheels cars.

For the 4th grader I got a bit more complex lego set, a gyroscope, a whiffle ball and a science kit where you can make a clock using a potato or piece of fruit.

We have a strict budget limit so that the gifts are fairly even among the kids, but going on that and so little info, did I do okay?

I know some of you have kids, and any thoughts are appreciated. These were not terribly expensive items, so if anyone has better suggestions I could do that and then just use these for something else. Dollar limit is $30 per kid.

Picking stuff was harder than I thought!