I guess we are lucky in that our friends and family don't seem to think DS's educational fun stuff is odd. (Although I still have a hard time keeping the pattern blocks as a gift - seems to me i should just provide the educational toys instead of gifting them. But I know he would think they are a cool gift, so there it is.)
JBDAD - we also just tell people "anything with Legos" when they ask what they can get for DS4, and that works. (Incidentally, I discovered a discontinued lego game that i ordered called Constructionary, which is like pictionary but with legos. Looks cool if you can find it cheap!)
