So far we've bought these for DS5:

Redshift 7 Planetarium software
Educa 3D Tropical Scenes Puzzle 27 Cubes (this might be a bit basic for him, but it's pretty and DS1 can play with it too)
Storming A Castle: National Geographic Maze Adventures
Wilson NFL MVP Junior Football with Pump and Tee, Brown
Scary Stories Treasury, ISBN-10 0060263415
Kasparov compact magnetic travel chess set, 7" (a very nice little carved wooden set; found it for $20 shipped)
Inuyasha complete series, episodes 1-167 plus 4 movies (but I broke down and he's currently watching it with me, lol)

So far, we've only bought DS1 a block puzzle and some Magneatos, the big ones. I dunno how much more we'll get for either kid, if anything; we're packed to the rafters with books, toys and electronic gear as it is. Christmas is a little blip in our year-long pattern of overconsumption of educational and fun stuff. I will probably tack on some additional Sculpey clay, though.


Striving to increase my rate of flow, and fight forum gloopiness. sick