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You people are the best. Seriously. Big collective hug.
Not sure what the language situation is right now. I was a Russian major and used to be moderately fluent. That's irony for you. (The Russian has all degenerated to allow me to recover my French. :) ).
I am going to ponder over your suggestions for the next day or 2 and then move into action on this.... I will let you know what I end up doing.
I wonder if they want a slightly used yellow lab puppy (ETA: with satanic devil eyes...)... NAH! :D
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Sarah, I emailed one of my best friends who has two adoptive daughters and this was her reply:
OK---I am a nut about kid gifts! Love gift certificates for the zoo, children's museum, aquarium, children's theatre, etc. ! I can think of lots of things to get the boys, but sounds like their parents will be able to provide all the home toddler things.
Subscription to Adoption Today - not sure of name now---used to be Adoptive Families. You can find it online & they will send you complimentary copy, but I still read them & my kids are much older!
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My favorite gift for parents of toddlers is a big pack of white terry cloth shop towels from Costco.
Many happy messes!
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I vote for the books idea. Maybe some in Russian (assuming the parents can read that) and some in English, some for reading out loud and some with few or no words per page so the kids can enjoy them on their own and that the parents can manage to "read" in either language. Our kids weren't adopted, but we tried to get them bi-lingual ASAP, what with them growing up here in Norway and my side of the family back in the US knowing no Norwegian. Books helped with that.
Also, some 20 or so years ago, baby OshKoshes and baby Levis were really popular gifts from the US for new babies in the European side of the family, including Russia. Of course, nowadays neither brand is made in the US any more. Still, they can kinda symbolize the new homeland.
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gift ideas
Books are top of the list for me. It's the gift that never stops giving and it would help the boys learn English if they need to. Good quality books by good authors will be read over and over.
