Presents for Christmas appeals/charities (ideas dump)

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Similar to the adult presents ideas dump thread, could we have one for presents given through Christmas appeals/charities? Ideas for teens would be especially good as they are trickier to buy for.

The presents need to be inexpensive, not tech-related (recipients may not have phones with which to use earphones or phone cases etc) and not anything like foundation which would have to match skintone.

Beanie hats. Either knitted/crochet or bought cheaply from Primark etc.

what I’d get for random teen boy

Nandos vouchers
Costa vouchers
thick white Nike branded sports socks for boys (the sort they all wear with their sliders)
decent football
decent basketball
deliveroo vouchers
lynx gift set
branded backpack, whatever was cool in your area
phone stand so you can prop it up and watch it
cinema vouchers
american sweets

I tend to head to Primark and pick up a variety of things such as,
All can be tailored to male or female:
Hat, scarf, gloves set.
Toiletries bag (add nail varnish & remover pads, hair scrunchies, brush, shower gel etc - can be bought elsewhere)
Soft blanket
Hot water bottle
Fluffy socks/sports socks
Fabric tote bag
Stationary - notepad, pen etc
Water bottle

Books

Our local HMV has some smaller, more inexpensive bits - pens, mini notepads etc. Things that might acceptable to teenagers 😉

Rubix cube
Mindfulness colouring book and nice crayons
2024 journal and gel pens
Heat change mug and hot choc
Jenga
Shin pads

I like to donate a popular brand of pencil case as that’s something that separates the haves and have nots in the classroom.

I’ve also seen it advised before that a rucksack or bag can be a good choice, as sometimes children in the care system don’t even have a bag to carry their belongings.