What can my dad buy for my 9-yr-old, sporty son for Xmas?
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Anonymous
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He needs ideas. I'm stumped! He has a bike and a scooter, and an indoor basketball hoop.
Also enjoys books and creativity -- and loves the "Simpsons." |
Anonymous
| What about a book ABOUT sports or a specific athlete or sports facts, or Sports Illustrated? A couple of hackey sacks? |
Anonymous
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outdoor games - frisbees, nerf footballs, nerf guns, spike ball, bocce, croquet.
some sort of robot animator toy or model kit. new markers. hoodie, shorts, bag for whatever sports stuff he carries around. always legos. some sort of sports record book/facts book. |
Anonymous
| My dad starting giving each of my kids a 12 pack of soda and junk food. This is by far their favorite gift from grandpa. |
Anonymous
| Eno hammock! Bet he’d love it. |
Anonymous
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What about:
Klutz books (more activity than book) https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/klutz.html/ velcro dart board Bop-It In-line skates and pads Hula Hoop Labyrinth board game Simpson’s book, calendar, t-shirt, Mad Libs, etc. https://www.amazon.com/stores/Matt-Groening/author/B000AQ3DU8/allbooks?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.amazon.com/simpsons/s?k=simpsons |
Anonymous
| You say sporty but…what sport does he play? Get him something for that. New cleats, ball, gloves, hoodie for a fave sports team, trading cards for that sport, tickets to a local college game, jersey of a favorite pro player |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
| Is Dad local? What if the two of them went to a game together? It doesn't have to be crazy expensive, honestly the bands at college basketball games can be fun. |
Anonymous
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Simpsons Comic Books! There are comic books and books about the actual show.
The writers of The Simpsons are brilliant and funny. The top ten writers all have degrees at the top universities, a lot of mathematicians. Between the 10 main writers six are Harvard graduates with degrees in math and some in physics. One has a Princeton PhD in physics another has a Harvard PhD in applied math There’s one book that writes about the jokes that incorporate math. Math topics in some of the episodes include Fermat’s Last Theorem, Fractals, Prime Numbers, P vs NP, Euler’s equation, perfect numbers and more. There’s talk of Baseball statistics, topologies and exponential growth and it all works. The book is called The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets by Simon Singh. You or your husband can read it with him and watch the specific episode that a particular math joke is in. My son loved the Simpsons in elementary and middle school and watched it with his father. |