Top 10 Christmas Gifts for Filipino Children
The Tagalog word for 'gift' is regalo and the word for 'Christmas gift' is pamasko.
Filipino kids like the same things as children all over the world. You can get them a bike, dolls or newly released video games. According to trivia buffs, the yoyo has Filipino origins... To help you brainstorm, here are a few ideas in the form of a top-ten list:
Top 10 Christmas Gifts for Filipino Children
1. An electric skateboard - depends on where the child lives. If the kid lives in the rural provinces of the Philippines with no paved roads, this wouldn't be a good idea. But Filipino-American kids stateside would get a kick out of it.
2. A popular Philippine game like sungka (called mancala in the US)
3. A radio-controlled toy vehicle ... race cars, pickup trucks...
4. A starter guitar set -- Filipinos are musical in ways that will amaze foreigners. Give the kid an instrument early on!
5. Jump ropes and hula hoops are popular toys in the Philippines.
6. Toy tops
7. Encourage reading with a few books.
8. You can get a Razor Carver for less than 70 dollars.
9. Disney animated movies featuring the voice of Filipina singer Lea Salonga, like Aladdin and Mulan. Might as well get the DVD Special Edition.
10. A traditional Philippine fan like the pamaypay on the left or the abaniko on the right.
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