re: Gifts for country kids

Slingshot
Dip net
Bucket
Headlight
Binoculars
Rubber boots
Bird feeders
Bird id book
Haveaheart trap
Mouse traps
6 yards of sand in a pile
About 6 lbs of nylon twine
Cheap trail camera
50lbs of whole corn and a feeder
Q-beam
Star chart
Rope swing
Seeds for their own gardens
Shovels
Super glue
Small ice chests
More buckets
Folding saw for the older one
Kids' archery set and a target

If you get these, you'll also need the following:

Bandaids
Neosporin
Bug spray
Thermocell
Cortisone cream
Refreezable ice packs

Buy Muck Boots a little too big. Worth the extra money as boots are the go to shoes in the country.

My boys love the double cage trap set they have at tractor supply for $20. We've caught coons, opossums, and 1 skunk (this one was fun).

Sling Shot if they are too young for a BB gun.

Cheap Drone...lots of room to fly it.

For the older kids look at

Knifekits.com

You order the style of knife and it comes in a nice box and the kids have to put it together... teaches them something and they have something they can use for years to come

Cast-net
5 gallon bucket
Trout line
12 flat boat/ pirogue
Frog gig
Frog cage

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Give me some suggestions for Christmas gifts for the kids, from 2-9 years old.

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Best present I ever got as young boy was a pair overalls with the left side pocket cut out.

I always had something I could play with in the most boring of times.

No crap. I'm going get myself a trap now.

Honestly my favorite things growing up in the country were:
A huge pile of fill sand/dirt. No telling how many hot wheels, and plastic army men were lost in those epic battles.
A hammer with a coffee can full of bent nails. Got wood to build forts, tree platforms, and other things after I got the nails straight enough to use.
Box bike.


Plus a lot of other things already mentioned.

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I wouldnt say he's country but I try to keep him from being a millenial pussy

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Just make him play under a sweetgum tree barefoot


Add tweezers and a magnifying glass to the list. Used to be a Sunday tradition at our house line up and let dad dig with a needle in your foot.