Fish extender gift ideas

Good FE gifts are small, light and easy to slip into a pocket. Most groups agree a few dollars a gift, so the fun is in the thought, not the price.

By age

• –Toddlers (0 to 3)
• –Kids (4 to 12)
• –Teens (13 to 17)
• –Adults

By budget

• –$1 to $2: stickers, a postcard from your home town, a mini notebook, a bookmark, a glow stick for the deck party.
• –$2 to $5: a lanyard, a keychain, a small plush, hand sanitiser in a fun holder, a sheet of nautical stickers.
• –$5 to $10: a personalised luggage tag, a reusable cup, a small tote, a handmade magnet.

Something to use, or something to keep

Snacks, bubbles and drink flavourings get used up on board. Keepsakes like ornaments, magnets and pins go home with the family. A mix of both works well across a week.

What travels well

• –Flat things: stickers, cards, bookmarks, temporary tattoos.
• –Light things that can't break: fabric, felt, foam, plastic.
• –Anything you can pack by cabin in one zip bag.

What to leave at home

• –Small parts or anything with magnets for cabins with toddlers.
• –Liquids that can leak in a suitcase.
• –Food for any cabin that lists an allergy.
• –Anything big. It has to fit in a pocket.

Handmade is always welcome. A personal touch matters more than the spend.