<p>My D is doing an overnight soon and we would like to know if she should bring her hostess a small gift. If so, please help with ideas since she doesn’t know her. Thanks</p>
<p>We took cookies, college students never seem to turn down food. And, if the hostess doesn’t want to eat them, the cookies turn out to be useful “guy bait” ;).</p>
<p>My daughter bought a small wooden box with a picture of our home town carved into it. She is planning on filling it with assorted candies to give to her host.</p>
<p>Anything edible! If you have a local specialty, do that. In southern ca, we have See’s Candies - we bring them when we travel.
I’m sending a box today for her to share with roomates for the holiday next weekend. :)</p>
<p>Chocolate. Girls love chocolate. My boyfriend used to bring chocolate for me and my roommate when he came to visit all the time :)</p>
<p>Do guys do this too? I can see my S rolling his eyes now if I suggest he take a gift for his o’nite in early April. If so, same suggestions for boys?</p>
<p>Very thoughtful of your kids to think of this. I can see how guys would feel awkward doing this, but seriously, if they give the same gifts (cookies, candy, chocolate) the host won’t think its lame–if anything college guys may appreciate food even more. HS guys are kind of bashful about this sort of thing and many give such a gift saying things like ‘i wanted to thank you for letting me stay with you, my mom thought you may like this…’ Then again, if your son is really adamant about NOT giving a gift, don’t worry about it, college hosts host because they want to and don’t expect a gift.</p>
<p>I would suspect guys are even more susceptible to food gifts.</p>
<p>rather than presenting it as a “gift”, maybe guys would be more comfortable just putting out the food offering and saying something like “I’ve got some (blank). Help yourself if you want some”.</p>
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<p>Just tell him to offer to spring for he pizza for the night or something…a decent enough gesture and a lot easier than giving the gift.</p>
<p>Good idea, duke. I’ll make that suggestion as well as that he could take goodies. Bet I know what he’ll choose.</p>