Our Secret Santa, txteva, was amazing! I am a teacher at an International Baccalaureate school in Chicago, with a focus on global citizenship, so my class and I are thrilled that someone from the UK selected us for a Reddit gift! Everything txteva sent was amazing; she had fantastic ideas about what the kids would like including some great things that I would never have thought of. I teach computer classes to children so I requested some basics like hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes and tissues to help keep our hands and shared keyboards clean.

In addition to the items I requested, txteva went above and beyond and included a mini-robot, a Dr. Who gift pack and comic book, an Avengers comic book and a “How Stuff Works” book for my little tech geniuses. Txteva also offered to send some treats and toys that are popular in the UK! She sent lots of great British candy, a book and postcard about her hometown, football (soccer) pencils and erasers, and many other items for our class "prize box"!

I tried to leave most of the items in the shipping boxes until the kids arrived so we could do the unboxing together. (OK, I peeked a little but not much!) The kids were thrilled. They couldn't believe someone who didn't know them would be so generous. They were incredibly impressed that someone cared enough to make the effort to ship the items from another country. They were thrilled with everything and were even fascinated with the Royal Mail postage stamps on the packages. Thank you SO much txteva! Your gifts were more generous than we could have ever hoped for.