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I second the experience with few to no personal items. My son came to us with Krolik, his stuffed rabbit, but that was it. My sense was each child had 1-2 special security items that they would keep with them.
We brought chocolates (chocolate in Poland has only recently come up to European standards, according to the Sisters). On trip one, we brought some coloring books, crayons, candy, and rubber stamps (which covered Krolik, our son, and his photo album when we returned on the 2nd trip - was this a hint? Skip the stamps). We left a donation, which was going to be used to send a few children to summer camp.
Our dom was predominately teens, and they needed clothes, school supplies, cd players (bought in Poland so they could play Polish CD's), mp3 players... you get the idea. The little ones seemed well stocked. Like in the US, it's the older children left with the greatest needs.
I suggest some gifts that are from your home area - chocolates, maple syrup, wool sweaters... whatever it might be. Beyond that, plan to leave behind the clothes that didn't fit your child on trip one. In Poland, buy some "kinder jajko" for the kids (chocolate eggs with a toy inside). Ask the director if there is anything you could purchase for the dom while you are in Poland. And then leave a monetary donation when the adoption is complete.
Oh - and don't forget the flowers!
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