1. To inspire a love of knowledge, give them your entire collection of Goosebumps books.
2. To show that you walked uphill both ways, give your children your sneakers with pump-up functionality.
3. Instead of passing on your best set of pearls, bequeath your best puka shells.
4. To show them how hard everyday tasks were in your time, hand off your DVD collection.
5. To prove that caring for others takes patience, introduce your kids to your old pets.
6. To remind your children that good taste runs in the family, hand off your tie-dye jeans.
7. To prove that communication keeps the family together, whip these babies out:
8. Like an old yearbook photo, a framed picture of your old Sims avatar will make for a family treasure.
9. Someday, your children will have to know what a home-cooked meal really means, so offer this gift:
10. Someday they'll need wisdom, so give them your fortune tellers.
11. To teach culinary manners from the past, introduce them to bubble gum tape.
12. Pending it doesn't deflate, every generation could use an exercise ball.
13. Or a copy of Spice World.
14. And to really help your children find their roots, give the gift of revealing your AIM screen name.
Trends come and go, but the original Cheeri-oats has been powering families for decades.
