My brother and his wife have 6 kids between them. I am not super close with his wife's kids and more of an acquaintance to his wife. They got married about 1.5 years ago after dating for a short time.

I want to get them a gift but I cannot afford to buy individual gifts for 8 people, 4 of whom I barely know.

What are some good family gifts that won't break the bank? The wife is very crafty and so are a few of the kids. They like to play games together.

Some ideas I had were:

• An escape room experience

• A few board games they don't have

• Some D&D things ( they recently started playing after I taught them)

Any ideas are appreciated!

My parents are in their 70s and impossible to shop for. They have everything they need, and if there is something they want, they buy it.

Dad: loves to cook, is tired of kitchen related gifts. Owns every appliance, still hasn't opened the specialty foods we bought for him last year. Not big into sports, not a techie, not an athlete, buys his clothes at Costco lol.

Mom: owns every skincare product known to man, does not want anything along those lines. She likes to paint pour (?). Last year I got her a mixer for mixing pigments in paints because it was tiring to do it by hand. She's never even used it.

I'm at a loss. I don't want to get them stuff just for the sake of gifting, but I genuinely am out of ideas. I have tried buying them experiences which they usually end up not doing, language lessons that only one of them participated in, etc. Plus they are way more well off than I am so I wouldn't be able to afford something as nice as they would just buy themselves. So buying a gift certificate for a single massage, for example, wouldn't mean much for someone who gets multiple massages a month already.

Any suggestions for unusual but still useful gifts would be appreciated!