Eight nights is a lot of small gifts to source, which is exactly the problem this solves. Each Hanukkah mini surprise ball is crepe paper in blue and gold, wound tight and twisted shut, and unwinding it turns up six small surprises along the way. One ball per night carries you through the week without eight separate shopping decisions, and the unwinding stretches a small gift into ten honest minutes of anticipation, which is more than most Hanukkah gifts manage. At the table they work as a favor at every place. Because the minis scale without much fuss, they also hold up for a bar or bat mitzvah where the guest count runs long and the favor budget does not. Set them out in a bowl and let people help themselves, or wrap the set as one gift for a family with more than one kid in it. Contains small parts, ages 3 and up.
How many gifts should you give for Hanukkah? Hanukkah lasts eight nights, and many families give one small gift per night rather than a single large present. There is no religious requirement to give gifts at all, so the number and size are a family custom.
