How about some fabric boxes filled with personally appropriate small items? I made some of these for Christmas gifts this year and put jar candles in them. They make up quite quickly and you can make the size pretty much whatever you like. For your knitting/crochet group, maybe some stitch/row markers and the like. Can't imagine any of that group can't need more of those! Or a nice skein of yarn? And BTW, can you teach me to knit on dp needles before you go? So I don't keep dropping needles???