How much do kids care about monetary value vs no of presents?!

[Shitonyoursofa]

I am childless, two DNs to buy for. When they were smaller I just used to buy whatever I thought they would like best, without giving too much thought as to whether I'd spent the same amount of money on both of them. However now they are a bit older, aware of what things cost, able to use the Internet etc, I'm a bit worried if I take that approach it will cause problems.

I've chosen something for DN1 which I know she will love, cost c £75. DN2 I find much harder to buy for, so asked for suggestions from DSis, and apparently the thing she would like the most costs about half that. But then if I get something else she will have 2 presents and DN1 only 1. But at the same time I'd like to try and spend equal ish amounts on both. They get a bit competitive about things at the best of times! They are 6 and 8 btw. Are they very aware of monetary value at that age?

[d270r0]

No, certainly the 6 year old will have very little idea of monetary value. Do the 2 presents look similar, forgetting cost completely- same size, etc. If they are just go for the 1 present for dn2. If you want to spend the same amount on them, you could always just give the parents the extra money to go in dn2s bank account.

[Tiggles]

Mine don't have a clue about monetary value (Well the 14 year old does but not the 10/8 year old). If they got what they asked for - whether it be worth 50p or £50 they would be happier than if they didn't get something they asked for but cost a lot more if that makes sense. They do tend to compare number of packages though.