How much do you spend on your child's friend's birthday gift if invited to a party?

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My son is 3 and regularly gets invitations from other kids in his nursery class for birthday parties.

How much do you spend on the gift?

I've been spending just shy of £20, but starting to think this is too much.

I would usually spend about £10

About 5-8 pounds normally.

Way too much!

I would say £5 or so - £8 max if you really like the DC.

When it gets to juniors and just a few select friends then £8-£10.

About £10

I tend to spend between £5 &£10 per child (only more of it is a close friend). B&M tend to do a good range of toys. Argos 3 for 2, or the Entertainer. I always stock up when I see a good deal and keep a few potential gifts stored away

Max €10

£10 Is roughly the budget although I try hard to get £10 bits for less when I see them so it is actually about £8 probably.

Gosh, you're generous! I usually spend about £10 but I know lots of families who spend £5. It does get expensive, especially in the first couple of years of primary school when most people do whole-class parties and there seems to be one every other weekend.

£10 usually
Sometimes a couple of quid more if panic-buying with limited choice on the way back from work.

Under £10 - depends a bit on the child. If you know there is something they would love then it’s a bit different to buying yet another generic gift

Usually around £10.

I tend to keep an eye out for good deals, e.g. toys reduced to clear or places like TKMaxx, to make the £10 go further.

£5.

£5 to £10 is plenty. At that age it’s also worth stocking up on things when you find a bargain and having a present drawer of things ready to go. I remember the year Boots had Hello Kitty puzzle balls reduced down to £2 post Christmas, I cleaned them out and every little girl whose birthday party DD went to got one.

At that age, about £10. Now mine are older between £10 and £20 depending on how close a friend they are.

When my children have had parties, I would say people have spent between £2 and £20 so I wouldn't worry too much. My kids always enjoyed the party more than the presents as they had already got the things they wanted from us and family, so these presents from friends were just a bonus.

Up to £10.

A fiver

£10 is the norm here, I would only spend £20 on my child's best friend. I agree with the idea above to stock up. If your child goes to a lot of parties and you see a toy reduced to a very low price grab a few and put them away.

At nursery it was about £5. For infants it was probably £5-£8. By upper junior it tended to be closer friends only so I went to £10 (£15 for very close friends).
I think this could be very area and school dependent though. My DC went to their cousins party and all the presents were more around the £20 mark.

About £5, but I usually buy books and get them from the book people in bulk so a little goes a long way. We have a drawer of emergency presents and cards - got a big folder of 50 cards from amazon think it was £3. That will keep us going a while haha.

I just put a fiver in a card. I've no idea what toys the child already has so I'd rather just give the money.

I tend to get stuff in places like The Works 2 for £10 or similar. or regift tat my children have received

I tend to spend about £8 per present (I have twins so always take two presents) but try to buy things that are on offer and therefore more in the £10-15 mark at full price.

I’d spend that on a best friend but usually spend about in total on present and wrap or put a tenner in a card if they’re older.

Close friend £15
Otherwise £8-10

Money in a card every time.