Do you buy your kids new Xmas jumpers every year?

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Do you buy your kids new Xmas jumpers every year?

Yes I do, but only because they bloody grow so quickly and one doesn’t last more than a year.

I sell the old ones on Facebook and then use the money to buy another one.

So they don’t look the same as last year in photos?

I do, Purely because DS is 3 and so doesn't fit into last years.

At the moment yes, because they are little and grow out of them in a year (although the youngest wears the eldest's old ones as they are like new).

Once they're older and not growing out of everything at a rate of knots then I absolutely will not, what an utter waste of money!

Mine also go to the local baby/family bank once youngest has grown out of them so they'll be put to good use by someone else too.

Well, they are or will be handed down between siblings anyway and I usually buy second hand (because I feel bad about the waste) but this year will be a re-wear of second hand as last year’s were a little big. I’ve bought new pyjamas because there is a wear Christmas pyjama event we are going to. I wouldn’t have bought otherwise.
My Christmas jumper has been worn every year for 8 years and going strong!

No, they generally last a couple of years and pass down to siblings sometimes too.

I’ve never bought either a Christmas jumper, although when dd1 was born we were gifted one so dd2 will most likely wear it again this year.

If i did buy one and it still fit the next year I would absolutely re-use it, given the state of the planet! I really don’t like to contribute to fast fashion or to encourage constant buying of new clothes.

No! Keep them until they don’t fit and then passed down to a sibling if possible.

I don't buy them at all but we do buy long sleeved t-shirts. If last year's fits or DS' fits DD I don't buy a new one.

I have managed to make a couple last a couple of years, get passed on to little sister too.

No. I have my sister in laws second hands!

Never bought any Christmas jumpers. What photos are you talking about?

No, buy big and get 2 or 3 years out of them. Choose ones they will wear regularly not just for school Christmas jumper day.

I do but only because both mine our young and last years jumpers wouldn’t of fit them. But not necessarily brand new, just new to us

I try and buy a couple of sizes bigger so that they case wear them for 2 xmases if possible.

No, I like a lot of wear out of the children's clothes,
so I tend to buy two year sized ones, like age 2-4 or 4-6 and the younger one gets his brother's the following year, so they last us four years and then go to a charity that provides clothing and other children's items to people in difficult circumstances. I prefer ones that are more wintery than specifically Christmas themed, e.g. snowman, so they can be worn anytime but MiL usually gets them for us, so I let her pick.

One year MiL gave us some Christmas pyjamas that had a really nice top so the older one wore the top as a Christmas jumper beforehand and then the pyjamas throughout the rest of the year. The younger has it this year and it's still nice.

My oldest gets a new one if last years no longer fits. My younger son will wear the jumpers his brother has grown out of. DP and I have several Christmas jumpers each so no need to buy anymore for us for many years.

I've never bought one, didn't know I was supposed to!

No, mine refuse to wear them

I like DD to get a couple of years out of hers, then they’re passed on to my friend, who has two younger daughters
This year, DD’s school is having a second hand Xmas jumper sale, proceeds to the PTA, which I think is a great idea

No, I don't buy them at all. I'd rather spend money on something that can be worn for more than a few weeks.

Only if last year's don't fit!

I've never bought my youngest a christmas jumper - she wears her sister's old ones!

I've ended up buying new most years. I do say I will keep the eldest's for the youngest to wear but by the next year it's been packed away where I can't find it and youngest sees another one he likes anyway.

I probably sound terribly wasteful but for the sake of a tenner from Asda, I'm happy to buy new each year. I don't care about photos. Usually my two wear theirs every day in December!

I only get new ones if the old ones are outgrown. I buy from Facebook marketplace in my village. Outgrown jumpers go to friends or charity shop. They only have one jumper each.

Yes my dc have new ones each year but I buy them in the January sales a year in advanced