How many presents do your dc have to unwrap?

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I realise this might cause a riot but I'm just wondering what the average is?

My own dc don't get "presents" to unwrap from family as we are in a different country so they get money to spend in the sales (also older so appreciate this)

This means they only get from dh and I, I aim for ten presents each which costs a fortune when you have four children and they are all older so gifts more expensive. It never looks a lot when it's laid out though and even though I know big piles on social media could all be plastic tat and I've no desire to get into that kind of competition I sometimes second guess myself.

The dc also get stockings which is over and above the ten gifts but that's filled with cheap bits that they like and sweets etc.

8 presents from us each under the tree.
A stocking with about 10 things in it.
7 presents each from Santa. They are not wrapped. Santa doesn't wrap presents in our house.
We are visiting family Christmas Eve and will receive a lot. First and only grandchildren on both sides so they get tons. I'm very lucky and appreciative but I've never counted before and I'm afraid to! Prob another 12 presents each and that's being conservative.

Mine are all adults now but we gave one thing from the top of their list, a surprise, a book, something to wear (not counting Christmas Eve pjs) , a selection box ,a stocking of bits and bobs and a family board game or new video (as it was then) for us all to share.
They had gifts from wider family but they were delivered personally at Christmas teatime or on Boxing Day.

Not sure I lost my list probably around 20 each?

Mine will get:

7 from parents (3 of those are books).
1 and a stocking (small things like sweets, bubble bath etc) from Santa
5 from grandparents, aunties, uncles.
2-3 from family friends.
Great grandparents usually give money for their savings accounts.

Five has always been about the limit. Maybe six one year?? Plus small things in the stocking (and it is a real stocking, so they are really small, though a bit more expensive now in their teens) and also Xmas eve PJs.

It was three when they were really tiny, but has crept up a little over the years and is likely to come down again soon as they are almost grown up. I do cheat a bit though in my effort to keep numbers down and count "books" as one present and possibly bundle "clothes" together.

Since my dad died a few years ago they only get two other gifts (from my siblings). The ILs don't give Xmas presents.

I know that in terms of number it is a a bit less then average maybe. But they love Christmas, have never suggested it is too little, and it is an amount I can manage without feeling queezy about over consumption. We are more than averagely well off and they have everything they need!

Ours will have about 10 in their stockings and about fifteen under the tree. This includes gifts from others.

Honestly I don't actually count 😬 once I've wrapped them I'll know. Then she'll get presents from grandparents, various aunts and uncles, a stocking from Santa. Honestly far too many.

I feel super mean now! Tho as a PP said hopefully children just know what their family does and they won’t feel hard done by!

We are giving them 5 each, plus they get their stocking from Santa.
They’ll get a lot from family when we go to both sets of grandparents for lunch and on Boxing Day so I try not to go overboard!

Mine are all older. My 13 year old has the most. Her main present is a bean bag, then she has about 10 other things nothing costing over £10 and most a lot less. She's ready to buy for and still wants 'stuff'

Middle has 5 small things plus cash. His most expensive present was a Bluetooth speaker and a record.

Eldest (18) has 5 - his main present is some Bluetooth earphones.

They'll get a stocking too with one of their little presents in with all the sweets.

Then we buy for my son's gf. I'm just making her up a stocking with one small gift in plus chocolates and a bit of cash

They will get a stocking with three or four things next to it that didn't fit in. We've spent about £100 - £120 on the items in there and then they have one main pressie (£120) and five books wrapped up together so only one unwrap. They will then have gifts from family members too (maybe six or seven in total from others). Never actually counted but I hate it when they have too much to unwrap as it takes over the day which is boring for all the adults.

1 each from us and a shared present. One each from grandparents (two sets) + one to share so between the two of them they have 8 presents, 3 each and 2 for sharing.

We don't do stockings or Christmas Eve boxes.

From us/Santa between 30-35 each. The stocking will be around 7-10 smaller things like earrings, reusable make up pads etc.

Inlaws around 15 each.

Extended family in total around 10.

For 3dc.

I haven’t a clue how many each have. Lots. Probably more than they should. I don’t count individual gifts or have a set budget. Each just gets a combination of things they ask for and things we think they’d like. I don’t agree that older DC are more expensive in terms of gifts. In lots of other ways yes of course but not gifts.

I don’t think it has made them spoiled or grabby, they’ve never asked for anything expensive or unreasonable. The opposite in fact, they tend to ask for very little. This year my older teenager has asked for two books. The middle, a baking set to make the melted snowman cookies they saw on TikTok. And the youngest asked to “do gymnastics”.

25-30 presents each seems totally excessive. Do the children not just go into an unwrapping frenzy? Why would they need so much stuff and where the heck do you put it all?

One had a new camera lens a month ago and the other had a new pic monitor last month. So they each have about 7/8 little stocking filler type gifts to open.
That’s it.
They're 20 & 17 though.

Adult dd has 15 to open plus about 5 from dh ( not her dad).
Plus cash which is in her account.

This.

In fact, 15yo DSS has one present from us to unwrap. Just one. We made it clear that if he wanted hugely expensive trainers for Christmas then he could have them but that would be all he would be getting, and we've stuck to it.

He'll still have a stocking from Father Christmas and a squillion gifts from the wider family so I really don't feel too be about it 😁

Our (younger) DDs have three or four smaller things each plus a stocking.

4 each from me, plus one to share.

About 8 unwrapped things in their stockings. (Pack of socks, bath bomb etc, nothing expensive)

No idea how many they'll have from other family though.

3 children ages 7, 12 & 13.

10-12 "Santa" gifts. Elder two obviously know they are from us. Youngest has SEN (developementally 12-18months)so doesn't understand the concept of Santa yet but may one day 🤞 so we keep it going. Plus a stocking of chocolates and usually stationary type things

1 main present each from us. I.e phone, tablet etc.

We rarely buy anything through the year other than essential items and thing carefully about what will be used and treasured, eg we knew this year dd(9) would be in need of a lot of new art supplies, we bought her a desk earlier in the year which will be used to store all her new pieces she’ll have for Christmas.

Not one single gift is “filler” everything has been cultivated for their interest, need/desire and that will be treasured.

zero. They are both getting cash.

plus a stocking which includes socks, underwear, chocolate, etc

I have no idea. Trying to give an equal number of gifts never works out and trying to spend the same amount on each child doesn’t work if you have large age gaps. You can spend £££s on one small thing for a teenager but if you tried to spend the same amount on a three year old you’d end up with several times their body weight in plastic toys they don’t want or need.

4-5 each, plus cash in a card and a stocking each. (4 teens).

20-30 per child is frankly fucking ridiculous.

4dc 7, 8, 15 and 18 all get
stocking with 10 small bits
4 presents from us and 3 from each other

budget is £150 each which includes all of the above.

then they get probably another 10-12ish presents from grandparents etc.