Should I have gotten a main present? What do you usually do?

[sixseveneightnineten]

I was quite happy with what I got my son (2 1/2) for Christmas, I collected these over the past couple of months, but I was told it was just a bunch of random toys and that I should have gone with one big present/main gift, a couple of medium ones and a few small ones instead.
I was also told the small ones (only got a combination of medium/small gifts) didn't count as Christmas gift but more like stocking fillings.

Now I feel stupid.

One Thomas the tank engine train set
4 x Tonies
a number and letter floor puzzle
A Chad Valley Trevor Talk Back Dino)
A Melissa and Doug felt pizza
A Melissa and Doug Blue's Clues cake
wooden car transporter
1 Lego Duplo set
1 small playmobil mini set with a police car and policewoman
A magnetic drawing board
5 second hand books

There will not be any gifts from other families members for reference.

Told? By whom, exactly?

Whoever it was, toss them a mince pie and tell them to pipe down. It's lovely selection of goodies for a 2.5 year old!

Why do you feel stupid? He's not even 3 and will have a lot of new toys.

Jeez they'll be years ahead of you where you'll have to fork out loads of a big present.

Enjoy it while your son is little and not demanding iPads! He'll love all those pressies.

That’s a lovely set of presents, he’ll love them.

Neither is mine have a main present because they don’t want a particular thing this year. I’m not buying a big (and probably more expensive) toy for the sake of it.

And at 2.5yrs I’d be even less likely to.

Sound like lovely presents and I’m sure your little boy will be over the moon with them.
Don’t feel stupid. Ignore whoever is making you feel like that.
You sound a lovely mum and your boy is very lucky.

Our grandson same age last year was more excited with my brothers present not the toy but the bubble wrap. Kept him amused for hours.

Whoever told you that should mind their own business.
Unless it’s the father in which case, he should have been involved right from the start and bough that big present.

We've gone for lots of small presents. DS is nearly 3. He gets bored with a toy quickly (goes back to it eventually, but in one 'sitting' I mean) so I feel that little and more is better for this age.

Also, at that age I don’t think buying massive amounts of o resents is a good idea. Ther abilities change too quickly. Much better to go with smaller number and add to them during the year.

What you’ve bough is likely list of presents. It’s lovely because it sounds like what a 2yo will love.
They won’t care about a ‘big’ present. (And tbh a Thomas train set is a main present fir me anyway)

DS's favourite thing when he was 2 was the huge cardboard box that a present came in. It remained his favourite thing to play with until it fell apart roughly 6 months later. It was a house, it was a cave, it was a monster that chased him. Honestly, 2 year olds don't care about presents.

That looks perfect and I think a lot more than DD got at 2.5! She was so slow at opening it ended up painful! She's now nearly 4 and we've got her a bike but only because she's about ready for one.There's no point in a "big present" unless there's something you think they really need or would like. Who told you "you should have got one big main present"? It doesn't sound very kind of them.

Who's poking their nose in ,and trying to undermine you ??
It's perfect
Don't let the naysayers rock your boat

He’s two and a half

i I promise you he won’t remember. I very rarely ever get my kids an actual physical oregnancy

i get them ‘memories’ because do you remember what you got at Christmas when you were 4 for example? But you remember certain days out forever. That’s my reasoning.

You have a case of last minute Christmas present/pile panic, my eldest is 36 and I’m going through this right now too.

That sounds like a lovely selection of gifts. Just ignore those telling you how they think you should do things!

Those are main presents and certainly not stocking fillers!

Whoever told you that is talking through their a*se. It sounds lovely and he's going to love them. We've never done main or big presents and they've grown into happy successful adults and not been traumatised by it. Whoever they are, don't listen to it, you've done it perfectly

Told by who?

Sounds like a perfect list to me, don't overthink it and don't let what someone else has said get to you. Everyone does Christmas differently, we find some years there is a big present other years not, depends what they need or have outgrown eg. Bike, scooter. The years there hasn't been a big present have been no different to those that have been

I don’t have kids, but I think that sounds great for your son. You got what you thought was appropriate and that’s the only thing that really matters, here. Truth be told, I’m in my 40s and don’t even remember what I got last year bar a couple of things!
There is no hard and fast “should” when it comes to how to do Christmas so just ignore the comments about main presents etc.

It’s been around since the Middle Ages

Start as you mean to go on. We’ve never done a big present so it’s not expected. When there is a suitable big present (often older, bikes, Xbox etc), then it’s seen as fantastic!
I say this kindly, please don’t listen to other people. I had a friend who had literal piles of presents for her children. I used to compare but very quickly realised that the sack and stocking for each of mine was so well received and they have turned into lovely grateful children. Don’t compare yourself to others. You have a great varied list for your little one, who wouldn’t appreciate a big present at his age. Do YOUR Christmas, YOUR way.

Whoever told you that is unkind and just plain wrong. You have bought some wonderful gifts which your little boy will love. I hope you both have a lovely Christmas together.