How much do you spend on the kids for Xmas

[missrachael]

Sorry I’m sure this thread has been done a million times. Just curious, whenever I read about what some peoples kids are getting I feel like I’m not doing good enough, at all. I plan to spend £300 each this year on 4 kids, so that’s £1200 which is a big amount of money but it also looks like hardly anything compared to some !

I think that is more than enough, you have 4 children to buy for !

Mine are only young, I will spend around £200 each and I think that’s more than enough, they would happily play with a sponge and washing up liquid at their age 😅

Spend £150 on each child, one is 17 and the other is 20.
I have a budget and try to stick to it.

I spent a stupid amount last year and managed to rack up a good amount on Klarna.

I was aiming to go for £200 each this year, but I’ve already reached that and haven’t even got them any clothes, shoes, pyjamas etc. Probably looking at £300 each this year!

I aim for £150. That's all presents excluding stocking fillers. But they mount up too!.

I spend around £200. Could afford more but feel like I'm spending more for the sake of it.

I’ll probably spend around £700 per child - 15 and 11. Each hope for a high value item (laptop and Xbox) so that will be £500 each and then I’ve bought them practical gifts (coats, shoes, clothes) and usually spend about £25 each on stocking fillers (underwear, books, chocolate). Everything is so expensive!

£3-400 each but this year dd needs a better PC and is 17 so we’re setting her up for uni. She’ll cost us about £800 but that’s not our normal.

Around £150 per child plus around £20 of stocking fillers.

They get a lot throughout the year and plenty of days out so I don't feel the need to spend ridiculous amounts at Christmas.

I honestly wouldn't know what to get and where to keep it all if I was spending hundreds.

About £700-£800 each on average but some years are more dependant on if they need a new laptop.or phone. This year eldest child is moving out so lots of kitchen equipment and bedding etc. I think when they're younger its a lot easier to spend less.

I should add as well that when they were younger sometimes I spent under £150 per child because I’d get a lot of toys from Facebook market place. I think a lot of it depends on their age - as soon as they ask for a computer or phone then it’s hundreds for one thing.

I do honestly believe though that having a house and a family that care and a nice Xmas meal and celebrating is WAY more important than how much you spend on gifts.

£1200 ? Holy crap. I try to keep it to £150 per child [still astronomical for many people] which I still think is quite a lot unless for some reason there's something "big" that's needed. So there are exceptions but we are very clear this is not to set an expectation for every year. The amount has crept up as they've gotten older and the best things come in small more expensive parcels.

I prefer to make more of a fuss for their birthdays. It's one day and I grew up in an environment where Christmas was also about volunteering, and a lot of reminders about just how lucky we were. It makes me a bit allergic to all the conspicuous consumption and matching pjs etc. Plus I really feel for small kids who must wonder why Santa is so generous to their rich friends.

You cut your coat according to your cloth. In other words, don't spend what you can't afford, just so you can be seen to be keeping up with the Joneses.

£300 each is more than enough IMO, and probably not necessary.

Around £600

About £400 each.

This year its £150 each, ages 16 and 11.

Some years it's been more e.g when the oldest had a computer but even then it was counted as for both Xmas and his Birthday. So don't go over £250.

Mine are teens, 13, 15 and 17. Two of them are getting new phones. I would say we will end up spending a minimum of €700 to €800 on each of them not including new clothes. 13 year old got his Christmas runners last week, €180.

This would be a very normal amount to spend where we are from and in our circle of family and friends.

It makes no difference what you spend on others. For example you could spend £1k on stuff theny don't need just so you feel it's "good enough". I do feel that present buying has gone mad. We spend about £100 on our 2 dds but it's stuff they need & will use. If it came to £50 however but there was nothing else they wanted or needed I'd stick at that

I've got £250 each for mine that should be plenty.
Teen ds of course wants an x box
Y4 ds wants Lego
I expect dh will stump up the difference for the Xbox as " I don't know what it's like to be a teenage boy"

Last year the younger one got an apple tablet so it's not like he doesn't get more expensive items when they're required.

Cor I’m really surprised by what people spend. My 3yo will get new pjs and a jigsaw and a couple of toys - probably about £70 worth!

No idea. We've never set a budget or compared what each child gets but we only do stocking fillers (proper stocking not a sack) and 1-2 main presents. No piles or anything

It depends what they're hoping for, so if one big present of £250 as this year then a few stocking fillers. Other years have been cheaper, especially the first few, before they became aware of gadgets! They never ask for much in general so we like to treat them if something they really want, which they don't assume they're getting and know they have to wait for. Xx

I think you should spend what you feel comfortable with. Some spend more, some spend less.

regardless of what anyone spends, I hope you all have a beautiful day together x

£450 each this year - it has risen by about £50 a year as they have grown (they are now 10 and 8).

We save £2k up over the course of the year. Thats intended to cover all of Christmas. (Including dinner, activities and gifts beyond just the kids).
I have 3 kids and don’t really consider whether the £££ value is the same between them ( the youngest often gets marketplace purchases for example as he hasn’t got a clue). I’d guess I spend about 800ish between the 3 of them.

Same when mine were little (and fur my littlest currently). But as they get older they ask for pricier things like laptops. If we can afford it and it’s not a daft thing I like to be able to get it for them