To do this for dd 1st birthday?

[mummytopebs]

DD is 1 in a couple of weeks and there is literally no money left for her presents.

Would it be terrible to give her my elder daughters toys from when she was 1, that have been in the loft. If I clean them up and wrap them they will still look new.

I just feel so guilty not getting her new stuff as she has had a really difficult 1st year of life and wanted a big celebration and a big pary for her, but money is very tight and the only way I could do a big party/ pressies etc would be to put it on the credit card. Wwyd?

How sensible and also environmentally conscious.

Dc3 will be getting a lot of his elder brother's things as presents - why replicate what you have already have and isn't played with anymore, just to have the tag of 'new'?

YANBU. I'm expecting DC2 in June and intend to recycle my DD's toys for the first birthday and Christmas. Don't see the point in buying something new when you have perfectly good toys that aren't being used.

They are new anyway to dc.

yabu, to even consider not recycling the perfectly good stuff you already have!

dont be daft and spend on your card.

shes be chuffed with anything at that age

DD is 5 so probably wont remember the toys (fingers crossed).

I feel much better about it now, thanks ladies. I just wanted it to be a big celebration cos she has got a blood disorder and wanted to mark her birthday with a big party, but i think i will do a family party at home and just ask everyone to bring something for a buffet. And yes I am sure she will get showered with gifts from friends and family

Hey mummytopebs. Have we said enough? Will you go ahead guilt free with your cunning plan now? Hope so

If it makes you feel better one of ds's christmas presents was a scooter we got given by a friend who wasn't using it anymore! He is nearly 5 and didn't give a sh*t or even notice that it wasn't new! I did feel a bit tight but just decided there was nothing at all wrong with doing that.

I have often bought stuff for them on ebay too.

The time will come soon when he will start to notice and then I'll stop as I wouldn't want him to think we don't care or get teased but as long as he is happy then I don't see the problem.

Go for it - agree that at 1 its more about the paper anyway!