To ask how much you plan on spending on DCs at Christmas?

[Snowflakes1122]

I ask because dc10 seems to have a lot of friends getting the iPhone 6 or 7 for Christmas. I'm talking 9/10 year old kids!

I was planning on spending £150 per child (we have 3 dcs)

What do you think is an acceptable amount to spend on your children at Christmas?

Ds1 has asked for a phone for the past two years (8, nearly 9).

He's not getting one at all, whether it's £500 or a fiver.

I have no issues with them having ipads/xbox's/ds's - but I'm really against phones for young dc (primary age) and equally against them having a TV in their bedroom...i'm not entirely sure why but I really don't like them.

Mind blown Lois.

My DD is 7 next month, I shall draw the line at a phone. I am considering an ipod and docking station as she loves listening to Abba! But something that makes actual calls: no.

Still wouldn't spend £150 on an iPhone for my 7 year old BUT she had friends who have them.

We can't afford it so not an issue anyway!

Hey, Ladydeadpool- I hope your children will grow up knowing that you did your very best for them.

You're not a "fucking psycho" if you have mh issues.

She has friends, that should say. Stupid autocorrect!

I did buy an iPod for DD, then 9 months old, but only to keep her off my phone!

Usually it's about £200 each.

gosh, insane amounts here. about £50 per child (2x under 6 years). dh will probably go and buy more without consulting me though probaby taking it up to £100 each.

In terms of actual stuff to open on Christmas Day, only about £40-50 for my 13 and 9 year olds and £25 for 2 year old.

BUT

Over the course of the Christmas holidays we will probably go to the theatre 2 - 4 times and they will do a lot of dance classes/courses and a musical theatre course. We are also going on holiday with friends for New Year

So, in real terms - hundreds of pounds, I expect!

It's usually about £175-£250 each. But, in real terms it's much more, because we tend to do quite a lot as a family over Xmas. Cinema, bowling, going out with friends etc.

I usually spend about £300 per child as my kids don't get presents from my the family.

We have 4 kids and since January have managed to save up £400 per child so far. We were planning on maybe spending 200 each per child and putting the rest towards taking them to Disney world florida next spring as part of a joint Christmas present with the remainder of the money we have saved ? They have everything and we haven't had a holiday in 4 years due to being extremely busy on our farm so it seems much more sensible to put money towards a holiday for them rather than spend it all on stuff they don't need

Up to £100 max each and we have 2 DC.

I did buy an iPod for DD, then 9 months old, but only to keep her off my phone!

ideally and if able to - help others out (IMHO)

indeed - every year we try to buy a Barnados present - where you pay for a child to get taken to the panto - etc its on their website.

Wow, people can be very judgemental and rude over purchases that do not affect them at all :l

I had a tv ,and a phone, since I was 8 - hasn't done me any harm.

I did buy an iPod for DD, then 9 months old, but only to keep her off my phone!

It wasn't for Xmas. (And she still has is over 7 years later, so it was quite a good investment. )

hecant and others who have said similar ; why is it better that you buy your children expensive things on a day that isn't Christmas ? How does that make it better ? If anything , couldn't one argue that it's worse because your children get expensive treats throughout the year , with no meaning to them ?

Please note ; I actually don't care when /what people buy their children. Just don't understand the double standards ...

Wow! Most people spend an astronomical amount!! I have 2dc and would never consider spending more than £100 each on them. Even that I think is a lot!

To the poster who spends £1000 could you tell us on what?

I have fond childhood memories of going through the Argos catalogue with my 4 siblings and circling up to £50 worth each. The older kids would help the younger ones add it up. Single mum did what she could and I still appreciate it to this day. Couldn't fathom having so much worth of stuff being given to me for Xmas!

Probably spend about £100 between my two DCs on a main present and stocking fillers.
They are both 5 and under so don't yet demand expensive electronic gadgets.

I predict that my 5yr olds favourite present will be the £1 whoopee cushion in her stocking....

Somewhere between £150-£200, I think.

I'm in Oz and I will spend probably the equivalent of 150 pounds each on my kids. It's a struggle though really and my Mum is getting my older DD a phone...it won't be the latest though and she's already bought younger DD a toy she wanted which comes in at about 70 quid...so that's their main presents.

DH is going to make younger DD a kitchen...I will buy her pots, pans, food and teaset to go with that...

THey will both have some other stuff to go along...such as my older DD wants a dress form and makeup....younger DD has endless list of things but will be getting a Hatchimal and some games and smaller toys.

Received this from ds, 13.

He currently has a carpet and said he wants wood flooring, think it's cute that he put it on his Christmas list though :)

There was a second edition but was ridiculous and told him to be a bit more realistic.

Dd who is 5 wants most of the " our generation " stuff from Smyths. Would need to win the lotto for it all.

I've never really rotted up the total for my three, but it probably averages out at £150 each max. Fascinated to hear about the class divide in present giving, particularly those who see it as a very middle class thing to be deliberately thrifty at Christmas.

I was raised on a council estate in Lancashire and received very little for Christmas. We are probably in the top 5% of earners now (crass, I know, but true) yet I still see it as a source of pride, I suppose, to not go overboard. Hmm. Food for thought, certainly.