To buy the DCS these for Xmas.

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Regular poster but NC for another reason for a later AIBU when I can fathom out how to word it

Anyway we've just moved into a new place. So kids rooms Have just been painted and furnished, carpet and curtains. . Just looking bare of accessories and walls bare.
. Ds is a teen, dd 18m, dsd nearly 8 here eow.

We've got the elder 2 pretty expensive main gifts. And ds understands that I won't just buy crap to for the sake of it.

Once they have their main gift they're not going to show much interest in anything else, especially the teen.

Wibu to buy them some bedroom accessories and put under the tree. Nice duvet sets, nice pics / canvases., new money jars or Similar. Little accessories jewelery box type thing for dsd hair bits and bobs..

My heart is telling Me I should just buy this stuff my head is saying if I do and hey have all now.. Ill end up buying useless gimmic stuff for Xmas.. ( I know that's odd thinking) but I'm guessing it stems back to when we were kids and my parents wouldn't even buy us clothes for. Xmas until we were about 14 as they liked buying the fun stuff.

I'll get some games for the family for fun anyway. Both the main gifts are computer /console.

Youngest has no idea so got her a few bits for playroom that we never had space for before that I know she loves.

My other thinking is we have Xmas savings but not. Much spare other money just to do it all now iyswim so it's kind of being sensible?

Driving lessons?

Magazine subs?
Experience
Theatre
Cinema card

When we did the children's rooms we bought the basics and if they wanted the bean bags and cushions etc they were a present. So maybe run it like that.

Yeah definitely, do that, I know my DD and DS love that kind of stuff anyway

I remember having a desk one year for Christmas and a swivelly chair. I was delighted.

Those wall murals which come as made to measure stickers are absolutely amazing. I huge selection of images to choose from, but they get more and more expensive the bigger they are. So maybe for a smaller wall!

A clock?

Lights - fairy light type things but in cool colours?

Thank you. The kit he wants isn't his own team.. Don't ask why I have no idea. He already has previously has all things for his team Inc personalised things.

But will look at other ideas

Our local football team has a thing where you “buy” a brick at the stadium - I think for about £30. You can get their name engraved onto the brick so when they go to the match they can look for their name in that stadium wall! We’re getting one for football mad DS1

Bean bag is good idea, all my kids got cushions last year. Been discussin this with my 10 and 12 year old and they've said they'd be happy with a desk and chair for their bedroom so I think that might be a main present.

One year for DS birthday I requested a duvet cover and pillow set. The person who bought it put a lot of thought into it. DS LOVED it. It's still in use about 8 years on. One of the best gifts ever actually.

Deffo practical all the way! Stockings in our house follow a pretty standard pattern with socks, pants (character or christmas themed for the older one, A christmas nappy wrap for the baby 😂), pyjamas etc.

I think it's good for kids to expect (Nice versions of) things they need for Christmas, alongside a toy etc. Why teach them to expect need less & unaffordable excess?