To wonder how much you spend on your kids Christmas presents

[Angelina82]

and what ages are they?
I probably usually spend around 200/250 on each of mine. As a single mum it’s a struggle though, and I’m starting to think that I should cut back on the amount I spend on the kids that have left home, are in full time work and have partners to spoil them at Christmas. WIBU to spend more on the two college attending kids I have at home than the other 3?

Depends entirely on what you can afford.

How old are the younger ones I'd definitely cut back on the older DC £250 is a lot per DC if times are tough financially.

I'm spending about £350 this year on an 18 month old but I'm doing up her room at the same time. From next year I'm aiming for £200 most but hoping it'll be a lot less

DS1 probably has £2-300 spent on him because he's older and things like bikes and scooters start adding up.

DS2 will only be 15 months this Christmas so maybe £50.

I'm not sure how much was spent by my single Mum when I was a kid but nowhere near that much!

Since I've been an adult and left home unless I've asked for something specific I've had £50 and a few token bits to unwrap for every birthday except my 21st and 30th, when I got a nice watch and a nice ring respectively.

£250 x 5 kids blows my mind OP! Do you usually get things they need or have asked for?

Meant to say birthday and Christmas above!

I wouldnt be spending that much on adult children. This year tell them they are grown now so you will get them something small but to not expect €250 worth of presents or anything like it. They'll probably understand and be ok with it.

Even spending €250 on college kids is as bit much.

I don't really set a budget, I just buy what they want / need. It's probably not as much as you spend and we are a double income household who could afford it if we wanted. It just seems a bit excessive.

I think that’s fair .... as a child I used to get £500 spent on me at Xmas.
Once I moved out and become an adult... it dropped!! As expected.

Adult children I think £75-100 is acceptable IF YOY CAN AFFORD IT.

If you can’t then buy less.

Mine are only 7&9 and I normally get them to write a list and work from there. One year it’s an iPad at £400 and the next it’s a lego set for £75 as a main gift. Buy what you can afford.

How old are the younger ones I'd definitely cut back on the older DC £250 is a lot per DC if times are tough financially.

18 and 20. 20yr old does have a weekend job, but 18yr old has no income at all.

To answer your question I'm spending €300 - €400 on my 7yr old but that's only because she wants a game console which costs €280.

My 2yr old will probably be €100- €150. You can get alot for a toddler with that.

My 2 teens (13,15) are getting phones and maybe a couple of small presents (make-up, clothes etc)

About £50. Birthdays are the once a year chance for a big present like tech, Christmas is too stressful anyway.

Do your dc buy presents for each other? Perhaps you could club together in future. We often buy one big present for birthdays with each sibling chipping in £20 and the parents £50.

To keep it fair I’d set a rule to change it when they hit 18 or start work or similar, so the younger ones don’t feel hard done by.

Depends on how much you can afford.

Wow this seems crazy. I have a 5yo and 2yo. I spend between £60 and £100 each. Last year it was £70 on elder and £50 on younger. Along with gifts from relatives they had loads and I actually regretted spending so much

^^ sorry I’m an idiot and didn’t answer your question. About £300-ish. More if it’s specific and less if they don’t want much.

I will spend £100 approx on adult dc, my parents spend approx £50 on me since i left home

£250 x 5 kids blows my mind OP! Do you usually get things they need or have asked for?

I do get them to do a list and I add few surprise stocking fillers too. Like you I got around £50 spent on me from my parents, but to be fair I think I overcompensate because their useless dad doesn’t give them so much as a card for Christmas.

Probably around £50-75 on one main present and stocking bits. We don't like to go crazy as she gets quite a few from grandparents too. It means we can also do more fun things through the year. There isn't a tight or wrong amount, but overspending if you can't afford it is unwise.

300ish here- an 8 year old but shes my only, that's only because the things she has her heart set on tbh. The LOL house was just shy of 200, then normally a nice dress, a couple of suprise things and selection box etc as well as about 30 quid on her stocking.

Your children are adults and certainly old enough to understand that you don't have £500 spare to spend on them. At 20 the presents I got from my parents were fairly minimal tbh.

Should say I use topcashback all year round for insurance and other purchases and the pay out from that is usually about 100 so it does pay for a nice chunk of her presents

Mains are £350 this year (ouch) so budget is £450ish total. Usually I aim for £350 for all combined

I would say ordinarily maybe £100-150. They are 2 and 7. Though last year we did buy oldest one a new bike so was quite a bit more. We have plenty of money, but honestly they don’t need loads of stuff and I want them to appreciate a few nice presents and not a pile of stuff they won’t even play with after a day. They usually get books and clothes, a few small things and one big present. And a few things from family too.

Most Christmases about 60 quid. This year we'll likely get a PS5 or the new XBox though (although that's as much for us as them), so it'll be more like 400 between the two of them (and DP and I).

They just don't need much, so it's one or two things they've asked for, plus stocking bits (they're 10 and 7)

Mine dc are 7&9 (although they will be 8&10 by the time it is Christmas). I plan to spend around £250 each, but this usually ends up being more like £300, maybe a tiny bit more, by the time I’ve finished.