8th birthday!

[daisydoodle11]

My son is 8 at the end of the month we went mad at Xmas an half of it isn't played with! I would rather spend less an get him a couple of bits he will enjoy, DH thinks this is 'tight' 🙄
Other opinions?
Also any ideas for an 8 year old would be appreciated!
Thank you x

So many parents seem to make the mistake of buying their child/children everything they see in the shops at Christmas, causing a mental onslaught on the child on Christmas day. I've done this myself, and watched my daughter repeat history with hers. It's now become clear to me, that your idea of buying just a couple of things that you know your son will enjoy and have the time to actually play with, is a far better idea, than inundating him with too much stuff, which just causes overload. Imagine yourself being given a very complicated new camera for Christmas, together with loads of other things that you need to read the instructions for, and work out how to use - what happens, you never really get to grips with any of them. This is what you do to children when you give them too much. Stick to your guns OP, and tell your husband to save the extra money he would have spent in an account for your son's future, when he really will be grateful for the gift.

We had the exact same problem DSS is about to turn 9 and his birthday is only a couple of months after Christmas and it has always been a nightmare trying to think of stuff to get him. He always has too much from Christmas and never really played. A couple of years age we changed tack and got him tickets to legoland ( a family holiday away for 2 days) rather then stuff. He has loved this. Unfortunetly we wont be going this year but will hopefully go back to this next year. We will take the same approach with DS (1) as his birthday is Christmas week so even worse.

I think a few gifts that he will enjoy more is alot better.

I really like the camera analogy...will try to remember that one.

OP, your idea is spot on. If dh thinks it's right, what about something like season ticket/vouchers towards a day out when things are calmer eg Harry Potter studios, a trampoline park, cinema vouchers, local attraction you keep going back to? Rather than more stuff.

Nintendo switch? 8 year old love them, bit extravagant but if you live in UK and enduring endless Lockdowns they need some fun 😁

My daughter is born a week after Christmas. We bought her loads at Christmas and birthday, we spread out the presents throughout the year so she still gets to play with new stuff in the summer.

A Nintendo switch is a good idea though. I love ours.

My children get 1 present for their birthday and 1 present at Christmas.

If there is something they want during the year I will buy it if I think they will use it, such as a game for their game console.

They have only ever had 1 present so know no difference. They don't say "Oh, is that it?" as they truly appreciate what they are given.