To buy joint presents for general presents (DC)?

[ladylana]

I've seen some things that both DC would like but it would be wasteful to buy two of the same. Some things aren't huge things, such as walkie talkies, a Bluey play set, a set of two remote control cars etc. A bigger thing I was thinking of was maybe a kitchen. Would it be unreasonable to give the dc some joint presents that aren't huge presents like a switch? DC will still get individual gifts and stockings. They're 6&4.

Totally fine - we did that loads at that age.

We do that loads still and ours are 11 & 13. We usually make a special label from Santa.

Do you write to x and y on the label? So that they know it's for both of them?

Yes of course or how would they know who it’s for? We’d say “to x and y, love from mum
and dad” or whoever it was from.

I probably wouldn’t do a shared present from FC, but with us, FC brings stocking gifts and one present each. The rest are from the actual buyers.

Totally fine as long as it’s something they can both use at once - a kitchen is perfect. If it’s something they have to take turns with it’ll lead to conflict when its first opened.

I got my kids, then 6 and 3, joint presents last year. But to be fair, even if it's one of their birthdays I tend to make sure at least one of the presents is something they can play with together. This year was bakugan and akedo, previous years a bluey boardgame. I don't really want millions of toys that only one of them is willing to play with 🙃

Of course, mine had a trampoline one year. Both names on the label, from mum and dad.

If it's something they definitely both would want and use then it's fine. The 6 year old might feel a kitchen is a bit "babyish" though....
Somethings are better with 2 of them - remote control cars you can race them.
How can you say a Switch isn't a "huge" present though (plus they are still both a bit young).
Board/Card games, a box of Lego, load of craft stuff is fine for sharing.
Edit: sorry miss read - you said a Switch is huge. My apologies 🙂