Do your DC give presents to the adults?

[ChristmasQuest]

Wrapping all the gifts today. Will take the kids (3 and 6) to family for Christmas on Christmas Eve. They will be the only young kids there. There will be about 10 adults and 3 teenagers.

And struck me that my DC are about to be given a bunch of stuff but they haven't 'bought' anyone else anything.

I got them keyrings to give to each other but although I've bought plenty of the adults presents, I haven't got anything from the kids to all the adults there.

Do you get presents from the young kids to the adults? Am I being OTT to think I might go get something with them today so they actually they are just receipitants of stuff?

My just turned 5yo will give her older cousin a present she has chosen (a fun notebook this year) and will give adult relatives some baking she's done.

It's about thinking of others and giving, never too young. She's been giving gifts since she's was one. Even if it is just handing over a small box of chocolates.

Last year she chose sweets and chocolates for them all, she knew that Nana likes Percy Pigs etc

My daughter aged 8 has without any adult help made salt dough decorations and without any suggestions from me has wrapped them up and labeled them for her grandparents and for her dad and me...first time she done this so thinking next year she want to do it. In previous years I wrapped up a bar of chocolate for my husband from her and he wrapped up a similar thing for me from her but she had no input on this...

Something small from 4 or 5 onwards, but just for grandparents and the aunt they were closest to. I think it's a good way of teaching them how nice it feels to be thanked for something so that "Say thank you to Auntie Persephone" becomes meaningful.

I arranged for them to do that.

I think learning to give is important. How much influence the DC had on what they were giving developed with age.

I disagree that giving presents has to mean tides of tat. If you're buying, your DC could "help" choose the posh version of something like biscuits, jams, olive oil, chocolates etc. Or they could draw a special picture, or make decorate something (eg consumable, like a cupcake; or something like a tree bauble)

DC usually gave gifts to parents, grandparents and godparents up to age about 11 these were things we bought for them to give, mostly with help choosing. Since secondary gifts chosen by them

I’m child-free but I have nieces and nephews who I buy presents for (aged 4-14). It’s only the 11+ year olds who have started buying little things for us, which is sweet. Definitely wouldn’t expect anything from a 3 and 6 year old!