What are your kids getting for Xmas?

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What are your kids getting for Xmas?

[taffetacat]

Talking to another mum waiting outside a DD activity today about getting DD a styling head for Christmas. Another different mum pipes up:

" Oh God! My DD is never getting one of those. Not now, not ever. "

Discussing Christmas presents for your DC in RL is a real eye opener.

[waterlooroadisadocumentary]

Some books.

[ninedragons]

DD (nearly three) is getting a bubble machine and a children's digital camera.

FC is bringing her a couple of books, a little plastic dinosaur and about three or four more little trinkets.

[dementedma]

OMG - help
DD1 - flip video camera
fairy lights for bedroom
Bon Jovi Cd
Cookery book
stuff from Lush

DD2
Michael Buble CD/DVD
stuff from Lush
no idea what else

DS1
Ben 10 stuff
more Ben 10 stuff
stuff from Lush - he loves it!

[Tillyscoutsmum]

DD (3)
Keepsake box
Make up set
Cleaning set
Nurse outfit and medical case
Books
PJ's & Outfit for Christmas Day
A big stocking with various bits & bobs to keep in her keepsake box

DSD (7)
Fur Real
Keepsake Box
Make up set
Books
Pj's & outfit
Hello Kitty watch & necklace

DS (1)

Thomas Tank Ride on
Toy Garage
Stocking

[DoodlingPomBear]

I genuinely don't know - have dd's bday before hand so am thinking of that one but some of the ideas for both are :
dd 3
Playhouse (from us, pil, gp etc) thinking a wood one. - prob bday

also got at the moment:

various puzzles (10 in 1 boxes thomas and friends/disney ones)
I can Cook book
Mister Maker book
sylvanian family babies
and she is desperate for some ghastly cooking oven thingy by disney which am currenly classing in the no category like I do lelly kelly shoes - so no doubt gp's will get it!

ds - will be 5 months
recycling dd's baby toys but might get a really lovely bear for him

[BelligerentGhoul]

A chocolate coin from Starbucks each, so far, since that's all I've bought!

DD1 15 will probably get some books, some perfume and some make up (she wants a new phone but hasn't got a hope in Hell!)

DD2 13 wants a keyboard - if we get that, she won't get anything else though!

Feel a bit bored and uninspired by it all tbh.

[DoodlingPomBear]

Have to admit I am with you - you can't get excited when your dh wants you to get an electric tyre pump for xmas can you? How brilliant and exciting is that? Or a leaf blower but don't think will stretch to that one!

[misdee]

bugger all at the rate they are going this week!


or if they behave

dd2 is getting a new bike and pokemon stuff.

dd3 is getting craft stuff and some small toys.

dd1 wants money (ha no!), so will get clothes and stationary stuff

dd4 will get ITNG stuff and books.

ds1 has some rattles if he arrives in time for xmas.

[DoodlingPomBear]

Although if DD had her way - the whole of the elc catalogue AND every toy advertised during milkshake!

[simpson]

DS (5)

Marble run
walkie talkies from ELC
leapfrog leapster
Roald Dahl book
Toy Story 3 DVD (from my dad)
Playmobil (from my mum)

DD(2)

Stephanie (from lazytown) outfit
happyland school house (elc)
ELC dressing up outfit with shoes
Ben & Holly DVD

Not sure what my parents are getting her yet but will probably ask them to get more Hppyland stuff....

[simpson]

Oops I forgot both Dcs have got a playmobil advent calander each due to DD not being allowed chocolate (severely intolerent)

And they have got PJs for Xmas eve and I will probably get them a new Christmas story book (to share) as I have done for the past couple of yrs....

[simpson]

calender

[Guacamole]

I've gone overboard I think considering he can't even open presents, but it's his first Christmas...

DS (will be 9 months)
ELC Whizz and Go Garage
One if those peg jigsaw things
A pull along train
A hammer and peg set
2 books
A Fisher Price Little People Aeroplane
A Fisher Price Telephone
Bath Squirters
New PJs

[DoodlingPomBear]

Guacamole

dd's first xmas (she was 2 weeks ffs!!)
I bought presents and a stocking - I think I just got too excited about the whole thing!

DS is reaping the rewards and will have the identical if used toys in his stocking!

[YourCallIsImportant]

From Santa:

DD (7)

DSi + a game
X Factor game for Wii
Books
Hama Beads
CDs
Skateboard
Pictionary (free with last Sunday's Express)

DS (4)

Bike
Wii Game
Lego
Books
DVDs

• stockings for both of them with random small stuff in them.

[goingroundthebend4]

ds1 and ds2 are getting ps3 they wanted for age but could not afford but luckily my phone contract was up and when got new one got a free ps3 with it so that xma and birthday sorted

Dd and ds3 lego and base boards and scaletrix between them

and then will spend £20 in poundland to make the pile look bigger

this time of year is when i notice just how small my family is

my mum /step dad will buy for them and my ebt friend will so I always feel guilty that here piles look small compared to others but there happy and d1 and ds2 will be over the moon:)

[ReformedCharacter]

DS (8) says he wants an Ipad or nothing

Last week I dragged him round Toys R Us to try and inspire him, but he still maintains that it's an Ipad or nothing.

So, he's getting nothing then.

[LtEveDallas]

Dd (5) is getting:

TP climbing frame etc (eBay bargin!)
Password journal
Zubber
Bendaroos
Guess Who
From my parents: Moxie Girlz hair doll thing
From PIL: Lego
and assorted random crap/choc in stocking

DSD (15) is getting:
black towels (in joke from hair dye disaster)
Travel Straighteners (she uses her mums and can't bring them to ours)
Superdry hoodie
cash

My sibs and Dh sis will ask so I'll be searching Argos catalogue again this week

[FreudianSlimmery]

always amazes me the way kids want stuff like ipads etc... My DSD said last year she wanted an iphone um, if we could afford that we wouldve bought ourselves one! The only reason I recently got one is because my very generous friend gave me his old one when he upgraded. Tbh even if we were mega rich I wouldn't get a child or young teen something like that, just a target for theft.

Also would they take care of them - my DSDs both got ipods (2nd hand) last Xmas and one of them went in the washing machine before new year!

[ReformedCharacter]

I would get him an Ipad if I could afford it Freudian. He really does look after his belongings and I know he would love it. Obviously there would be rules about where he goes with it. What has particularly annoyed me is that when I suggested an Ipod Touch he said it wasn't good enough.

So, he really will be getting nothing. At the very most I will buy him educational things that we'll use throughout the year.

I'm so disappointed with him at the moment. We've not over-indulged him despite how it might look. We've brought him up to value everything he gets and be grateful.

And it's his birthday 2 weeks after Christmas so it will be the same story again.

[IWantToBeAFairyWhenIGrowUp]

Some excellent suggestions here I am really struggling.

Our family spend about £30 on her.

wooden pink guitar and stand + other bits (my sis)
Digital Camera + other bits (my mum and dad)
Panto tickets + other bits (MIL)

So far we have bought her

Princess Poppy set of books
Seasons jigsaw from ELC
Alphabet sand things (which were a bargain at £1 from Tesco during the summer)
Hello Kitty notepad and pen
Tinkerbell and Lost Treasure DVD
Shrek DVD
Toy Story 3 DVD (although that might be mine
Craft stuff / pens etc
Chocolate button or some other crap for her stocking.

She's asked for a Hello Kitty bedroom, so will probably get her a duvet set, if I can find one and a sparkly lamp (like the lava lamp but with glitter in).

I'll probably spend about £50 when we've finished.

[IWantToBeAFairyWhenIGrowUp]

and she's 3.7

[FreudianSlimmery]

ReformedCharacter I wouldn't have assumed your DS was over indulged - certainly happens in some cases but I think it's just the way western culture is heading - it's all about STUFF. with the amount of advertising and the ease of getting stuff On Tick kids think they can and should get everything RIGHT NOW.

Sorry for the tangent

[ElspethDiggory]

Blimey! I can't believe how much some children are getting Either we're really mean or you lot are very generous.

DS: lego set (but will be a biggish one)
A top and trousers (from dd but we will buy)
DD: Hannikins set + extra fabric
A dress (from ds but we will buy)

• stocking stuff (books, felt tips, socks, sweets)
  
  They get SO much from grandparents/godparents/aunties/uncles/friends that if we buy them a stack load of stuff too it would be crazy!