what have you bought, and for whom?

[knittedbreast]

for my son aged 5 i have:
a dalek,
a tardis
a dr who screwdriver
a couple of stocking fillers

my daugther nearly 3 at xmas i have:
a soft teddy dog you feed a bottle and it yaps
a lola and charlie dvd
playmobile noahs arc and animals
a book with stickers and you can dress the girls up in different clothes

whatl be in your los pressies this year?

I'm so glad I found this thread. Most people think I'm weird because I start buying gifts from July onwards.

I've got all my cards/wrapping from the M&S sale last January. Less than half the price...I'll be doing that every year

There are so many sales on at the moment that I'm keeping my eyes peeled for bargains. If anyone doesn't look at on a regular basis I recommend both of these websites: Hot UK Deals and MSE

I have got Ds and dd a Thomas bath toy but am worried Ds will of outgrown it.
I would get more but money is taken up with dd first birthday in October. :)
I have already invited my mum and brother for dinner and planned when we are going Milton keynes to see santa, we have been the last 2 years and get a lovely photo, it has become a lovely tradition :)

I have got DS (5):

A Buzz Lightyear pencil case
Cars puzzle
Recorder
Bubble blower and mix
brio train
set of aeroplanes
Toy story glow in the dark stickers
Cars plate and mug

All of which came from Poundland or TKmaxx, apart form the train.

I've also made jars of chutney and banoffee sauce.

argos, asda and tesco have loads of offers on at the mo. Games consoles and games currently have 20% off in tesco right now.

I have bought for all my friends' kids, got a book, DVD and game set for the two youngest girls for £5 reduced from £20 in tkmaxx. Playmobil half price at £5 in the boots sale for the eldest 2, and timmy time tv toy reduced from£10 to £5 for the babies. Also a half price playmobil police car for my nephew. The boots sale us definitely worth a look.

Also bought ally Xmas cards in the sale last year!

I've picked up a Wii in the tesco 20% offer plus had some Tesco clucard vouchers and paid £45. That's my nephew sorted out

Got some books for friends' children from The Book People - The Julia Donaldson collection was well worth £9.99.

Some more secondhand lego from Ebay for youngest DD and a balance bike that was half price from Toys r Us.

M&S started y'day so picked up some knickers/bras for oldest DD.

not as much as i'd like!
got some slippers for both boys www.marksandspencer.com/Younger-Older-Boys-Slipper-Boot/dp/B0053UMSYS?ie=UTF8&ref=sr_1_2&nodeId=308239031&sr=1-2&qid=1313568404&pf_rd_r=1K6WR8SSJ1KDKHQTF8YB&pf_rd_m=A2BO0OYVBKIQJM&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=308239031&pf_rd_p=215570647&pf_rd_s=related-items-3 gets chilly in my house!
also got ds1 a shrek book & both of them a xmas sticker book in the sales last year which i will put in their hamper on xmas eve. hopefully over next couple of weeks i'll get ds1 a magic set & knights costume & ds2 a tool set.

got this for dd

www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_264673_langId_-1_categoryId_165630

and even cheaper than its showing online now! We loved it so much we don't really care if she isn't quite ready for no stabilisers... if not we'll leave it for her birthday in feb

Have started planning and making lists too.... its EXCITING

Sainsburys had Disney Princess playsets: were £6, now £2.50 :D

That is my 5 nieces sorted :D

So far I have bought...

*GIANT tub of nutella for my cousins son (I get him something else as well but nutella is a yearly tradition)
*A puppy toy for DD(2) It's like a 'fur real' dog but only 39.99.
*£5 each of pound shop stuff for DH's cousins children (bankies, crayons, bubbles etc)
*Megabloks and a fireman dress-up set for my Nephew.
*A sweatshirt and a ben10 bankey for my best friends little boy.
*Various decorations for tree/house

I still need to get....

*An artist's sketchpad set for God-daughter (£12 @ tesco)
*Cookie monster toy for DS (£23 Argos)
*£10 itunes voucher for my cousins son (Or may just put £ in a card for him as well as giving him the jar of nutella)
*An organised mum diary for MIL
*Bottle of malt for FIL
*Harrods westie Christmas ornaments for my Mother (Yuck I think, but she will like them)
*DH will get a nice malt from me, A PS3 game from the children as well as his stocking.
*Amazon voucher and a bar of bournville chocolate for my lovely Dad.

Ahhh the excitement!!! I've already started shopping over the past few weeks. I have to really as ds will be 2 the end of Oct so I buy for both bday and xmas at the same time. So far he has Leapfrog Octopals, Trike, Leapfrog Potsy, Drawing Board, Car / Garage Set, Leapfrog birthday cake, Vacuum, 2 DVD's, Whirley Washer, Pop to the Rescue, Crayola Bath Crayons, Thomas Train Set, Thomas playdoh set.
I've also bought my 2 nieces and 2 nephews.
I should be finished shopping for ds birthday and christmas by the end of Sept.
Has anyone bought one of those tag junior things? I'm thinking of buying that next week but wondered if they're really any good?

Got a bit carried away today and bought the rest of the Christmas presents I listed earlier (all except DH's)

Plus an extra 4 people I forgot about.

So... September pay-day= I'll get DH's presents
October pay-day= Put the money aside for him to get mine (I'll probably end up choosing them anyway)
November pay-day= Put the money away to buy Food/Drink/Christmas eve hamper supplies.

And as for December, we will be down £500 a month as my last maternity leave payment is in November. So all in all it looks like it is going to work out well. :)

Quite chuffed, Now must remember where I hide everything