How old are your dc's and what have they asked for for christmas??

[Marne]

Just thought if we all say what our dc's have asked for we can make a list for people who are struggling to know what to buy?

DD1 7 - Not sure what to get her yet but has asked for a fish tank and lego Ninja's.

DD2 5- wants Moshling zoo ds game and leappad.

DS is 10 and can't really think beyond lego, but I think we may be getting him something else.

DD is 7 and wants a two wheel scooter.

My DS1(almost 7) wants an iPad, bike, metal detector, various Lego sets, magic set.

He's not getting an iPad though! But I have bought a refurbished iPod touch from the apple store.

My DS3(almost 4) wants a new baby (doll), bike, shark toys, moonsand.

4yo dd wants an alarm clock and a cuddle. I've bought her a kiddiminiz alarm clock which she saw on an advert and went gooey eyed over. The cuddle's a given.

DS will be nearly 4 months and will be getting sweet fa. Although dd is insistant that she buys something so we're looking for something little on ebay which she can wrap up for him.

I asked the children at lunch time. I asked them, if they could only have one present, what would it be? This is because we are quite skint this year, and I want to lower expectations! And also to work out what they really want!
dd (10) - new guitar. The one she wants is £200, but we are getting her a Fender CD-60 in sunburst for £91.
ds (9 by Xmas) - Lego Star Wars General Grevious StarFighter.
dd (6) would really like Queen Elizabeth II to be her slave. Failing this she would like small surprises
ds (4) - more blardy fire engines.

We will give them more than that though, and hopefully if they are expecting one thing, they will be pleased that they have more! (but not much more!) My parents are getting them a Wii to share, they have been trying to for years, but I have been against game consoles, but this year I have finally given in!

Surely tummy if you are skint they are already getting a great deal and more than most children.

Its ok - we are not desperately skint, just a bit skint. I would rather spend the cash doing stuff at Christmas time, than on pressies. I have already bought them stuff anyway. Every year they get an awful of of stuff, and I do want to discourage the 'want' of Christmas and encourage the 'give'. Lots of it is made up of stuff they need anyway!

dd will be only 4.5 months at Christmas: after flitting between 'nothing' and then a special piece of jewellery she can wear when she's older (doesn't seem much point in yet more clothes and toys), I have eventually decided on a complete box set of the Beatrix Potter Peter rabbit et al books. Then it's something she can use in the not too distant future and can also keep forever as her 'first Christmas present'.

Ds1 (19 at Christmas) am looking to get him a 2nd hand laptop

Dd (7) has asked for a nintendo 3ds, a metal detector and a Michael Jackson CD!
She has got a pink PSP with games and films, a reconditioned Ipod mini, we will get her the metal detector and the cd, along with bits and bobs.

Ds2 (3) Will be happy with anything.
He has a Playmobil pirate ship and the entire Peppa Pig village, cars, figures etc (2nd hand)

DD 10 - mobile phone - already bought in sale

DS1 8 - BMX bike - already bought in sale

DS2 2 - trampoline - already bought in sale

All three items have cost about £100 in total.
Although I am thinking of doing the trampoline as a joint present for all three and getting DS2 some Playmobil instead!

DSes (4 and 2) will be getting the Tomy Big Loader and ELC Brambledown windmill as their joint 'big' presents.

Stockings will include:
Orchard games
Books
Toy snake
Playmobil figure
No doubt some kind of vehicle to join the other five thousand!

ds1 5 has asked for an alarm clock from fc & a bow & arrow from me
ds2 4 has asked for a watch from fc & a bow & arrow from me

both have a bow & arrow www.jesters.com/acatalog/info_jm0001.html already got ds2 a cars watch from homebargain for £1.99. not sure what alarm clock i will get ds1! got lots of little stocking bits off jesters too like rainbow bubbles, ballons, a wand, a train whistle etc.
they each will get a dvd, ds1 scared shreikless which i already have & ds2 cars2 when it comes out. each will get a book which i have & a game, got ds1 connect 4 when it was £4 something in tesco the other week. also got them some slippers but may put them in their christmas eve hamper. pretty much have them sorted

DS will be 3 the week before.

For birthday: Smokey the Fire Truck (bloody Milkshake advertising); Imaginext firestation; a transformer (cheapo one from factory shop as it is a whim); a cadoo game from aforementioned factory shop; set of Imaginext skyracer planes; couple of playmobil pirates.

For Christmas: Imaginext TRex; Imaginext Rocket and Space Station plus some other bits; Imaginext Robot Police Headquarters; Stinky the Garbage Truck; couple of books; ladybird game.

DD(13) Kindle with books loaded on it; dolls that she collects; more dolls; some more dolls... a pair of vampire bunny slippers as requested. She didn't think I could get those. Thank you Finland and Monty Python! [hgrin]

Mine are 11, 21 and 23 yrs old...
. . .older two its money or an airfare to ski holiday and youngest of 11.... he probably wants another Nerf gun... but as he has about 6 i dont think i could stand another one. We have no garage and they are all in his tiny bedroom...aaahh!!

Dd1 is 9 wants tv,bike and phineas and ferb stuff

Dd2 is 3 wants everything with hello kitty on it lol.

Ds1-a mobile phone,new football strip,nerf gun,lego and x box game.
DD-monster high dolls,la la loopsy doll,jessie doll and ds game.
ds2-cars,cars and more cars. Or fireman sam stuff.

birds A BIG TOY [hgrin]

DD1 (7) wants a 3ds+game, science lab, moxie girl and will also get pj's, dressing gown and hat/scarf/gloves plus stocking with choccies

DD2 (6) wants everything advertised on tv an innotab, art studio, barbie and ditto the rest like DD1

DS1 (14.6) would like and is getting an IMac.
Two tickets to see All Time Low (doesn't know about these)

DS2 (12) has asked for a BMX trick bike - one with no seat and he will get that.
We have also got him Dr Dre Beat headphones and an IPad 2.

DS2 does not know about the head phones and iPad...

Dd 14 wants a new iPod as hers has broken due to overuse and she is currently using mine. She also wants some MCR stuff, music...

Ds 9 wants Lego, Guiness book of records, Lego, bean annual, Lego, Lego Star wars book, Lego, Star Wars annual, Lego....I think there's a bit of a theme going on here!

Lockets, DS1 has chosen to do music as a GCSE at school, they use iMacs. It will help him with this subject.

We have to make both boys alike otherwise it isn't fair. We bought the headphones and ipad2 whilst on holiday ($ to £ meant that we got the headphones and iPad combined for the same amount of money for the iPad in the UK). It took a lot of hide and seek in shops that morning whilst DH was in the Apple store .

They are both down to earth boys... They still ask for the Guiness Book of Records.

But yes, I agree, they are very lucky.

Some really lucky children out there.