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.

DD is 4 and has asked for roller skates, a lalaloopsy doll and a lunch box.

MonsterCherry: could you please tell me what the phone your ds is getting is called? That sounds good for ss.

for each DD i aim for 20 presents each and thought i was buying too little but now wonder if i get too much! To those who've posted, are these total number of presents you get from father christmas (excluding family) or are you naming just a few? - i was buying 20 thinking most others bought more? DDs are 6 and 4 and i usually do the following:

Main present - between £50-100 depending on what it is.
4 or 5 sets costing £20 each - barbie, polly pocket etc
4/5 things costing £10- slippers, books, dolls etc
Stocking fillers - typically £5 - arts crafts etc

Lots of people i know spend more compared to me - what's the average?????

Ds has 11 presents from us/ Santa plus stocking fillers, so if you're counting stocking fillers then yeah we get about the same :)

I do the same as you sunny, i aim for around 20 presents, sometimes i get a few more if i see things on offer, will spend around £50-£100 on main present and then matbe £50-£100 on smaller things (but some things will be things they need like slippers, pj's, socks ect), i have bought a few smaller things for the dd's (mainly moshi monster things for around £5- £10 each) and have also bought dd2 a duvet cover (moshi monsters) which is something i would have had to buy for her anyay.

I'm trying not to go OTT this year as both of the dd's are not too bothered about opening presents, they would be happier with 10 things they really wanted rather than 50 things that will just clutter up the house . We don't really have much family that buy for them so other than what we buy they dont really get much else.

Dd1 cant decide if she wants a fish tank (and buy fish with money from her grandad) or Lego, so might have to try and do a bit of both (maybe a 2nd hand fish tank and a small amount of lego).

my dds do get lots from family too - each grandparents spends over £100! We have asked them not to as father xmas should buy the big ones - so now they just buy loads of smaller ones! NIghtmare though as we have to make sure our present is the biggest as it comes from santa and not family! I imagine they'll reduce as they get older and gifts are more expensive

I think it really varies sunnyday - some people buy lots, some very little and a whole range of in-between! I'm of the 'big pile of presents' persuasion myself but I try and counter that by being quite strict about not buying toys the rest of the year (birthday aside).

Used to spend a max of £75 per child. Last year that went up to £100 and this year it is £190 which is very expensive for us and won't be going up again for a long time if ever! I wouldn't get 20 presents as at my dc's ages they would just end up concentrating on a couple and the rest would get forgotten! When they are teens it will be different though.

yes im the same - i but 4-5 thing for birthday and lots at xmas but rarely every inbetween

olibeansmummy my dd (11) has the samsung chat which looks like the blackberry and she loves that and orange do a reasonably priced one as well - i think its called jive

sunnyday I have just listed the one thing they want the most. I guess mine end up with 20 from us (but included in this are small thing like books, new pens and stuff) plus maybe 8 - 10 from others. They also have a stocking.
Father Chriistmas ONLY does stocking in this house. I am not having him get the credit for the good stuff
We are trying to cut back this year though, so I have made them think it will only be one thing each, but will aim to keep it to 10 or so.
Ds turns 9 on the 21st December, so I need to do that too (presents are done, so just birthday activity to pay for)

Thanks curly cat :) that looks good and a reasonable price. Don't want to spend too much as he's also only 11 and a young 11 so may break/ lose it, but want it to be 'cool' enough for high school lol

dd1 (4) has asked for lego and charlie and lola dvd.

dd2(1) needs a snowsuit, sleepbag and dd1 wants to buy her a noisy book.

18 & 6 and neither have asked for anything yet.

DD 3.9 has asked for a Peppa Pig house, a Hello Kitty toy (big squashy soft toy I think), lipstick , pink nails and a sparkly flower ring.

The anti-pink drive is obviously working well :o

DD - camera. And some more Warrior Cats books
DS2 - playmobil Aztec temple thing
DS1 - semi-acoustic guitar (ouch!)

my DS is 3 in December

His List contains the following

Lego Duplo Engine (Fire engine/Truck thing for those in the know )
Lego Duplo Police set
Tom Thomas's Mountain Lodge
Dr Gilbertson's Car from Postman Pat

that is all!

Stocking will contain..playdough, safety scissors, colouring pad, Finger paints,raisins, banana and toothbrush n paste grin]

Goodness, in slightly and shocked about how much you all buy!!!

Plus, how much your kids ask for?

Dd1 (5) hasn't asked for any thing. She only asked if I though she had been good enough for Fc To come ()

For her birthday last week she asked for 1 thing!!!

Wow.

Ds1 (5) wants a puppy
Ds (3) wants a big cake

Both requests will be ignored

tbh my kids dont really ask for more than 2-3 things - i suppose i've been actively searching for things i know they'd like. My parents always gave me a bin-bag sized sack of toys as a kid (always cheap stuff!) and i loved it so just used to buying lots - also my dds play for hours with the stuff so its never like they get stuff and its left on the shelf! I have a pretty good idea now what they both go for so its easy to choose the right stuff for them

OnlyWantsOne, you may find that as they get older their presents get less but more expensive.

My Ds's only get presents from us, my parents and my DB.

They generally do not get much throughout the year. DS1 had £100 spent on his birthday in June and DS2 will get the same next month.

DD1 (nearly 8) would like Sylvanian Family

DD2 (4yrs) wants everything

DS (2.6) wants snow or his birthday [hgrin].

Eldest aged 5:

From us/Santa she is getting:
Peppa pig camper van
Peppa pig rocket
Peppa pig large talking soft toy
Peppa pig fleece blanket
Foods/pots and pans/tea set etc for her kitchen
Play-doh ice cream shoppe
Chocolate lolly making set
Beauty and the Beast DVD
Tinkerbell DVD
Peppa Pig DVD
Child make up set
Playmobil wheelchair set (she has the hospital she got a couple of years ago)
Playmobil stroller set
Playmobil compact beach set
Art sets

From family:
Playmobil swimming pool with slide
Sticker books
Playmobil medical helicopter
Peppa pig duvet set
Disney princess doll

Youngest will be 19 months old.

She is getting from us/Santa:
Ball popping play set
Peppa pig doll house
Peppa pig coat
Peppa pig ball
Peppa pig DVD
Peppa pig books
Peppa pig fleece blanket

From family:
Animal hopper
Peppa pig shape sorter
Peppa pig talking soft toy
Peppa pig duvet set
books

Supposed to have finished them. Not guaranteed with me though!!!

I buy just the one present- an alarm clock- from us and some stocking fillers ie flannel, socks etc.

We spend £20ish.