What have you bought your children???

[mummyto3beauties]

DD aged 3 and DS aged 6.....got main presents for each but what else?!

Just because some people chose to buy more that doesn't mean their children are spoilt brats Four

Both mine (6&4) have got the same, so 2 each of:

Bike
Scooter
Roller blades
Moon boots
Tv/dvd combo
Ds consoles
Ds games
Horse riding lessons
Clothes
Hot wheels x 4 sets
Nerf guns
Heelys
Hama beads
Disney store teddies

Then stockings of chocolate, and little toys like cars, whoopie cushions etc.

Hope you are getting a nerd for their Dad/Uncle/Grandad. My sister did that for my boys last year. They had a riot. Would really recommend it.

That was for monkeyfacegrace and I meant nerf!

Yep, nerf gun plus a 36 pack of extra velcro tipped darts for daddy!
God help us....

Eldest daughter aged 6 has got:

From Santa:
CD player with Horrid Henry CD and Jessie J CD
Playmobil vet clinic
Playmobil vet operating theatre
Playmobil family boat
Horrid Henry slime (don't ask!)
Talking Horrid Henry doll
11 Horrid Henry books
3 Horrid Henry DVDs

From us and her little sister:
Furreal friends gogo walking pup (reduced from 59,99 to 14.99 in Argos sale)
2 joke/trick sets
Scooby doo fleece blanket
Disney princess art set

Daughter aged 2:

From santa:
Wooden number and alphabet blocks
Walking/snorting pig
Keyboard
Caterpillar rocking toy
Chad valley CD player
Octopals bath toy
Shape/colour sorter post box
2 Peppa pig DVDs
Baby Jake DVD

From us/her sister:
Wooden number puzzle
Tonka fire station with fire engine
Tonka vehicles 5 pack
Peppa pig art set

Joint they have got Mega play doh set plus some Tom and Jerry DVDs and Mona the vampire DVDs.

For Christmas eve they have new Pajamas to wear. Will also get them an XMAS DVD (Maybe Micky's Christmas?). So after a nice warm bubble bath, into new pajamas we will curl up with some nice snack foods, hot chocolate and watch the DVD. We also always read the night before Christmas book which reappears on Christmas eve lol.

We have a large family as well. Both lots of my partner's parents usually give money so girls can spend in sales or we use to buy passes for a zoo/theme park etc.

My mum is getting them a joint gift of wooden dolls house with accessories. Plus she has got the eldest Playmobil camper van, and the youngest Jumping in muddy puddles Peppa pig.

My partner's sister is getting the eldest some scooby doo figures and the youngest duplo.

I have 3 brothers on my side and know one has got the girls a build the bear each, not sure about the others though!

Plus have an auntie and uncle who also buy for them- they usually get loads of bubble baths, chocolates, pajamas etc.

Phew, can't wait!!!

There's always someone who pops on these threads to have a go....calling children spoilt.....jog on!

dd (4), from us is getting minnie mouse tour van, a lovely outfit and a joke book. Santa will be bringing her a ladybird pillow pet and a mickey mouse jigsaw, plus her stocking: fluffy pen, pencil, choc coins, satsuma, wind up chattering teeth+slinky, a kaleidoscope, pants&socks,moshi monsters snuggie, stickers, a sticker book, a cup, a dvd (polar express) and a little tub of strawberry lip balm.

oh and a toothbrush

DD1 (8) has:

Tv/dvd combo
Dvds
Two monster high dolls
Furby
Onesie
Books (i think they are about mermaids, fairies etc)
Lego friends horse cart

DS (2.6) has:

Wooden train set
Musical keyboard
Playdoh set
Wooden play fruit and veg
Pirate ship
Books
Wooden musical instrument set
Tea set

DD2 (10 months) has:

My pal violet
Push along walker
Soft doll
Wooden activity cube thingy

And that is it. They will get a few bits and bobs from PIL's but thats it really.

Although i have bought dh an ipad and a lego technic car as he's a big kid

My comment about "less is more, don't want spoilt brats" was a "pop" at myself - not meant to offend others - one year we went well over the top and got far too much for them all because we were so exited and thought they would love it but we had romanticised christmas and actually on reflection it was toooo much and they were overwhelmed by it and this inevitably led to undesirable behaviour .....the year after we got them lovely gifts but less and it was a much more enjoyable festive season all round! We found that with less toys the children were far happier and played creatively and properly with them rather than flitting from one toy to the other and not really getting anything out of the toys but frustration!!! Lesson learnt for us. Our consumerist society put immense pressure on us parents to buy buy buy spend spend spend at Christmas and we can easily lose sight of the true meaning of Christmas It is lovely to read the threads on this post from people who are making things or not going Ott but not feeling guilty about it either because they are confident in their parenting decision about what is best for their family at Christmas time It is a shame for the parents on this thread who are worrying about having bought "enough" for their children and shame on our society for making them feel this way because the gifts they are listing sound just perfect !!!!!

That was a bit waffly sorry !!!! To summarise... It is a bit like "Charlie and the chocolate factory" ! One year we were guilty of over indulging and creating a tribe of spolit brat Veruca Salts and what we want to try harder to do is create a clan of lovely appreciative Charlie Buckets ! The reality will lie somewhere in the middle but we can but try .... X

DD with be 20 months.
We are getting her:
happy land zoo
10 books for £10 pack
a dress to wear on the day
pyjamas
(I had bought some wellies but let her have them today to splash in puddles)

Her stocking will have:
crayons
farm animals
extra happyland characters
bubble bath
toothbrush
book
pack of 3 cars from elc
jigsaw
possibly some plastic tat bracelets
a small fabric doll

Other ideas that we may get or suggest to relatives or not bother with:
aquadoodle
play dough
more duplo
a garage
an eggcup! we don't have any egg cups and she likes boiled eggs, I'm thinking of one which is set into a plate so you don't get egg everywhere

Other relatives I know are getting her other happyland sets and a shopping trolley.

So far my dc have

Dd(9)

Harumika
Ds game
Various smellies
Lip gloss
Nail varnish

Ds (6)

Skylanders giants game
2 x giants
Triple pack legendary figures
Playmobil pirate island
Playmobil pirate boat
Pirates love underpants book
Annual

Ds (3)

Leappad 2
Case
3 games
4 Julia Donaldson books
Annual
Red rover game

Dd (6) lego friends vet

Ds (5) scalextric

Have gone overboard on stockings though. Presents in stocking are
Desktop hetty/Henry
Facepaints (dd)
Mario Knex (Ds)
A real school register (dd)
Bag of marbles (Ds)
Small lego set each

Plus other stocking bits.