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£10-£20 gift ideas for DC from the relatives?

8 replies

lljkk · 21/11/2012 17:00

I usually suggest to relatives what to buy for DC, but feel stumped this year. DC are DS13, DS8, DS4 & DD11. Any ideas? Feel free to include ideas in same price bracket for other age-gender combos.

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amazingmumof6 · 21/11/2012 17:04

book vouchers are good I think, but my kids live and breathe lego (ages 11, 9, 8, 6 and 2.5 - all boys . DD is 7 months, I'm tempted to buy pink lego for laughs...)

hard to know without knowing their interest - maybe you could pool the money and take them out bowling?

mine also loved Diggerland - if they can wait a few months when it's open again it's a fab day out!

cairnterrier · 21/11/2012 17:10

DS 4 - ?hot wheels/other car stuff.

DD 11 - is she starting to get into things like painting her nails etc?

DS 8 - arty type stuff. science set.

DS13 - something to do with any interests that he has? Amazon or iTunes vouchers.

Don't know what else to suggest without knowing what kind of things they like. Could you have a pad around one of the larger supermarkets either in RL or virtually?

GoldenHandshake · 21/11/2012 17:18

John Lewis has some great ideas in their gift section, there are 'Gifts for girls', 'Gifts for teenage boys' etc and all have an under £20 option.

BeaLola · 21/11/2012 17:37

For my DS (5) in this price bracket have bought Etch a Sketch , Toy Guitar from ELC (£10 instead of £20), LEGO & more LEGO (!), a Flash loop car thing - can you tell I don't know what it is but DH bought it from Toys R Us for £15 & he thought he would like to play with it (!!!)., Buzz lightyear dressing up stuff.

What about the DISNEY giant soft toys £20 instead of £40 but there is also a discount code so you would get it nearr £15.00.

Sat am cimema at Cineworld for 90p each if booked online - vouchers for that for a year (assuming you have time/would like to take them).

racingheart · 21/11/2012 18:28

DD11 - chocolate fondue set for sleepovers.
DS8 - a goldfish? (If you don't mind)
DS4 annuals of his favourite comic
DS13 Guinness book of records? Simpsons annual? Big Bang Theory tee?

lljkk · 21/11/2012 20:13

Oh thanks for replies!

Er, um, interests... Youngest to eldest:

Tractors, Minecraft, Horses & Warhammer.

I think the 8yo is the real puzzle. And Granny does not buy online or like to even leave (small boy-racer seaside) town to buy anything. Which makes Warhammer purchase tricky, too.

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twinklytoes · 21/11/2012 23:50

new scooters? we replaced ours last year and got the first for the youngest. £13 max on amazon I think.

our 9yr (only just) old is asking for a 3D puzzle. Argos have London Bridge 3D puzzle for 19.99

onesies? this seems to be the popular choice with our 11yr old niece.

my eldest loves the film - Holes... it seems to be on Yr4/5 curriculum. The book and dvd have gone out to rellies. Also anything by Michael Murpurgo including Warhorse (book and DVD)

throckenholt · 22/11/2012 08:09

Could you agree to get the Warhammer stuff for Granny ? suggest it will be easier to get just what he would like, and then you can pass it on to her to wrap up, then pass it back to DS to unwrap (umm - that does kind of make the whole present process ludicrous doesn't it !). Don't suppose Granny would go with - give him money to get what he wants ?

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