Do you buy siblings the same present if close in age

[Letslet]

I have to buy for my nieces who are close in age (5 & 6) do I buy them the same or different presents what do you prefer if you have 2 close in age

I usually buy the same item but maybe in a different design. My two Dses are 17 months apart in age and it saves many arguments if they have the same things!

4 of mine are 13, 11, 10 and 9. ( girl, girl, boy, boy )
They're normally bought different things as they are into different things although occasionally the two girls may have been bought the same but different colours but that hasn't happened too often.
Sorry I realise that doesn't really help much!

depends on what it is.. can it be shared or is it something that both really enjoy?

my ds 8 and a 4 both have a minecraft torch as i know they will both love one..where as normally i try too get them things that could be shared, but only if they wanted to. i really dislike having to buy the same two things..i think i see it as a waste of money becasue they could so easly share it.. for example.. a dvd or puzzle.. its something that they could both play with at some point..why buy two.

We live overseas and I am thinking of an illuminated globe but they share a bedroom and I am wondering wether 2 might be overkill but in the same respect don't want them fighting over it (and I can't think of a second present!) what do you think one or two globes and if only one can anyone think of a comparable present

Mine are two years apart but into all the same thing. If the present is something little eg a sticker book or small toy I'll get them each the same. If it's something like Lego I'll get them a different set each, eg this Xmas DS1 is getting Minecraft Lego, DS2 Spongebob Lego. Anything big like a large Lego set, wooden castle etc would be a shared present.

We do end up with some unnecessary duplicates (and arguments over whose is which!) but at least I only really have to think about one lot of presents :)

Not at the moment, they are 3 years and 20 months. They tend to play with each other's toys and I'd rather it stayed that way than but 2 of everything.
Obviously with things like bikes and scooters they will have one each so they can use them together but not with other toys.

Letslet I would get one globe but maybe a second present for them to share too, eg a kids' atlas, so they each have one thing to open.

Letslet do you mean you would just get one present between them or would you get one globe and something else?

i would do the globe as a shared gift. If you wanted something else to go in the room a joint gift what about a moon in the room: www.amazon.co.uk/Brainstorm-Toys-RC-Illuminated-Moon/dp/B004S6QWF4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1386850622&sr=8-3&keywords=moon+in+the+room

or: www.amazon.co.uk/Uncle-Milton-Explore-It-Rainbow/dp/B000TK8440/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1386850601&sr=8-2&keywords=moon+in+the+room

My DC are 6 and 7 (boy/girl) and I do buy some things the same for them but if I can try to get it in a different colour or design e.g they are getting one of those slushy cups each this year but one is green the other is red. Or things that are equivalent but based on their individual interests so in Ds's stocking he has the lego figure blind bags, DD also has blind bags but Moshi monsters ones because she prefers them.

No way would I buy 2 of bigger things or stuff that can be shared though. 1 board game between them to share is fine or if they were really lucky 1 board game each but definitely different ones.

Also sometimes I would get things that kind of go together, like one would get a lego police car, the other the lego fire engine, so part of something that makes up a larger overall shared set IYSWIM.

I often do either get similar or complimentary presents for my dd who are 2yrs apart and share a room. My dd2 has a globe but obviously dd1 gets the benefit but I wouldn't want two globes. I would say either get them the globe to share and two smaller presrnts so they have one each. Or a second shared present so they have two things to share (my dd love their disco ball which is about same size). Or the globe in itself is a nice shared present without a second gift as long as it is normal colours and not the pink version which I can't stand!

Just seen the OP's 2nd post.....definitely get just 1 globe for them to share. If you really want them to have something each get an extra something small or something like chocs etc. I am doing this with a family of 3 boys(6,8,10yo) I buy for- they have a selection box each from me and a board game between them to share.

deff one globe..its a bit pointless other wise imo..

i shall shared globe with maybe a small box of chocolate each?

Thank you so much every one who replied I will go with shared globe and a little something for both of them

this is similar to the disco ball my girls have. Dh thought it was a bit tacky which it is but they love having mini discos in their room when they have friends to play. Think it should be a similar size to the globe. We gave it as a joint present and there hasn't been any squabbling over it.

x post! I think that sounds perfect.

I have ds1 5 and ds2 3.

Pretty much all stocking fillers are the same, but I try and get different colours/designs if I can.

I find a lot of things they both want. Both of them have seen someone using a metal detector on the beach and have asked for one...also, both of them have asked for a telescope to look at the stars (this was mainly just ds1 asking but ds2 has cottoned onto the interest and is now saying he wants one too). I wouldn't dream of getting two of each as they're a more 'main' present, but I have got both - ds1 is getting the telescope and ds2 the metal detector, but as usually happens, within a week they'll have forgotten what belongs to who so they'll be shared anyway.

I do try and buy 'equivalent' gifts, even if different in cost - ds1 is getting the Catchprase boardgame (he is addicted to Catchphrase re-runs on Challenge) and ds2 is getting Pig Goes Pop. Ds1 is getting an car race track, ds2 a train track etc.

They're too close in age to get completely different things...if ds1 got a car race track and ds2 got no sort of track it would just lead to arguements.

I buy the same things but in different designs/colours (so they don't argue over which one belongs to who). Both of my dd's are getting a pokemon carry case with pokemon figures but I have managed to find 2 different ones to save arguments, the rest of their presents are different as they like different things.