What are you planning on getting the kids for christmas?

[Rosvita]

I know people either love or hate these sorts of threads but I was just wondering what people are planning on getting their children for christmas? I love reading people's lists for inspiration!

I have 3 DC aged 4, 3 and 2. Last year was just ridiculous. I went way too mental and bought too much expecting family wouldn't get them many presents because usually they just get vouchers or money but family obviously decided to go mental with presents too... I felt really bad actually because I want to Christmas to be about the spirit as opposed to presents and there must have been 100 presents easy. Plus the fact that those very presents are now all either broken, parts are lost or they aren't even played with so utterly pointless and major waste of money and resources.

So this year I'm being sensible. They have all asked for one thing that they really want, that's all they ask for. Ds wants a big dinosaur, DD1 wants a dolly and DD2 wants a fire engine. So that's their want. Getting a few books as usual, Disney DVDs because the eldest is just starting to get into movies. Couple of board games mainly for eldest two. The usual 'special outfit'- every year I get them a naice outfit that costs way more than I'd usually ever spend on one piece of clothing I.e Wild Things pinafore dress. The Bambi Heico lamp for their bedroom, duvet cover, new towels, underwear.
Then their usual stockings with cutlery, plates, bowls, toothbrush, chocolate Santa, bubble bath and wash mitt. Christmas Eve stocking is new white company checked pjs, teddy bear, chocolate coins, slippers and socks.
And on 1st December EOTS brings new christmas books to add to their collection, christmas pjs, christmas colouring book, the snowman plush and christmas duvets.

They're young, the only thing they really want is that one thing each of them always ask for. The rest is just useful things for them really. Plus family may go crazy again... They got garden toys (sandpit etc) for birthdays.

Le Toy Van wooden pirate ship and papo pirates for ds1's main present.

Le Toy Van wooden Camelot castle & papo knights/dragons for ds2's main present.

Then ds1: Inline skates (want) new winter coat for next year (we're in NZ, Need) dressing up outfit, probably Peter Pan or hook (wear) and Disney Fairies story book collection (read)

Ds2: Remote controlled walking dinosaur (want) Winter coat (need) Spider man costume (wear) Disney cars book box set and audio cd (read)

We also get them a "joint" gift which is usually a game/board game. This year will be juniour scrabble.

Then they get a stocking each of FC

I love Christmas.

I'm hoping to get DD (3) her first bike, the step2 vanity unit, a couple of the smaller playmobil sets and some Melissa & Doug toys.

With that being said, it's her birthday in October so have to wait and see what presents she gets then.

No idea yet. DS has a December birthday (he'll be 15) He likes money and vouchers

DD is 12, she changes her mind more often than she changes her underwear, so I'm not even thinking about her list yet. (Just got over her birthday )

I want a pony now. I'm going to hang 4 stockings by the fire and see what happens.
And a Uniqlo coat

So far ds is getting papo dinosaurs, a dinosaur book and a spiderman swatch watch.

I have already have a few bits for dcs thanks to the bargain thread!

Dd who will be 6 already has dinosaur grabbing head, lalaloopsy house and dolls, Ariel and Eric barbies, finger puppets. Still need to get new bike and I will have to track down an Elsa doll!

Ds who will be almost 4 already has Tonka fire engine set, Toy Story backpack, Slinky dog, dinosaur head and finger puppets. Still need to get a tool set and a Buzz Lightyear.

And for our new arrival who will be four months we will get a couple of teething toys, teddies and a new backpack .

• I just need enough to satisfy her sisters that Father Christmas hasn't forgotten her

Hillarious, we had this too, baby too young but needed stuff to convince older sibling she had not been looked over. I was lucky and got someones clear out on freecyle, huge black bin bag full of pull along toys. and the like...so wrapped those...

Older DD - frozen elsa dress/ wand/frozen doll? Olaf.
Books -
Games - qwuirkle, dobble....

yonger DD - etch skectch, frozen doll, figurines from tangled and frozen. talking tea pot.

got some stocking filler from john lewis clearance, got ballon making animal kit, voice changer...

Sweet I just got DD (who will be 10 months at christmas) a wooden dolls house off freecycle! Its something I would have bought her further down the line, but it came up last week & I thought It would tick the box for Father Christmas gift for the sake of ds (who will be 3.9Y and is VERY aware of FC!). Its very basic but in excellent condition, plus I figured I can add to it with furniture & dolls for each birthday/christmas.

I have no idea what to get DS. Last year I chose early & bought everything for him thinking he wouldn't "get" christmas yet only to have him announce his hearts desired gift from FC (who he very much "got" - thanks child minder!), which MIL had already bought him! Had to pretend FC had delivered it to her house as too many presents in our house already!

My DD will be 3 1/2 and we are making her a wooden shop/puppet theatre. DH will build it and I am making the curtains and will paint it. I saw a lovely one but it was £140 which was out of our price range. DH thinks he can build a similar one for about £35. She already has play food so I'm going to make little baskets to put them in. I've ordered a pick and mix toy from amazon in tbe sale and will get some other little accessories for it which I will wrap separately. I'm stupidly excited already. I love the planning and preparation bit!

DD1 is 12 and she'll get a laptop.
DD2 is 10 and has asked for an Ipod touch.
DS is 6 and needs a bike.

And theyll get some bits and pieces but not a lot.

• Its very basic but in excellent condition, plus I figured I can add to it with furniture & dolls for each birthday/christmas

brilliant, I got an ikea child table on sunday from FC within ten mins back home it has been painted and looks lovely.

if you have basic structure you can paint it also....great big present for her - and it was ......FREE!!!

DD 4.3 is getting the Lego tower, base plates (half price in sales). I bought a Lego mat/bag from Etsy to store it all in. Some Melissa & Doug craft stuff, squinkies and a Designafriend doll & outfits (for £8!). And a fingerprint book. I've pretty much finished for her. I'm expecting some last minute requests as she'll be starting school and expecting some random craze to appear.

DS 2.9 is getting vtech switch & go Dino, wow helicopter, Brio turntable, die cast emergency cars

Love this thread!

I'm starting to think about Xmas too as I have to budget hard this year. (maternity pay!)

Ds1 will be almost 10 and we're thinking of getting him a bike. Also some smaller minecraft toys/books, maybe some amazing world of gumball blurays or toys if I can track them down. (he still very much loves imaginative play) And a desk for his bedroom.

Ds2 will be 7 months and we're going to get him the three main In the Night Garden plush toys and one of those activity push along walker things with flashy lights.

I just told ds1 about Santa last week so now he's in the "grown up club" and he's looking forward to helping us pretend to be Santa by wrapping up ds2's gifts on xmas eve.

I've started picking up some little extras uust now before I strt the main stuff.

dd1&2 (11&9) got a smart tv as an extra so far. Dd1 wants gucci trainer's, some armani tshirts, holister polo's, new air max. Dd2 is wanting the disney zombie dolls, think there's only 4 of them, ralph lauren trainers and polo's to match. Armani belt, and some jewelery. Apart from that I'm stumped for another surprise for them.

dd3(2.5) is disney daft and so far we've picked up kristoph and anna dolls, rapunzel and flynn ryder dolls, cinderella and prince charming dolls, rapunzel puzzel, talking woody, 2 toddler princesses, cinderella and aurora I think. Still to get her singing elsa and olaf, merida toddler doll, talking jess, and a couple of big presents for her also disney princess themed.

We absolutely love Christmas shopping for them tend to go mental

I might get some more musical instruments. We got a basket with some in last year (using money from my grandma) and thought it might be nice to add to it. I'd particularly like to get a cabasa and a singing bowl!

Also I'm thinking of getting some wooden blocks for DS - they are in various shapes rather than just brick shapes, and I know DS loves the ones that Pocoyo plays with :o

Dsd (10) will be getting a iPod touch, some new clothes, more wii games, Simpsons box set, probably some books that she'll want, Jewellery, big bag of sweets and chocolates and soap and glory set so she stops pinching mine! And some other stuff I haven't thought about yet

I bought the Sylvanian Families Hotel when it was reduced to £40 in January, and have been buying little bits of furniture for it when I have seen them on offer or in TK Maxx. Amazingly DD saw the hotel in a toy shop a couple of weeks ago and thought it was brilliant and wanted it, so I told her she will have to put it on her list to Father Christmas! I was absolutely delighted!

I have got her a couple of other bits in the sales like Lego sets and games. I just need a couple of stocking fillers and then I'm done.