How many presents do your kids get

[lemonbonbon35]

Hi all just wondering hpw many presents your kids get at christmas off you and how many alltogether including from other people. How much do you spend on each kids presents too? Thanks xx

Please please please, don't compare your Christmases with other peoples - everyone has such different values and its such a charged event!

Why are you asking the question? Are you concerned about budgeting, or present overload?

If I'm honesy , I probably spend a total of £150-£200 on each child (including stockings). This is usually one or two big ticket items (leap pad) and then books, pyjamas, board game type stuff.

They are most excited about the stocking though as that is mainly sweets and pound land bits.

Family went over board in the early years (bin bags full of presents!) But have calmed down substantially thank goodness.

This year is looking like £150-200 on each child (there are 3 of them)

Dd is more or less done. From us she will have about 20-30 presents depending on if I wrap things separately or in groups e.g books

They will probably get about 20 each from other people too

So about 40 or so each

Why ask the question when you know that some people here will struggle to buy presents on benefits and some have mega money ?
Hope your children are happy with all their presents.
Maybe some time over the festive period they may gain the true meaning of Christmas rather than just the endless materialism.

We spend £500 each on 3 dds, £100/200 each on a surprise for each dd and around £50/100 on dd1&2 perfume and make up

all in from us and family each dd has around 60/80 presents it's mental but I absolutely love it and their faces every Christmas morning is my favourite part.

I am just wondering as I think that I go over the top and was just seeing what other people do.

I spend £1000 on my one and only DS he spreadsheet is saying he has 50+ presents some expensive some sweets. He will get about 20 presents from family and friends.

Thanks everyone I was only wondering as I think I go overboard sometimes and was wondering if I really do. X

Thanks everyone I was only wondering as I think I go overboard sometimes and was wondering if I really do. X

Mine get-
15 in stockings - a mixture of sweets, books, toothbrush etc. I normally put them away and give them the presents throughout the year (eg if we are going in a long car journey).

1-2 main presents - something they want eg a new scooter.

15 or so from family.

Last year, they got so much and much of it remains unopened, so I'd much rather they get less stuff but more of what they will play with.

We spend about 50 pounds on each of our 2 5 year old sons, including stockings.
The 3 month old will just have a stocking from us, with useful stuff in (baby bath, dummies, mittens)
All 3 DCs will have pressies from 6 other family members ( about 10-20 pounds each) and 4 family friends ( similar value).

So stockings plus 11 other presents.

We usually buy them one big gift ( around £50 ) and then 20 smaller gifts, usually spend £100-£150 each. This year dd1 is getting the new HUDL which we are getting with our tesco vouchers and a game for her DS, the rest of her presents will be things she needs ( probably 10 presents ), seem to be buying less as they get older but presents are costing more .

I don't really count, and I am really against them saying I've got 10 and my sister has 11 etc. My response to that kind of talk is that I'll take all the presents away and then the difference will really be worth crying about!

My DC usually get:

Stocking (around 5-10 small presents)
Santa Sack (5-10 medium presents)
Gifts from Mum and Dad (1 large present and 5-10 presents of medium or small size)
They get gifts from family and friends so are probably getting around 10 or 15 additional presents.

For younger children its cheaper but now some of my DC are teens we're spending around £5-700 on each of them.

Large present is something along the lines of iPad/Bike/XBox.
Medium present would be something like a large sized lego set/Ralph Lauren Top/Designer Perfume/Fancy Trainers/DVD Boxset
Small present is basically a stocking stuffer so Selection Box/DVD/Bubble Bath

Mine usually get,
A stocking - about 10 small presents
A sack from Santa - about 7-8 presents
A sack from Us - again about 7-8 presents, including their main one.
Then family and friends presents - probably about 20, accounting for both grandparents, relatives etc..
We budget about £500 per child.

Ds is 5 and we have a tiny family. PIL tend to give money so he only gets gifts from us and a couple of family friends (and they tend to be small token gifts or clothes).
In previous years I have compensated for this and he's had 20+ gifts from us but I think for him it's too many. It's a wrapping paper frenzy and then only a couple of things get really used and the rest just left.
I looked at his christmas list from the last two years and most of the toys were played with a handful of times if at all.

This year he is having almost exclusively books, games and craft stuff because I know he will definitely use it. The only thing that worries me is there's nothing massively exciting to open on christmas morning. Otoh they are presents that whilst they don't seem terribly exciting will be used more. I'm aiming for about 10-15 gifts absolute tops this year. Closer to 10 I think. So far he has:

Some puzzle books
An inquisitor lightsaber
Lego Star Wars game
Catan junior
Who shook hook
Race against the volcano game
Star Wars command destroyer
Playmobile pirates take and play treasure chest (2nd hand off eBay, with loads of extra cool pirates things)
Playmobile pirate small boat
Cuddly dog
Sand art dinosaurs
Bug vacuum collecting and examining kit
Zanymals dinosaurs
Wooden castle blocks

Actually that's 14 already (!) so won't get anything else except stocking gifts. Think it will come in at around £250-75.

This year I have budgeted £200 maximum per child not including stockings.

I have then broken it down like this:
Main present (up to £55)
Large (up to £35)
Medium (up to £20)
Medium (up to £20)
Medium (up to £15)
Medium (up to £15)
Small (up to £10)
Small (up to £10)
Book (up to £10)
Book (up to £10)

They are allowed one present for each of those so ten presents in total. I write the list putting a present in each category. If I can get it cheaper than the original price the extra money is saved. For example my youngest has a Wheelies launcher as one of his £20 presents but I managed to get it for £13.38. This means although their budget is £200 I will spend less. It looks like my eldest son's presents will be about £170 this year and my youngest son's £140.

It is a complicated way of doing things but having this system stops me over buying and over spending both of which I am prone to doing! Last year I spent a lot more and brought way too much so this is helping.

Insane. Did someone on here seriously say they spend £1000 on one child? Obscene.

Mine get one main present, about £30-£40 one clothing present, about £20-30, one stocking (probably about 10 things, around £5 each, some more, some less). We also celebrate St Nicholas in early December, so they get one gift, and sweets in each of their shoes too, about £10-15. So around £120 per child in total, maybe. I don't have a set budget, just a sort of vague idea of how much I want to spend.

We have lots of family and friends who give presents to the DC as well - grandparents, siblings, cousins, godparents, close friends. They are very lucky.

Ds(8) will get something from dhs 2 brothers (£20 range) and PIL (same price range) and us. Nothing else. He'll be getting a new bike from us this year though we'll get half of that cost back selling his old one, plus maybe 10 other presents in total, most of which will be stocking stuff

DSD(10) will get about £600 spent on her from me and dh which this year will get her about 18 presents then she gets about 10 from my mum & step dad and 5 from my brother and his girlfriend. She gets about the same her mum. Then she also gets presents from my grandparents and dhs side of the family so quite a lot.

My family's tradition is for three (if it was good enough for Jesus as my grandmother would say). A book a toy and something handmade. I'm not at all crafty so it's usually clothes. DS also gets a small Christmas Eve present and a stocking and a small tea time gift on Christmas Day. Santa brings one big toy. For grandparents and other family it varies. We try to keep it in check because we don't have much space but he still ends up with loads.

Am amazed at the amounts spent. I will probably spend £250 on DD as getting her a tablet but this is joint from Gps. Usually around £50-75 is what I aim for and think that is a bit much. Going to in laws for Xmas this year and their son gets shed loads of stuff. Meets a bit embarrassing when my two have finished opening their gifts and he is still doing it, on and on and on.

Mine get how ever many i can get for a certain budget.

This year its around £150 per child

I'm about 200 per child. I must admit I don't usually spend that much but I've been buying things all year when I've seen them cheap and it's all added up. Also as someone said up thread stocking fillers have added up, books, DVDs, pj's etc.

I then spend about 200 on 4 x nephews/nieces, parents x 2, sibling x 1, teachers, childminders etc.

So about 600 on all the pressies, which makes me shocked when I add it all up!

Perhaps I should continue spending with my head in the sand...

This thread is making be feel better. I had aimed for 5 presents each, but seem to have got 8 each plus a joint present from ft plus a stocking each with about 10 small presents. They'll get presents from 4 relatives and maybe a couple of small bits from friends. It seems a bit excessive, but I really think they'll use all the presents.