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

cooki3 fair enough. I suppose I'm struggling this year because dd will be getting more medium sized stuff rather than a big thing (eg she got a dolls house last year, has a bike , shares Lego with Ds).

It's not so much I think she'll develop whole new interests but she's just had her birthday and I kind of bought the most wanted things for that. Also she doesn't really know what's out there - we mainly watch BBC with her so no adverts.

I'm hoping she doesn't develop a penchant for citv anytime soon!

306235388 mine don't even know CITV exists... best that way I think!

Yes, once they have all the 'big' stuff it is difficult to know what to get. Especially when xmas and bdays are close together.

How about take her round the shops nearer the time on another errand and see what takes her interest?

306, no it's not usual among her friends but I am in the very fortunate position to be able to afford it very easily. (Not boasting at all but it is just a fact)
My daughter is well aware I could buy her anything she wants, the fact she has never once asked me for it, has a part time job and helps with her siblings and around the house means I am happy to surprise her.
This isn't usual though I'm splashing out in her this year as she deserves it.

I budget 60 quid each for a big present and then add little treasures. They are quite often second hand ebay or charity shop finds. I am usually pleased with the response. I am on a low income though.

My kids have far too many things already. I don't want them to play more computer games or read more books. I would rather use the budget taking them out places or entertaining friends. I agree that most Christmas presents are landfill waiting to happen. Anything that even hints at "novelty" is anathema in this house.

Depends on what they ask for really.

DD1 will probably have about 50 spent on her as her request is pretty cheap and I am not buying stuff she doesn't want just to bulk it out. Basically she asked for a cheap doll and she is getting that, a flying tinkerbell thing, couple of books and some random bits.

DD2 wants a bike and a singing doll so she will have about 150 spent on her all in.

What is it with people giving their children three stockings (stocking, santa sack and sack from "us")??? I give my children one sack each from "santa". Spend about £20-£25 and one main present with maybe a few extras. Spend at most £200 on each child including stockings and quite often it's more in the £150 zone. I can afford to spend £500 on each child but spoiling them like that?

I have three brothers and DH has one sister. All four families get persents for DC as well as my mother and DH's parents. My friend who doesn't have children also gets them each something (around £10 each). Plus a few great aunties give the odd five pounds or gift card to them. In total they get around 10 presents not from me a year.

Ok I've been counting up and I reckon dd2 probably comes to about £600 and dd1 about £900.

However I do use it as an excuse to buy new slippers, pjs, bed sets, accessories for their rooms, toiletries sets, etc etc so there are a lot of useful items which to be fair I would be buying for them anyway included in that.

Dd2 is 10 and I don't know how much longer she will be playing with dolls so I'm tempted to buy her ALL of the dolls this year.

Dd1 is 14 and she needs a new phone, she has only asked for a lip piercing and an Ebola suit (!) neither of which she is getting but I know what to get her that she needs and likes.

I'm lucky we can afford to do it, and I know I overcompensate for the fact that we didn't do Christmas at all when I was growing up so I get great pleasure out of buying and choosing their presents and they are grateful.

Then it's dd1's 15 th birthday two days later...

To paraphrase a friend of mines, I don't work NOT to buy things for them...

We do a stocking of aboutseven to ten items all in the £1-£3 range.

Then under the tree present or presets from us in the £30-£50 range depending on the year and to roughly balance each other out. This year it's the lower end of the range.
Then they will each get presents from family in the region of £120 spread across 4 presents.
I think that's more than enough.

Alexaa Mon 13-Oct-14 18:21:35

are you being ironic?

I dont get your post?