Gifts for DP's exW's DTs, help please!

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My DP's ExW has twins who will be 20 months at Christmas.
We are having our Christmas Day with my DSD (5) on Christmas Eve, so opening our gifts, and popping round on Christmas Day to see what Father Christmas has brought.
I would like to get the twins a present each, something smallish, it's more a token gesture, it's very important to all the adults involved that we have a good relationship for all the children involved.

So back story over, what do I buy the twins?

It needs to be cheapish, £25 total budget, and shows my DSD that her siblings are important to us and not step on the exW's toes!

Boys or Girls?

Do you know very much about what things they like?

The little ones themselves are probably very easily pleased, your difficulty is making it look like you have put thought into the gift rather than cash or just grabbing the first thing. Which is exactly what you are trying to do.

You also need to get something that maybe no-one else has thought of and which they don't already have.

If it was me, I think i'd go for a book with an accompanying soft toy - either as a pack or bought seperately. I'm thinking maybe something like a Kipper book with a small Kipper the dog toy and The Gruffalo with a gruffalo toy or something of that ilk.

Either that or maybe something personalised so that they have something each that is uniue to them. Probably even more important since they are twins and need their own identities - regardless if they are identicel or not and same sex or not.

Maybe you could get little plaques made for their room doors - facebook usually has loads of crafty peope who do such things - There is one local to me that does little tiny tooth fairy doors - for boys as well as girls that you put down by the skirting board but they may be a bit young for that yet.

Thanks for the info. They're boy/girl twins. Bloody gorgeous as well :)

I'm really liking the idea of a book with matching soft toy, it's something of their own then, rather than a toy for 'the twins'.

Am off for a google!

In BHS they have pjs with a matching book so they have Guess How much I love you in girls and Dear Zoo for boys they are really cute and snug

Why don't you take DSD shopping for her to choose something?

Otherwise I think good quality books, with gift receipt, is the only way forward.

:) Hope you find something - that is such a kind thing to do and I am sure the EW will appreciate the thought.

We have a lot of twins in our family and I have two boys 13 months apart, so I appreciate that "twin" thing - so I'd keep the presents similar but different iyswim?

This was my boys favourite book ever and we still have a stuffed Kipper put away in the loft:
www.amazon.co.uk/Kipper-Story-Collection-Kippers-Birthday/dp/0340746769/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1413457147&sr=1-1&keywords=kipper

www.amazon.co.uk/Tiger-Who-Came-Tea-Plush/dp/B00AHVS6U8/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1413457352&sr=8-15&keywords=books+with+soft+toys

www.amazon.co.uk/Tiger-Who-Came-Tea/dp/0007215991/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413457568&sr=8-1&keywords=the+tiger+who+came+to+tea

www.amazon.co.uk/Gruffalo-Sitting-7-Inch-Soft-Toy/dp/B002TV97JS/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1413457352&sr=8-14&keywords=books+with+soft+toys

www.amazon.co.uk/Gruffalo-Julia-Donaldson/dp/0333710932/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413457525&sr=8-1&keywords=the+gruffalo

There is a company called My First Years that I have bought soft shoes from embroidered with each twins name, but I can't remember their prices, sorry - they were lovely shoes and very well received.

Playmobil 6766 123 Interactive Farm for £25.97 plus £5 off your first order when you spend £25 brining the total to £20.97 :)

I would cook but a very excited five year old in a toy shop is something id rather avoid

Thanks for the ideas everyone, feeling very productive without having to do much work!

Just love your attitude towards co-parenting. I think I would go with a plush and a selection box.

This is an awesome book!!

I agree that it would be lovely to get DSD to help choose.

What I've found works well enough with 5yo DS when I want him to contribute to choosing is to set up an Amazon wishlist with my ideas, and ask him to choose between them.

That way he gets to choose without it being complete anarchy.