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Present numbers

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306235388 · 03/12/2014 23:23

At a guess how many presents do you think your kids get per Christmas from you and santa not including what I would call stocking fillers eg £2/3 and below items but including items like DVDS which I know some people consider stocking fillers.

No judging..

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attheendoftheday · 03/12/2014 23:56

I always intend to give about 5.

I have massively overbought and now have able 12 plus stocking fillers. Some are joint presents though!

lecherslady · 04/12/2014 00:55

My girls tend to get about 15 items in their sacks from Santa and 5 items from us.

Items from Santa tends to be a mix of... Luxury food items they don't normally get, practical stuff they need and would be getting anyway (pjs, underwear, clothes etc) and some fun stuff like games, dvd, book, cd etc...

Sootgremlin · 04/12/2014 11:42

Ds is getting 8 I think, but this is including a parcel of books. We are heavy library users so he gets a stock up of ones he doesn't have to take back on his birthday and Christmas. Maybe the odd one throughout the year. Books don't count do they?! I refuse to count them separately Xmas Grin

It was five originally but crept up a bit after Tesco clubcard boost and lightning deals week on Amazon, I only got things I had been wanting to get but had discounted because of the price.

There is a soft toy on top of his stocking worth about a tenner, everything else in it is under £5.

Dd has about the same, but she is a baby so has more low value stuff.

There is a big box of Duplo for them to share and a board game, these will be from Santa.

They are also getting new pyjamas on Christmas Eve this year, but only because they both happen to need them so I'm saving them, wouldn't have otherwise.

I am finished!

MinnieM1 · 04/12/2014 11:45

My kids get 10 each, 5/6 joint and stockings but I never pay more than £10/£12 for the entire contents of the stocking

Inthedarkaboutfashion · 04/12/2014 11:47

One of mine is getting 16 presents and the other one is getting 14 presents. None are from Santa because they no longer believe in Santa, but he on,y ever bought the cheapy stocking bits anyway.

NorwaySpruce · 04/12/2014 11:50

6 ish.

marne2 · 04/12/2014 11:59

I don't count, they get quite a few but some of them are things they need like onesies/pj's, clothes, slippers and books ( dd1 reads a lot so I can easily buy her 10 books for Christmas ), they have 2 expensive items each, dd1 has a tablet bought with Tesco vouchers and a cheap video camera, dd2 has the lego mall and sylvanian tree school, all of the other gifts range from £3-£10 each. I try and buy them enough to keep them busy for the year so lots of craft items, books and a board game.

I love Christmas so I do get carried away and spoil them but they don't get much during the year, they probably get 20-30 gifts.

Allisgood1 · 04/12/2014 12:08

About 10-15 each.

MummyPig24 · 04/12/2014 12:18

Around 6-8.

CleaninQueen · 04/12/2014 12:19

DSD has had about £45 on her stocking this year, and about 26 presents including her main presents

insanityscratching · 04/12/2014 12:21

It varies tbh this year dd is getting five and then a stocking with bits and bobs mostly because her digital piano, stool and stand were expensive and she couldn't think of anything she wanted.It's usually about ten or so but they would usually be less expensive presents.

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306235388 · 04/12/2014 12:26

Interesting - thanks everyone. Im just curious - this year my kids are getting quite a lot of presents but that's because neither of them are really getting one really big present iyswim? I'm worried I'm setting a precedent! They're almost 8 and 4.

They get a big stocking with small / inexpensive gifts inc things they need eg toothbrush etc and this year are getting a lot of gifts of the £8-20 variety whereas last year they got bigger ticket items eg tablet for Ds and dolls house for dd.

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Lostriver · 04/12/2014 12:32

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yomellamoHelly · 04/12/2014 12:36

1 main and 7 or 8 in stocking (depending on child). ILs coming down though so will still get lots too much under the tree.

attheendoftheday · 04/12/2014 12:38

I like the books don't count theory! It takes my present number down to a far more reasonable 7 each.

ThinkIveBeenHacked · 04/12/2014 12:43

Dd will be three a week before christmas. She is getting one "main" present, a few books, a few new bits of clothes (2/3 parcels), and a few games (dominos, pairs etc). They are from us. Santa will fill her (very small stocking) with little cheapy bits plus the one thing she has actually asked for (a yoyo!).

Inthedarkaboutfashion · 04/12/2014 12:45

Don't worry about setting precedents because as they get older they will be happy with just 2 or 3 presents.....containing things like a smartphone, an ipad, louboutin shoes Grin.
On a serious note though children don't usually remember that last year they got two more presents than this year.

mumslife · 04/12/2014 12:58

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306235388 · 04/12/2014 12:59

Hopefully not and tbh if they dared mention they didn't get enough they'd soon find out what it was like to get a lot less!!!

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AdventCaroline · 04/12/2014 12:59

I think around 6-10 each. 2 gifts each from us this year, one will be a toy, the other clothing.

5 or 6 or so stocking presents, each costing over £3 Grin.

Plus 3 or 4-ish more traditional "stocking fillers" ie chocolate coins, satsuma, cookies, sweets.

disneymum3 · 04/12/2014 13:17

My children get 2 main presents, 1 from us and 1 from Santa. In there Santa sack they get about 20ish gifts, all cheap stocking fillers. They also get a stocking of chocolate. From family members they get one present from each family member so roughly about 12 presents.

MummyPig24 · 04/12/2014 13:23

We have got each child a "big" present from us, around £35. They have got each other a present £10-20. And then they have a sack from Santa with smaller things in like books, DVD, bubble bath, stickers, pens, chocolate, a few little toys like cars/my little pony and I suppose in total it's about £30, although the baby has less.

ItsBeginingToLookAlotLikeChris · 04/12/2014 13:28

I dont know I dont count and I suppose dont have a budget for each child I just buy what I think each would like....

ItsBeginingToLookAlotLikeChris · 04/12/2014 13:32

Also I think such a quesiton should be asked of how many total presents from wider family too.

Sootgremlin · 04/12/2014 13:40

I think it evens out over time. Ds has more presents this year because he only got a couple of things last year as we were moving and expecting dd so didn't want too much clutter. For his birthday he got a balance bike, couple of books and only one small I 'toy' so it feels like he's in need of topping up with things he can play with.

Likewise dd has a Christmas birthday so has not been bought anything of her own yet, she even wears her brothers old clothes so it's been easy to do a biggish pile for her without spending too much.

I think as long as you are doing right by them on that particular occasion it doesn't matter and I wouldn't worry too much about it.