What did you buy the children?

[ShesAStar]

I finished the children's presents today - would anyone like to share their lists? I'm only including tree presents - not the stocking fillers.

DS (7):
John Adams Electronics kit
Smartlab Demolition Lab
Fischertechnik Rolling Action
Slushy Cup
Small Starwars Lego
Large Nerf Gun and Bullets
Nerf Bullet Holder
Lego Ninjago flying figure
Knock down tin can game
Atlas Adventure book
Pop-up London Book

DD (3)
Geomag kit
Wheely Bug
Elsa Doll
Magiclip doll set
Elsa light up shoes
Little Live Pet bird
Slushy cup
Unicorn bag
Twirly Woo bath toy
Pop-up Palace Book
Pop-up Under the Ocean book

DS 15 months

A small table top kitchen
Duplo train set
Duplo other set which I can't remember
1 push along car
Puppet company puppet and book set
3 different types of puzzles
Bath octopus toy

Dad (3)
Baby wow doll
Digibird
ELC 'doh nutters' type game
Book
Cleaning set
Stocking with bits & bobs

Love these threads but they always make me look stingy! We follow a rule of one big present under the tree from us, a smaller one from the animals and the the stocking has about ten things in from Santa.
DD 2 has a play kitchen (2nd hand off eBay, bargain!) and a peppa pig necklace under the tree. In her stocking she has books, dinosaurs, chocolate, soft toys.

17 month old dd:

Wooden kitchen
Wooden pots and pans
Wooden cog puzzle
Light up iggle piggle
Light up upsy daisy
Light up makka pakka
Outfit
Book

8 year old dd:

Sew Cool sewing machine
Book for 8 year olds
Outfit
Pair of gloves
Slippers
Make up set
Box of chocs
Colouring book and pens
Little live pets butterfly
A craft set
Smellies set
£50 cash

11 year old dd:

Outfit
Books
Posh pens for school
Make up set
Slippers
Gloves
Notebook
Chocs
Smellies set
£75 cash

14 year old Ds:

Outfit
Chocs
Maze runner books
Playing cards in posh box
Book teaching card games
Aftershave
Alarm clock
£100 cash
Gloves

I think that's it. They get very spilt from our large extended family too. It's ridiculous how much they get really.

DSD (17)

Money (at her request)
Then in stocking:
Lush bath bombs
Make up brushes
Nail polish
Fancy shampoo/conditioner
Chocolate Santa
Colouring in book and pens (the stress relieving ones)

DS (19 months)

Smartrike
Twirlywoo toy
Playdoh
Hobby horse
Tractor and trailer toy
Books
Clothes
Colouring pencils and pad

Definitely more but I can't remember (refuses to be ashamed!)

I absolutely love reading these lists, so I thought I should add mine to be fair.

DC1
Wooden doll's crib
Lego coastguard set
Reindeer pyjamas

DC2
Playmobil playground
Lottie doll
Robin pyjamas

To share
Enchanted forest board game

DS (11)

3ds xl (his old one is on its last legs)
Pokemon game for ds
Lego dimensions for Xbox
Lego dimensions character pack thing
Disney infinity 3.0 Star Wars
Rayman legends Xbox one
Xbox controller
Minecraft story mode
Minecraft books
Headphones
superdry wallet
Pjs
Labyrinth board game
2 adidas t-shirts

Still need to get him some clothes, more stocking fillers and maybe another board game.

DD is only newborn

The hungry caterpillar board book
Guess how much I love you board book
The Zoo board book
Clothes
Lamaze firefly
Lamaze textured doll thing.

I always go overboard at Christmas I love giving presents.

Ds 12

Bike
Tablet
Model kit
T shirt
Books
Amazon Fire stick
Lava lamp
Goalie gloves
Google play voucher

Ds 11

Bike
Football shirt
Knex guns
Xbox game
Art stuff
Books
Bugs in kitchen
Google play voucher

Ds 9
Bike
Lego ninjago set
Hot wheels volcano
Lego torch
Mecanno set
Books
Board game
Google play vouchers

Ds 5

Bike
Imaginext extending batcave
Lego ninjago
Operation game
Puzzle
Spider-Man helicopter
Playdoh
Hot wheels set
Books

Dd 4
Bike
Baby born
Doll pushchair and Moses basket
Elsa and Anna dolls
Big elsa doll
Kerplunk
Jewellery box
Craft set
Books

They also all have new pjs, Christmas Day outfit and big stockings.

Very small family and they only get a few other presents from other people so we get them a little bit more.

We've only got one child and he has a birthday in the 20th December too. Generally he gets a large thing for his birthday and smaller stuff for Xmas. However this year he is 13 so we've pushed the boat out a bit...thankfully exH has been very generous with support.

So for Xmas he is getting a WiiU and two games...one came with the console.
A microscope and science kit.
An Xbox one game...(.he's getting an Xbox One for his birthday bought with contributions from us and wider family).
A tee-shirt which says "eat, game, sleep, repeat".
A 3D jigsaw of the Empire State Buikding as he's obsessed with New York,
Will add a selection box .

Big excitement is for us as DS knowing he is getting an Xbox One for his birthday knows that there is NO WAY he is getting a Wii U for Xmas. Can't wait to see his face.

Dd 1 - 5 and Dd 2 - 20months

Between them they are having a wooden kitchen, pots and pans, utensils, Melissa and Doug sandwich set, pizza set and cookie set.

Then they have a couple of separate things (including things bought at grandparents request with their money but haven't worked out who has 'bought' what yet

Dd 1
Inside out dvd and book
Frozen pjs and socks
Mix and match fashion set
My little pony power ponies
My little pony Maneiac
Skating Anna barbie thing
Barbie royal wedding
Play dough launch game
Doggie do
Mlp adventure set
Frozen walkie talkies
Frozen snowglobe thing

Dd2
Frozen pajamas and socks
Twirlywoo figure set
Playmobil 123 zoo
Wheelybug mouse
Toot toot safari and animal set

Probably more If I look under the bed. This is what i have wrapped so far!!

8 yr old ds:
Imaginext bat cave (the big un)
2 Imaginext superhero figure sets
Heelys
Hotwires
Hot wheel track (can't remember which)
Boxers and socks
Darkmouth 2
A recorder and music

7 year old dd:
Ltitle live pets hamsters and track doofer
2 sets of Lego elves
A Doodle bear
Sew cool sewing machine
Jacqueline Wilson box set of books
An art set
Adult colouring books

5 year old dd:
Else styling head
Else toddler doll
Sofia the first castle
Sofia tiara
Barbie iron on transfer doll
Hair accessories and jewellery from Claires

3 year old dd:
Disney magiclip dolls
Bings house and figures
A princess dress up sticker book
2 jigsaw puzzles
A hobby horse
A Russian doll

9 week old dd:
A snuggle wrap blanket
An outfit

We plan on getting a games compendium to share too because they love old fashioned games.

Stockings usually have small card games, top trumps and such, chocolate coins and santas in.

Wow some of those lists are huge.
Ds 6 is getting
Scooter
Rucksack
Lego keyring torch
Playmobile bits from santa
Books
Pj's to wear on christmas eve.

I don't do stockings.
Don't give clothes for Christmas.

Toooo much! But I don't care [santa]

I'm including the things in the stockings here, because we put things in the stockings according to size rather than price IYSWIM. Also not all of this is paid for by us, as my parents and grandmother give money so we can choose something for them (and the rest goes on their sports clubs)

Clothes (much needed - will be mostly cheap leggings etc)
Lego - not as much as usual this year but it includes the Klutz books
Books/activity books - ridiculous amount including the Book Without Pictures, Greek Mythology book, ancient Egypt colouring/sticker books, a colour chapter book each for bedtime, puzzle books, science books and other stuff
Musical instruments - cabasa, spiral drum etc
Pop up shop
Bounce off game
Playmobil playground
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory puzzle
Colouring pens as theirs are running out
Castle Panic game (a family present really - DH and I take turns choosing a big board game every year - but hoping they'll enjoy it too)
Hama bead boards (well the Hobbycraft cheaper version)... Daddy melted their old ones!

Then individually:

DS 6
Super Tooth card game
Transformers top trumps
Box of fossils
Ash and Pikachu figure
Small Beanie boo penguin
Optimus prime (from DD)
3D puzzle of St Basils cathedral
DVDs (Tales of the night, Little Einsteins (free thanks to DMR points!), Home, Iron Giant, Turbo)
Big Hero 6 onesie
Thunderbirds tee
Ash hat
Captain America outfit
Batman story cubes

DD 8
Sleeping Queens card game
Monster high top trumps
Box of gemstones
Small lalaloopsy
Small Beanie boo bat
Monster high frightmare (from DS)
3D puzzle of Trojan horse
DVDs (Ernest and Celestine, James and the Giant Peach, Paddington, Mr Peabody and Sherman, Epic)
Minion onesie
Jack Skellington tee
Gym leotard for her doll
Anna dress
Tantrix game

That looks really ridiculous written down. Ah well. It will all be well received and much used. Can't wait! [santa]

I've managed to get a lot for the money, as there's no gadgets or computer games etc this year. For once I don't have to worry about getting enough batteries either :o

Oooh and I forgot, I got one of those chin up bar things you can put in the doorway, but I'm going to put it lower down so they can do forward rolls over it etc, DD is always doing that whenever she can so she will love it. And it might help her use up some energy on the days I'm not well enough to take her out anywhere :)

DS (6) has:

Knex rollercoaster
Remote control car
Stormtrooper Costume
Crazy Toaster game
Lego Junior truck
Star Wars Lamp
Marvel Tsum Tsum
Lego Star Wars annual.
Lego flyer

He has another few bits, mainly books and stationary for his stocking. It's a good amount but know he'll love and play with it all and I came in under budget.

I have hugely overbought but am unrepentant. Can't wait actually.

DS8

Laptop
Big minion
Build a bear
Labyrinth
Knex guns
Wild pet
Dinosaur robot
Jurassic world Lego
Crayola sets and lots of books
Remote control car
Domino rally
Bananagrams
Ugleez
Whoppee pet
Minion fartblaster
Lego technic set

DS6

laptop
Scooter
Kerplunk
Guess who
Bugs in the kitchen
Hexbugs glow in the dark
Lego Jurassic world
remote control car
Connect a straws set
Football and goalie gloves
Domino rally
Crayola sets and books
Big minion
Build a bear
fartblaster
Whoppee pet
Ugleez

DD3

Singing Elsa
bing
Anna and Elsa dresses and shoes
Baby annabel bed
Twin dolls and accessories
My little ponies carry set
Peppa and George big soft toys
Bunny game
Sylvanian camper van and family
Disney princess torch
Lovin oven
Vet clinic set
Sophia first talking doll

DS age 2.5 is getting
A cash register
Some play food
Play money
Balance bike
Tea set
Books
Playmobil dolls house
Toy tool set

My children (5 & 3) have 15 presents each to open (we don't do stockings) but these include things like clothes / backpacks / water bottles / slippers / night light ....so things that they would need anyway. Of the 15 gifts, only 4 each are toys :

5yo - bike / Star Wars spaceship / avengers figures / mini storm trooper

3yo - pipsie horse / Marbo penguin / pet carrier vet set / paw patrol soft toy.

They get new pjs on Xmas eve and also have several books, 2 board games, minions dvd box set and a mega modz construction set between them.

I haven't paid full price for anything and actually worked out I have saved over £200 compared to RRP.

Maybe this seems a lot looking at some lists on here but is nothing in comparison to some of the "Santa's been!" photos I saw on Facebook last year where people had their entire living room floor covered with presents!

DD1 (3 years) Fire engine

DD2 (1 year) Rainbow rocker

DS (5 months)
Tomee tippee cup
Stacking cups

DD (3)
Lego creative ice creams
A toy microwave
A tea and cakes set for the bath
Stocking fillers - stickers, bubbles
A large jigsaw puzzle
A till

I love reading what people have bought, a little or a lot. I think it is because everyone does it differently that makes it special. I am not judging anyone, just enjoying sharing

Dc2 (3 months) -

Squeaky eggs
Tummy time roll
Activity tray to go on snug
Hooded towel
Glow owl
Ball
Activity toy
Teething toy

Dc2 (2 years) -

Magna doodle
Hot wheels car member launcher
Frozen figures
Lettersauras
Playdoh
Baking set

Plus they both will have a stocking and a personalised book.

Same! I love imagining all these happy little (or big!) faces on Christmas morning. I especially like hearing/reading about children with really unusual/quirky/geeky [nb geek is a compliment in our house!] interests and all the fun things they'll get to do with their hobbies

I was having a mad panic that j hadn't bought enough stuff after I dragged it all out of the cupboard to wrap the other day. The reality is I've bought too much plenty.

Dd1 (11)

Chemistry set
Harry Potter book collection
Roller blades
Hunger games necklace and brooch
Zoella perfume and bath bombs
Onesie
Minecraft books
Minecraft plush toys

Ds (5)

Candy floss maker (the one bloody thing he asked for!)
Playmobil police car
Playmobil ambulance
Light sabre
Minecraft figures
Books
A globe
Map poster
Remote controlled mini

Dd2 (3)

Paw patrol lookout
Paw patrol figures
Frozen Anna dress up
Elsa doll
Box of duplo
Little live pets owl
Orchard toys games

They have some stocking fillers too but only things that were under a fiver.