Do you spend the same on Christmas per child as you do on their birthday? Also do you aim to spend the same on each child regardless of age? DS's are 9 & 5 this month and with it so close to Christmas I struggle with it all. I try and save during the year but some emergency will always pop up to dent the fund so pretty much everything has to come out of Nov/ Dec wages. With 4 years between them I can easily spend a fortune on the biggest but struggle to match it with the smallest without buying crap to even it up.
DS1 has a PS4 coming for his birthday, and that will likely be all. Family have got him a few games to go with it. His 2 year old kindle fire kids has just been replaced under warranty (he doesn't know the new one is here, he thinks its being fixed), but it makes sense to give the replacement to DS2 and buy him a better one as he uses it for more demanding games etc. DS2 will play Lego games and watch Netflix only. That's more money being spent on the oldest while youngest gets (esentially) a freebie. Oldest is also getting a new scooter as his is 3 years old and so well used the wheels are falling apart and the bearings are shot. DH stupidly bought the youngest a new scooter not long ago, despite me planning on getting him one for Christmas, so I really don't know what else to get him. He has a small box room and barely room for the toys he has without adding more....
Wow that was a waffle. Thanks for any insight / inspiration for 5 year old gifts!!