What are your DC getting from grandparents?

[BearSoFair]

I love reading the 'what have you bought for DC' threads but don't think I've seen one for GPs (or any other family members!)

Please don't turn this into a judgy thread as sometimes happens with present threads, can we just live and let live...

So

DS1 (15)
From my parents: Bluetooth earphones, Vans beanie, Batman calendar.
From MIL: Star Wars lava lamp, wallet.

DD (10)
My parents: 3D pen, emoji backpack, Roald Dahl colouring book.
MIL: Bead jewellery kit, Pass the Pen game.

DS2 (8)
My parents: Spy goggles, Lego 'Everything to know' book, thinking putty.
MIL: Lego Ninjago clock, monkey puppet.

DS(6)

My parents - Star wars figures & 2 board

games
In-laws - Lego Millenium falcon

DD(9)

My parents - Blo Pens, clothes
In-laws - Laser-X

My two daughters (4 and 6) are getting from Maternal grandparents;
A duvet set each (Paw Patrol and My Little Pony)
Bop It game and a Num Noms stationery cart for 6 year old
Play Doh big colours set and a mermaid Barbie for 4 year old.

From Paternal grandparents;
Pyjamas and dressing gown each. Clothes and some small gift (more than likely a craft/art set)

Dd(15)
My dad - money
ExMIL - silver initial necklace
MIL - don't know, usually big bag full of bits

Ds(4)
My dad - electronic circuit board toy thing
ExMIL- clothes
MIL - probably bag of bits such as sweets, little toys

Inlaw
Daughter age 3- my little pony castle
Son 8 Months- a wooden activity cube thing
They’ll have got some other stuff as well and big warm coats that they buy for every birthday and Christmas because we don’t wrap them up warm enough.

My dad and step mum has got them both £40 Toys r us vouchers and something wrapped up each we haven’t opened yet (sent in the post)

I’m not sure about my mum and step dad, their gift giving is quite erratic.

From my mum and dad dd is getting

Lego friends catamaran
Lego friends heartlake hospital
Ripleys belive it or not book

• stocking filler type gifts

From MIL and FIL

A winter Lego friends set
Plus surprises 🤔

i had no money when my DC were little, so love going shopping for the GC.
4 eldest are all at work, so they prefer hard cash.
The 2 boys are into Lego and football kits
The 2 girls love Silvanian and dressing up clothes .

Only got my df & fil, as both Grans passed away.
Took my dad shopping & helped him buy
DD (15) LP, Costa gift card, Top Shop gift card
DS (11) Football top & flag for his team
DD (9) Paddington pop up book (she is desperate for this), new top

DH took his Dad shopping and they got River Island/ JD Sport/ Waterstones gift cards

Dd is 18m and a bit spoilt by them (not us) as they live a bit further away and don’t get to see her as much as they’d like
Dm & df - 2nd hand iPad (mum’s old one with kid proof screen), clothes, play tent, books
Pil - wooden kitchen and accessories, pjs, moana play set

They have both bought more than us!

DS1 (14)- driving experience ( joint birthday/Christmas), some euros for school trip and some smellies.

DS2 (9)- skylanders, beano annual, and amazing animals GWR book

DD, 8 -
My parents - Puppy surprise, space encyclopedia, surprises
PIL - Heelys, surprises

DD, 7 -
My Parents - Lots of Smiggle crap....
PIL - Heelys, surprises

DD, 2 - No clue from either

MIL is a prolific knitter.

DD1 (5) is getting a knitted Chinky the elf from The Wishing Chair. This will top any other gift she gets.

DD2 (3) is getting a knitted Lily Rabbit from the CBeebies show.

Both children also get money from PILs into savings accounts.

I am a granny, and my Gdd, 2.8, is getting a little doll's pram - she's into her 'babies' ATM - with blanket and bedding I've made, plus a nice dress and tights.
Gds, 1.5, is getting a wooden car transporter from JL, after a recommendation. Plus some nice tops and stretchy trousers that will go over his tum!

Nothing.
They're abusive. Me and dh bonded on stories about our parents. I'm so sad about it because I wanted to have an extended happy family. I thought they'd behave better with grandchildren than their own children. Christmas is very difficult for me.

Beverleygoldburg
you are doing the right thing. My parents were in a similar position and I gained nothing at all from the occasional contact with weird passive agressive people who clearly disliked me that they put themsleves out to arrange.
Presents from my grnadparents dried up at age 3 to "punish" me for not sending a thank you card quickly enough, anyway

DD's getting a drone and a Platform 9 3/4 alarm clock, DS2's getting a singing skeleton and we can't remember what else.

Ds fathers family don’t bother with him.

My mum and Dad spoil him!

I asked them to get microfibre towel as he’s a swimmer and a proper desk chair.

Since then I’ve had phone calls about vouchers, dart boards and various items of clothing!

I don’t think he’ll leave empty handed or disappointed

MIL and SFIL - Brio train track

DM and SF - Toot Toot Fire Station

FIL and SMIL - No idea, four presents have arrived, one is almost certainly clothes but clueless on the others

Ddad and SM - Nothing has arrived and they haven't mentioned anything.

DS is lucky enough to have great grandparents too and is getting toy food to go with the play kitchen we have got him and Duplo from them.

Dd(13)
From parents: dollars and game
From in laws: dollars and chocolate
From aunt: dollars and book

Ds(8)
From parents: dollars and game
From in laws: dollars and chocolate
From aunt: dollars and book

Ds(5)
From parents: dollars and game
From in laws: dollars and chocolate
From aunt: dollars and book

Ds(1)
From parents: dollars and game
From in laws: dollars and chocolate
From aunt: dollars and book

See a theme there? We have s once-in-a-lifetime holiday to the USA next year so everyone is getting them a token gift and some spending money

Ds1 (7)
Mum - bop it
lego dimennsions story world
cash
Dad - football skip & headphones
MIl - nerf nitro, ps4 game & other small stuff
FIL - cash normally

DS2
Mum - buckaroo amd dimensions story world and cash
Dad - football skip & headphones
MIL - ps4 game and nerf gun
FIL - cash

Ds1 (12)
ILs Nike hurraches
DM magazine subscription
DD1 (10)
IL's Nike Free trainers and some running leggings
DM: God knows. She is an awful present buyer in general
DS2(7)
IL's: Cricket bat & Star wars Lego
DM:??
DD2(5)
IL's: Our generation doll
DM: Outfits for the doll

Ds 7
From my mum a building set and headphones for his tablet
Mil hexbug Set

Dd4 my mum-little live pets ladybird set and headphones for tablet
Mil- baby born toddler doll

Dd3 my mum-Cinderella carriage and headphones for tablet
Mil-baby horn baby

Baby born not horn 😬

Money from my parents and something little to open. It'll only be £20 each but I'm sure it'll be more use when they're 18 than toys will be! In laws are getting dc 3 presents each and I can't remember any of them except Moana dvd I will be as excited as them on Christmas day!

DH's DF is giving DS1 a jacket he really wants and DS2 a coat he really wants.

My parents have asked me to buy for them and sent some money. They aren't very involved and show no interest in what DC like, so I'm very happy to choose on their behalf and get DC something they actually want.

Ds (9)
FIL- money.
My parents- Nano blocks, sketch books, lots of stationery (note books, pens), clothes, shoes and money.