Is this enough for a 6 year old?

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We're trying to do Christmas on a budget this year as I'm currently on statutory sick pay and unlikely to return this side of Christmas. We've had to tighten our belts in all aspects of our life and as such can't afford much for Christmas this year.

For DSD we've got her 2 Lego sets (one big classic box reduced in the supermarket) and one supermarket brand set of a particular thing. She's also got the cheap version of Jenga. We plan to get her a few books from The Works too. So far it's cost us about £45 plus the books will bump it up to £50 then.

Written down this doesn't sound a lot Any thoughts?

I think that sounds absolutely fine!

I think she will love it

Has she asked for anything in particular? My dd aged 6 also will be getting a lego set and that creative box as I got it on offer too! Some books, a small playmobil set, a science set (was £10) and she will be more than happy with that. Plus a few small stocking fillers like socks, toothbrush etc. Do you have family that also buy for her, if she is dsd will she get presents from her other parent?

Sounds perfectly fine to me. If you want to bump up the pile take a fiver to Poundland and get a selection box, tube of sweets, set of pens, notebook, glow rings. But honestly that's more than many kids will get and sounds like a well chosen, thoughtful selection :)

How about a selection box to go with it. They are quite big so help bulk it out and I've no doubt it'll get eaten 😁

I think what you've got sounds good though. Nice presents you know she'll use. I'm trying to get away from buying for the sake of it. Plus it's easier to adjust expectations now rather than when they're older. And no plastic tat to go landfill. Yes, it sounds perfect!

Give what u can afford ,im sure she will be happy with what u have gotten they are nice gifts that kids love xx

That sounds perfect

Do you have family that also buy for her, if she is dsd will she get presents from her other parent?

She gets a lot from her Mum's side of the family - Mum, Aunts, Grandparents, Great Grandparents etc. She also gets something from DP's Mum and DP's Aunts.

Has she asked for anything in particular?

No. Everytime we ask her she just says she doesn't know.

If you want to bump up the pile take a fiver to Poundland and get a selection box, tube of sweets, set of pens, notebook, glow rings.

That sounds like a really good idea. Might try and get a new colouring book too.

Poundland for colouring and craft stuff is a great idea. I can usually fill one of those cardboard Christmas gift boxes with £10 worth of pens, craft paper, stickers etc for my DN7 every year and she loves it.

Sounds like a perfect amount to me, but I do like activity gifts you can do with them.

Have you thought about a ready mix baking kit? Most kids enjoy those (oh the mess) and it will give you an activity present to do with her, at a reasonable cost. But equally you can play Lego bricks

That sounds about similar to what my DS is getting so absolutely fine.

Sounds fine to me, as other poster said a few quid in Poundland can go fairly far. Get what you can now and then the week before Xmas you may have a few more quid than you thought and can throw in some slippers or pjs too if your budget will stretch xx

I think that is more than enough! My kids get one present from Santa, and then a surprise gift that they haven't asked for, plus a small stocking. We usually buy a game as a family gift. They love it and actually play with the toys that they have been given, because they aren't overwhelmed with piles and piles.

That sounds fine to me. I usually aim for 3 actual "gifts" (ds(6) is getting a lego set, ps4 incredibles and a build a bear teddy as his 3) then bulk it out with books, clothes and chocolate.
I think too much can be overwhelming especially when other people are buying for them too

I think that is fine. I would add some new colouring pens and a book with some sweets. That's plenty!

That sounds fine, don’t understand the need for parents to spend hundreds of pounds at Christmas.

Looks like a good haul to me. Second the selection box though. Mine would be devastated without a selection box

don’t understand the need for parents to spend hundreds of pounds at Christmas.

I don't understand it either. It's not like it's the only time you can buy your kids stuff. We buy books etc throughout the year. I do think Christmas is hyped up a huge amount and on the whole has become very consumerist.

That’s a lot more than DS will be getting this year as we’re flat broke. Thankfully he’ll be 3 months so I don’t really need to consider his feelings too much!

I remember at a similar age my favourite Christmas present was a plastic dolly and a shiny plastic tea set from an elderly lady down the road. Even then I really appreciated that she’d gone to the effort to get me something and I loved them! I couldn’t tell you anything else I got that year so it really doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things!

Have you been to home bargains or b&m? They have some really nice arts & crafts stuff at the moment if she’s into that. My five year old and I made a mermaid out of felt and stuffing, it only costed £1.99 there’s plenty of other art &crafts items if she’s into that sort of thing

Don't get the books from the works, get some from the poundshop - they always ave great books, well known and not so well known ones. Also kids DVDs in there are good too!
Everyone mentioning a selection box, yes chic and sweets children love. Has she got a stocking? You can get them cheap and then buy a mixture bag of sweets or chic from amazon put some in stocking, and save some for yourselves and/ or any other children you may or may not have

@KC225 im 31 next week I'd be devastated if I don't get a selection box too!!

Op I cannot honestly remember 1 gift I had at that age so I wouldn't worry too much, the only gift I can really remember receiving as a child I was around 8 and it was a doll that if you rotated her arm her auburn pigtails receded into her head she had a yellow dress with lilac flowers and lilac shoes, there was button on her back and when you pressed it her hair "magically" grew long again! That's the only toy I can actually remember on birthday/Christmas. Dont worry too much about it

Sounds like she will have more than enough then! I think Children can get overwhelmed and also just forgot what they get if they get too much. I'm really resisting buying this year to avoid waste- both money, space and environment!! We don't tend to buy much throughout the year so usually go a bit crazy at Christmas but they don't need anything. If she hasn't asked for anything she obviously doesn't want/need anything desperately!

Do you have any points on your store loyalty cards that you could use to bulk out the gifts? I've got a Morrison's card and recently qualified for a £5 voucher which I used to buy advent calendars with. The chocolate calendars are £1 in Morrison's atm.

You could always sell old toys/household items in a car boot sale/local Facebook page to add to the Christmas budget.

Have a look on some selling sites too. My friend got about £500 worth of playmobil (or some bitty toy) for £10, put in dishwasher and into a gift bag, wrapped each bit in pretty tissue paper... dd loved it!