If you were to give your kids money for Christmas, how much?

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8 is youngest. 15 is oldest.

They don't need anything.

So going to do bits in stockings, new pj's, some group presents such as games for consoles

And £x?? Each??

I also think £150 is an awful lot of money. I wouldn't spend that on a gift either.

But, it is down to each family. Don't give what you can't afford.

What would your budge be if you were buying presents?

Mine got £250 when they were 15, about 7 years ago. They still get £250. And about £150 of gifts.
Disclaimer...I can afford it. They get no other gifts from anyone. I don't buy for anyone else apart from dh.

£500 for an 8 yo I'd be asking to borrow it!

£200 for 15yo and £50 for 8yo with some small presents to open on the day.

It's extremely relative. Some people would see £100 and be shocked and say it was too much, some would see £500 and say it's not enough. It's not really reasonable to comment on what someone else spends/gives because your earnings could be world's apart.

Ipad 😂 My kids have £49 amazon tablets.

It varies considerably as everybody has different values. I’m on a very low income and a single parent, but xmas is a big deal for me. I budget all year and probably spend around £1000 on Xmas for 2 kids, including a decent food shop and some nice outings. I could easily say my budget is low so £100 or even £50 per child is all I can afford but i prioritise Xmas because we love it. I can’t imagine doing that, it’s just not an option for me. I sacrifice things throughout the year to put money into a Xmas account.
Others would think my way is ridiculous and would rather go on a holiday or have more disposable income and see so many gifts as wasteful.

My youngest dd (9 just after Christmas) loves the idea of having a gift card to go and choose her own clothes because she sees her older sister doing it (14 after Christmas) so we’ll be putting an h and m gift card (£20) in with her presents but other than that will be getting gifts to open. I struggled to think of things for eldest but have got ideas now so she’ll have actual presents from us along with a gift card for somewhere she shops too but only about the same. For her bday though just after Christmas she has asked for money and we thought £200 was the right amount for her (and us). It’s all relative though isn’t it.

Dd1 will probably be getting money for the first time this year, she’s 15 and it will probably be £100 plus a few small gifts (clothes). I usually spend up to £200 on each dc (both teens) but last year dd had more spent on her as she got the switch, she doesn’t need or want anything this year.

I aim to spend about 100 - 150 total on each kid. I wouldn't give them any money on top of the presents you are getting so it all depends on your budget.

All in, I spend about 300 each on my two including Christmas pj's, stockings ect. That's what we can afford without struggling or going into debt and I rarely buy anything for them throughout the year apart from birthdays.

There's no point getting outraged or laughing at what others spend. Everyone's different. Neither DH or I drink or smoke which saves a lot of momey so I don't mind treating the kids at Christmas.

But anyway to answer your question, I would probably give them £100 and spend the rest on presents so they had soemthing to open. My 8 year old would be gutted if she didn't have anything to open.

As a kid we were allowed £100 each, whether we wanted money or gifts was up to us.
We then got little additional gifts to open like smellies, pjs etc.

My 14 and 17 year olds are getting £100 each plus chocolate/smellies etc!

Everyone 1 treats Christmas differently, as we all know. Some years ago when my children were very small I heard two parents talking next to me in the playground. I knew then both quite well and was aware but whilst neither of them struggled for money one was much better off financially than the other. The one who was the wealthy of the to ask the other what DVD was getting for Christmas. The Other Mother revealed that DD had made a list of 7 or 8 items that she was keen to receive full stop the wealthier of the two then asked the other mum which one she was going to get her DVD full stop the reply was well all of them expect and the wealthy and mum looks very very surprised and a little shocked.

There was no doubt that both of the mum's could have easily afford to buy their children almost anything a child of that age might ask for for Christmas but they obviously had very different views on what it was right to spend and what they felt was best for their individual children. There is not too much or too little, too many or too few. It is just a matter of what we feel we want to do/ can do for our own individual children. The only thing I will say having reared several children myself is that if you start big it is very difficult to continue meeting expectations in the long term. Apologies for any errors I make typing. I generally dictate as I find it less of a strain on the eyes and I am a bit lazy when it comes to previewing things :-)

I'd give mine £50 - 6 & 10 by Christmas. They will get a bit less stuff this year, (once I divorce the bargain thread!) but will include some mini voucher 'experiences' like Starbucks, cinema etc. Hoping it helps teach them a bit more of value of money. They don't need anything but will fill the sack with big consumables that they like - popcorn, crisps etc