Asking kids to share presents, will this work?

[PlagueAhoy]

I have 2 DC very close in age (under a year between them) and they have both asked for the same 2 main presents. Both presents are electronic type things (think a camera type device and a game type device) and both cost around the same amount.

Aibu to suggest that one of them asks for the camera thing, and the other asks for the game thing and they can share between them? They are 6 and 5 yo and are generally good at sharing.

Last year they asked for and both got the same main present, but they have rarely played with them at the same time throughout the year so I feel it would be a bit of a waste to do it again. Plus, obvs if they get the different gifts to share then they can ask for 1 more gift each.

A camera would be harder to share and would say one each if possible and different types so you know who's is who's.

My sister and I always had a camera each when growing up. That was before the age of digital cameras.

If they want cameras then I would think it even more important to have one each now. They would want to take their own photos, might end up running out of space, deleting each other's stuff etc.

My three DDs always had their own digital cameras when younger. They have probably still got them buried somewhere in their rooms, although they are all more or less grown up now and mainly use the cameras on their phones.

Risky, if the camera is a hit, difficult to share when out. If the camera is a miss is the "game type device" (why not just say what it is!!) a 2 player game?

We got DD a Kiddizoom video camera thing the other year for her birthday. They've actually managed to share that (in the main, but given they argued over a carrot the other week, there has been a couple of fights!), even though it's hers.

She's getting a digital camera for Christmas as she loves taking photos. He's not interested, but I'll get him one if he starts to show an interest when he sees hers!

Why all the secrecy around the present? What is it?? That matters.

Also don't know why they would need a switch each. Ours share theirs

I agree with pp, it really depends on the gifts.

Camera I'd buy 2. My 6yo loves taking hers on outtings (even if it's just a walk to the shops) and taking pictures of everything interesting things along the way. It would be a pain having 2 lots of the same images and waiting around for both to take turns not to mention memory filling up, deleting each others pictures, the chances of one damaging it etc etc.

I'd buy a shared games console but don't give it to one of them, have it as a labelled joint gift.

I have twin siblings - one year they wanted a Wii and a tablet. Each was given one to share and it ended in a riot because it was given to X so she only had to share when she wanted! They got an extra tablet with Christmas money surely afterwards.

All our electronics apart from phones and school/work laptops (DCs are teenagers) are shared to a large extent. We bought a 3DS for our eldest for his 8th birthday but its been used equally by both. Wii, XBox and Switch were all bought over the years as family presents and there has been no problem with sharing any of them. The DCs aren't huge gamers though.

Unless it's something like a phone I would find it ridiculous to do it any other way with technology tbh, I'm just imagining a family with everyone on their individual Xbox's...

@Novembersbean we have individual of most technology and for Christmas I have just updated the DC game consoles and brought two new Xbox’s . I wish I never started it but no point In changing it now. Op I think it’s a really good idea.