How many presents will your kids get?

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I know everyone is different and there's no right or wrong on this at all but I just find it interesting. How many presents will your DC get roughly, from everyone combined? My 3.5 year old will probably get 22 from everyone and my 15 month old (will be 19 at Xmas) will get about 12. This will include books and a new hoodie each. This is excluding stockings but we don't do stocking sacks, we do stockings with socks, toothbrushes etc.

4 year old a main present and then about 8 smaller ones in stocking

19 month old- about 5

We will put some money into their account and my in laws and parents transfer us some money for them.

Gosh. Some kids are awfully spoiled. Or have very rich parents. I hope no one ends up going into debt to keep up with this 40 presents bullshit.
My two get one main present from Santa. A small sticking with maybe 4/5 things. One main present from us. One small present from us and a joint present like a board game or similar. So 10 at the most. It Costs less than £100 for both. They also get new pyjamas on Christmas Eve.

5 or 6 tree presents each from us and the (small) extended family. Plus a stocking each with up to 10 small gifts each.

@umberellaonesie Incidentally, I love your stocking system. Totally stealing that idea! 😁

My teens usually get 5-6 things in their stocking. Then 3-4 presents from me. Their dad and his family buy them excessive amounts of cheap tat . 2 or 3 things from my mum. Usually money and a couple of things to unwrap from my Dad. 1 from my uncle. My grandad gives us family money for a day out. 1 from my Nanny. Sometimes they get some from other relatives/god parents. Sometimes they don't.

Probably around 15. We have a small family so they will get presents from 4 or 5 others. And a stocking.

I use the same stocking system as @umbrellaonesie. My mum always did as well.

My DS will be 14 months at Christmas. So far I think I've got 6 things, plus a book for Christmas Eve.

I think he'll end up with about 10 -15 presents plus a stocking (which is small and probably won't fit much more than a toy car, some bubbles and a tube of chocolate buttons). His presents won't all be toys. For example, one is a dressing gown and the other is one of those backpacks with reins. Stuff I'd get anyway. I'll just wrap it up because I want to!

Anything under the tree is from the person on the label - Santa doesn’t bring everything in this house.

And lots of presents from others doesn’t necessarily mean tonnes of “stuff” filling up the house - some couples buy separately but themed (like 2 different Lego City kits that work together) or adding to things DD already has (the next Harry Potter book, new loom bands or Hama beads in colors she didn’t already have, or things like a pot set to add to her teaset to build toy kitchen, or pretend food, or extra cars for that collection). Or consumables - crayons and pencils and colouring books, loom bands/Hama beads, nice hair bobbins, cool socks etc.

There have been lots of clothes and books over the years from others.

And generally not any massive big individual presents - even from us. The biggest was at the end of a particularly fraught year when dd has done really well in coping with lots of SHTF stuff and DH got a tax rebate so wanted to spoil her with an XBox (which she’d wanted for about 3 years - age 12), mostly the actual budget was WAY below that range and things we thought she would enjoy and use (and generally solid toys rather than overpriced plastic that falls apart and needs loads of batteries).

You count your kids' presents?!? Seriously?

DD is 10, I choose not to count but it's a lot. I started shopping weeks ago during some good sales and bought more tonight cos I found a good sale

I love your post @Courtney555! I grew up with a big extended family and very generous parents. I remember one Christmas where the whole sitting room was so full of presents there was nowhere left to sit. It made me extremely anxious. I would have loved to get just a box of chocs and a bunch of flowers, but there was no point in asking for just that.
This is why threads like these don't make me feel bad, because I don't think mountains of presents are a good thing. I think they overwhelm children and some even start feeling anxious. They can't appreciate more than a handful of presents anyway.
I get my two DC two or three presents each (we're abroad and follow the local traditions so we don't do stockings). Makes about a dozen each if you include those from extended family.
We are only getting them one present this year, a racing track with cars. They'll love it and it will occupy them for the whole day.

Around 15 each from us then an extra 20 or so from relatives. So 35 ish each.
We also do stockings with around 10 small gifts each (all £5 or under).

I’ve never counted or even considered the number they get.
I buy a few things that I’ll know they’ll love. Don’t really have a budget, depends on what they want. The in laws tend to send loads of cheap things (order online and have them sent directly to us then ask me to wrap it!). My mum buys them one decent think. A couple of gifts from friends and extended family. Maybe 18 in total.

A lot. We love Xmas. DS will have a fill-your-own advent calendar, DD will get a beauty calendar. We do Xmas Eve box, lots of presents, food. They're teenagers. I've already started shopping.

Probably about 15 plus a stocking. Two of these will be from us, the stocking from Father Christmas and then the rest from relatives and a few close friends.

@happylittlechick

Gosh. Some kids are awfully spoiled. Or have very rich parents. I hope no one ends up going into debt to keep up with this 40 presents bullshit. My two get one main present from Santa. A small sticking with maybe 4/5 things. One main present from us. One small present from us and a joint present like a board game or similar. So 10 at the most. It Costs less than £100 for both. They also get new pyjamas on Christmas Eve.

Nice judgemental post.

Things don’t make kids spoilt, crap parents that don’t set boundaries make kids spoilt.

Nope, we don't go into debt over it. We can afford it . We also go away for Christmas to our holiday house. It's lovely. I've already started wrapping. As a 'big present' DS is getting a mountain bike; DD will probably get an iPad mini.

I love giving presents! Already got some tins of Roses in for my sister and family.

1 big present and 2 small. They make a list and we discuss, santa chooses which ones they get.

Books,games, clothes are got separately but limited also.

Only godparents and grandparents get them something or practical, such gift card for cinema or playstation etc I refuse to allow too many toys.

Wow counting presents, never heard of anyone doing this in real life. Christmas should be about the experience, the feeling of being together, love, food, laughter, playing together and making those beloved memories not counting up how many presents they're getting.
Christmas should not feel pressured, it should be exciting!
My children would be bored silly going through 50+ presents, get them something you know they want, will cherish and enjoy and be bloody grateful for... Honestly.

I very much doubt people are sitting counting the exact number of presents fgs, you just know around how many they get. Christmas in our house is very special, lots of family, food, love and laughter, we also give gifts. It's not that much of an unusual thing to do at Christmas time (irl anyway!)and we can afford it. The toys, games etc get played with throughout the year.

Clearly some people are counting the presents hence the replies.

We don’t add them up, but DD (7) isn’t remotely materialistic and isn’t that into toys and we don’t want to buy for the sake of buying
Last year, she had a keyboard from us, a few other bits and a stocking. My mum bought her a coat, plus some little things to open (books and stationery and a lava lamp for her room). She had a fair few bits from extended family (mostly craft stuff, as that’s what she loves)
The in laws always buy her premium bonds plus a few bits to open
It’s enough, but not excessive or overwhelming.

We don’t give a set amount of presents or spend a certain amount but I do like the DD’s piles but I do like them to look roughly the same.

We do get our DD’s a lot of presents, I’m disabled and DH is my carer and our DD’s miss out on simple stuff with me and in previous years I have spent a lot of time in hospital and have felt guilty.

I buy all year round, and also use Park savings so we don’t miss the money and absolutely no way of getting into debt.

DD1 birthday is the 28th December too so I buy for that too.