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.

I haven't counted how many presents they have. If I did it would currently be 0. But I usually get them 3/4 ish each.

I have to admit I do love the replies to these posts where it does get to the point of "all my children need is for me to yell down the mine at them "merry xmas!" and it feels like unwrapping a hug!"
Then someone else will say "hugs and merry xmases are for spoilt kids, I just tell them it's December 25th!"

Excluding stockings, six or seven each - parents (us) sibling, three aunts and a set of grandparents, sometimes something from a friend of the family. But the stockings have about 15 to 20 presents in - edibles, books, DVDs etc.

My daughter is getting a bike this year, so she'll have less presents to open from us but we'll have spent the same amount. She'll get a couple more presents plus stocking and Christmas eve bits then I don't know from other family members as again, it depends on how big the presents are (in terms of cost).

Probably book, bar of chocolate, t-shirt and cash. 14 year old.

@Cherryrainbow

I have to admit I do love the replies to these posts where it does get to the point of "all my children need is for me to yell down the mine at them "merry xmas!" and it feels like unwrapping a hug!" Then someone else will say "hugs and merry xmases are for spoilt kids, I just tell them it's December 25th!"

Yeah I must admit admit I kind of enjoy the faux surprise and exaggerated horror on the Christmas threads, not to mention how saddened and despairing some mumsnetters get upon reading about all the spoilt and entitled children who erm, receive some gifts on one day in the year.

Their own dc hope for nothing more on Christmas morning than a stick to poke fox shit with on their forest walk with their loving family #makingmemories #knowingwhatstruelyimportant

I’ve noticed the snark has already started on a few threads and it’s not even September !

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Something they want
Something they need
Something to wear
Something to read

Mine will get a stocking then four or five tree presents plus one each from their siblings so seven or eight in total. It's plenty.

These threads are pure gold! They're like competitive undereating threads. 'I'd have been happy with just a box of chocs (it's chocolate, FFS.' Like fuck most would. Virtue-signalling bollocks. 'All I want for Christmas is world peace.' Yeah, well, you're more likely to get Chris Hemsworth showing up at your door wearing nothing but a smile. Hand over the Chanel No. 19, it's Xmas.

I can't wait for the food threads at Xmas. It's a race between the Temperance Movement and the Gluttony Is a Sin brigades every year - penis portions, Jesus was a failure for feeding only 5,000 with a loaf of bread and a fish when you could easily feed double that, I had my annual thimble of sherry during the Queen's speech and immediately put on 10kgs and passed out drunk, British Xmas traditions suck we always have lasagne (why's it always fucking lasagne?) and calamari at Xmas, blah blah blah.

Hilarious.

Let's see, budget, about £600-£1000/kid.

From everyone about 40-50 gifts and a stocking.

2 kids.

4 from me and DH
9 from various relatives.
So 13 each.

@InDeoEstMeaFiducia 😂😂😂😂

10ish stocking fillers and around 25ish tree presents in total I'd guess. I thought that was going to be at the high end, I often feel like I give way too much!

My DD gets bloody inundated! First and only grandchild on both sides!
This year I'm really trying not to go crazy. I love love love buying presents.. but we live in a flat and I've got to think more about what I buy. I cant remember last year but it was a lot. But this year I have already got her 4, I'm going to aim for under 10 from us as my mum loves to buy her something big as does MIL! I would love to go crazy, it I had the space and money I would! I'm also due October, baby will probably have 10 ish too but it will be things like dummies, bibs and DDs old toys :) just so DD doesnt think it's been naughty haha

My two have a big stocking with lots of little gifts wrapped up, then I'd say about 15 presents each under the tree, some of them might be little things like t shirts etc. Last year we spent about £500 on each (one had a games console which when you factor in games, headset etc it all added up so we had to make it fair on the others) but we usually try to aim for a limit of about £400. This year DS2 would like a gaming chair as his big present. Adult SSs will probably find cash more useful this year.

I don't really know, only had 1 Christmas with my LO. He was 9 and half months at the time last year. I have attached a picture of the bundle we got him. Both my family and husbands are over the top with presents so he probably totalled around 100 gifts. These vary on price and size obviously. I think he had about 20 from us and 20 from each set of grandparents. An auntie got him 15 as did another auntie and cousin. Husbands side apart from grandparents gave him vouchers/money.

Lesson learned for this year though. He will 1000% not get as much it's just so excessive in my opinion. I have started for this year and he has 3 presents so far. Totalling £50. I don't intend in spending anymore than £350 total, that includes stocking etc. Hope this helps.

InDeoEstMeaFiducia
I don't understand why so many posters seem to think that people aiming for moderation (no one here has been talking about 0 presents) is extreme. Some posters think 4 or 5 presents are enough, which apparently is too little in our consumerist culture in which binging, be it food, alcohol, presents, whatever, is presented as the norm.
There is nothing competitive about saying you don't want mountains of presents. If you think it's fun to work your way through a mountain of tat (much of which will end up in a charity shop or the tip in the near future), fine. I think it's liberating not having to find the space for a load of stuff once Christmas is over.

I do count my childrens presents. They take it in turns opening and watching each other so I like them to have the same amount. They are 4 and 5 and share all of their toys so its genuinely exciting for them to see what the other has recieved.

@AlmondsAndChocolate

InDeoEstMeaFiducia I don't understand why so many posters seem to think that people aiming for moderation (no one here has been talking about 0 presents) is extreme. Some posters think 4 or 5 presents are enough, which apparently is too little in our consumerist culture in which binging, be it food, alcohol, presents, whatever, is presented as the norm. There is nothing competitive about saying you don't want mountains of presents. If you think it's fun to work your way through a mountain of tat (much of which will end up in a charity shop or the tip in the near future), fine. I think it's liberating not having to find the space for a load of stuff once Christmas is over.

Suit yourself. I don't buy 'tat' for my kids or myself.

Excluding stockings, usually around 10. However, in anticipation of a lockdown Christmas, will be around 15 each this year to make it a bit more special.

InDeoEstMeaFiducia It's the usual mumsnet race to the bottom. It's the same every year. The same posters will be whizzing round all the other threads over the next few months to remind everyone how creepy the elves are and to call children who get a new pair of PJs on Christmas Eve spoilt.

We don't count as such but I do have a spreadsheet so will be able to tell by Christmas. We just use one because presents have to be stashed in several different places and it's so easy to forget things I've picked up.

The kids each get a stocking which I'm terrible at, year on year I end up with too many little bits and so a few left overs will get thrown in the Santa sacks. The stockings aren't stretchy unfortunately so it's really hard to judge. But I'd guess about 10 gifts roughly. There's nothing extravagant in there. A chocolate orange, chocolate coins, some hair bobbles, a card game etc... small stuff.

The kids are allowed to put no more than three things in a letter to Santa. No electronic devices and must be reasonable requests (eg. they got told Santa wouldn't bring one of those giant ride on ponies a few years back as he would know the house wasn't big enough). I may slot the odd surprise in here so maximum of five gifts. These sit in a sack by the fireplace.

We buy them probably around 10 from us. This is where I slot things they may like but not ask for - books, clothes, crafts etc. Also if there was anything like a console or tablet that would come from us in this pile.

Finally they get a few bits in a box on Christmas Eve. Almost all sensible things like PJs, slippers etc with a bit of choc and small teddy on top. So maybe 6 or 7 things in there.

So close to 30 maybe a few more spread over the two days? Then whatever relatives have sent them too.

As others have pointed out it sounds excessive if in your mind you are picturing 30 toys, but a large amount of what they get will be useful and sensible too. In our house Christmas is a balance between things you really want and things you need. It doesn't have to be one or the other.

I have a budget for each of them, so whatever I can muster for that amount, and depending what they ask for. This year dd7 asked for a switch lite and ds12 asked for AirPods which he’s been asking for since last year. I managed to get them both cheap thanks to special offers. Dd has an array of stuff she wants DS however hasn’t asked for anything else and is probably unlikely to, and worst bit is his birthday is 2 weeks after so gotta find something for that 🤦🏼‍♀️

Ten in total plus a stocking from us.

One from Father Christmas (usually about £50) and a stocking (another £50ish).

One ‘main’ gift from us. This years requests are a switch for one, a bike for another and pending for DC3)
Then about 8 tree presents each ranging from clothes/trainers, fragrance, jewellery, toys, games, make up etc.

Ridiculous amounts from grandparents, aunts, uncles and godparents.

Not sure really.
My budget for DS1 is around £800.
DS2 maybe around £400-500. So just however many presents I can buy within that.

Ds1 will be getting a ps5 which I would assume is about £400/500 alone which is why is budget is bigger.