How much do you spend on your DC

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How much do you spend on their stocking?
How much on presents?

@Bikingbear bought her electric ones with head phones for that reason 🤣🤣

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@CuteOrangeElephant can I ask what wooden clock you’ve bought your toddler please?

Around £500 on each DC

About £100 on presents and maybe £30 on presents each

it depends what he asks for. Some years is been a LOT because he wanted parts for a gaming pc, other years its been a lot less because theres been nothing he particularly wants or needs. Hes my only living child and while i never go into debt to make his christmas, ill buy him whatever he asks for within reason. I wont ever go into debt for christmas, not for him or anyone else, so i spend within my means according to what hes asked for. the actual figures dont matter so much as knowing hes got something he genuinely wants and will use.

£50-100 on the main gift, £30-50 on stockings. All dependent on how much money we have available.

Drum kit and piano as main gifts 🤣 that’s 500.00 gone

Didn't think about musical instruments, we have a piano but my dc are not particularly interested in playing anything yet!

I've spent about £150 per dc & will probably spend another £100 max. They just don't need anything so I won't spend more just for the sake of it.

We only have a 2yo so not many years in but we tend to just spend what we can afford in that given year. This year we'll be spending about £100 on a main present and about £30 on a stocking but last year I think we spent about £80 on everything in total - just depends what our situation is really

Think about your budget and then make a supper plane to spend on DC

It really does depend. We don’t buy much through the year, so birthday and Christmas they need more. We also have no family on either side, so it all has to come from us. I happily buy secondhand. Every family is different, there is no right or wrong way.

Honestly about 1200e each on the 2 younger ones and about 500e on the 3 older ones (aged24-27) I'm in ROI and we tend to spend more at Christmas on kids than what I've seen in the UK on MN.

We’ve spent a bit more than we normally would this year as DD4 has asked for some expensive items including a barbie dream house and an electric ride on which she will share with her younger sister. Just those 2 items were around £500 in total. DD1s ‘big’ present was a toy kitchen for £30 that I got in the Sainsbury’s toy sale down from £75. We’ve then got them both some extra bits to open, I haven’t bought stocking bits yet. I’d say we are a camp A family as we also buy things throughout the year.

I don’t really add it up, but she never asks for lots (she’s only 7) and we don’t go mad. This year, she’s asked for a toy vet surgery, which was about £40, a big unicorn (I can get one for £20ish), one of those drawing tablets (£15) and some mini boos

I’ve been buying her stocking fillers over the past few months when I find little bargains. I guess we’ll spend max £110ish all together

We spend far too much.
DS12 about £800 - that's for the Ps5, games, and other gifts.
Dd20 - about £250 on gifts to open and £500 cash - she's at uni.

We wouldn't normally spend that much but after the crazy year this has been we wanted to go all out for Christmas.

Meant to add, I don't think one needs to spend a fortune. I remember as a child one year getting a Petite typewriter for my main present and it was the best gift ever, I loved it!
I feel sorry for anyone who feels obliged to get into debt for Christmas.

About £200 each including stocking (they're 11 and 6). I budget around this amount every year and stick to it.

Probably £100-150, 8 and 7...both have asked for Lego and surprises, they are very easy to buy for. MIL spends a fortune on them, they get loads and my DM is also very generous but buys more practical things.

As far as I'm concerned I'll wait til they actually ask for expensive things before spending fortunes, I could afford to spend more but don't see the point of buying for the sake of it

I wouldn’t have a clue. We’ve got 3 DC; I’ve got the youngest 2 things I know they would like as they’re too young to ask and DD (7) has everything from her list. I try to make sure they all have the same amount of gifts as opposed to spending the same amount on them.
I don’t have a budget so I don’t add it up but do not ever get yourself into debt for one day, OP. Spend whatever you can afford. The situations of others are irrelevant.

@MysweetAudrina

Honestly about 1200e each on the 2 younger ones and about 500e on the 3 older ones (aged24-27) I'm in ROI and we tend to spend more at Christmas on kids than what I've seen in the UK on MN.

That's a lot. I can't even think what I'd spend £1200 on, never mind where I'd actually put the stuff, unless its tech and clothing for teens.

But then others who say they only spend £100, might buy wisely and make it go far, or spend more for birthdays, or kids might have very generous GPs, or that £100 could just be mums budget with Dad buying separately.

About £30 each. Mine are older teens/early 20s at university.

We spend around £150 each on the two dc for their Christmas and stocking. We usually do lots of festive trips. This year I've spent double that, they've been in so much they have played and played With their toys, they are coming up 3&5 and I've noticed they are moving on from their toys. No trips out or entertaining over Christmas i started early In the summer sales.

Both have birthdays early in the year too. I do buy them throughout the year for this reason too. The oldest has some pocket money which she saves for anything she wants.

My adult dcs get £250 cash each and about £150 worth of gifts each.

I find these threads interesting, I think a lot depends on the age of dc, wether they get much in the year, wether they get a lot from other family members, wether they need stuff and wether you would rather spend your money on a holiday etc..etc..

Looking on the ‘how much do you spend on Christmas food?’ Thread it’s clear that some people would happily spend £800 of food rather than spend it on gifts, which is fine if that’s the way you do things. For me we don’t spend a fortune on food, my dc’s have ASD and they eat the same foods every week so it stays the same over Christmas 🤣 all we buy is some extra cheese so our food bill doesn’t really change much over Christmas. We also don’t get much from family and friends even though I am divorced so they get extra gifts from their dad (but not his family). I probably spend £100/£150 on family and friends and up to £400 on the DD’s (14,16) but that’s only 5 gifts each and a stocking.

I’m always a little surprised that someone can spend £500 on a toddler because toddler toys don’t cost much and they don’t need as much as say a teenager? But each to their own, if you can afford it then that’s fine.