Add your Christmas lists here!

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(Apologies if one already exists for 2021)

It can be very helpful to peruse others lists for tips and suggestions when we’re a bit stuck for ideas. Please feel free to add your lists here.

It’s helpful to include the age of the intended recipient.

Here are mine so far (not all bought, some are just ideas currently):

Great thread, I've picked up loads of ideas from Mumsnet over the years. The following are just lists of ideas, I won't be buying all of these (for DH just one or two) but it helps to have some sort of idea when either I'm shopping or someone asks for present ideas for the DC.

4 year old DD

Playmobil
Paw patrol jumper
PJs
Traditional teddy bear
Where's Wally book
Sticker books
Slinky
Swimming sinker sticks
Kite
Magnet tiles
Jigsaw
Doll's house
Fossils or minerals from UKGE
A calculator
Children's Encyclopedia
Scratch art set
Top trumps cards

2 year old DD

What the ladybird heard book
Julia Donaldson book and soft toy
PJs
Clothes
Tractor ted toy
Play kitchen
Jack in the box
Gardening tools set eg little trowel
Karaoke microphone
Wooden vehicles
Jaques wooden biscuits
Wooden tea set
Melissa and Doug vet kit

Children's stockings from Father Christmas

Toothbrush
Bamboo cup
Flannel
Bath bomb
Chocolates
Interesting snack
Rolled up magazine
Temporary tattoos
Stickers
Playmobil blind bag
Schleich animal
Christmas tree ornament
Hot wheels car

DH

Bottle of whiskey
Crystal whiskey tumbler
The Curious Bartender whisky book (there's a theme here)
Dynamo magician's secrets book
Macarons
Metal toolbox
Smoked sea salt
Fire pit
Jar of marmalade
Lock picking kit
Box of chocolate truffles
Maple syrup
Car magazine
Marron glace
BBQ tepenyaki plate

Parents

Weighted blanket
Hotel Chocolat liquer
Soap
Only Connect quiz book
USB lighter
Voucher for Costa or cinema
Pickled onions
Crackling wick candle

@FireworkParrot, do you recall what you bought your 2 year old DD last Christmas? I'll have an 8 month DS at Christmas and it's such an awkward age! Appreciate I don't need to get him lots as he'll be so young. So far I have:

Shape sorter
Hide and squeak eggs
Personalised backpack for when he starts nursery a few months later (idea)

Ahhh OK thanks, I thought they were edible squishy marshmallows

Lists are on laptop but off top of my head...

DS 13
Football Boots
Trainers
Tracksuits x 2
Non Alchohol Kopparberg
Sweet Hamper
Playstation Loungewear
Football Match Tickets
Upgraded Phone (hopefully)
Football Shirts for 2 Teams
Playstation Giftcard

@MrsPToBe123 DD2 was 7 months her first Christmas and it's definitely a tricky age. I've just looked at my old list and she got:

Wooden stacking rings
Pop up toy
A toy boat for the bath
Clothes
Matchstick monkey teether
That's not my... books
Hooded towel
Rainmaker toy

Her stocking we just put useful things in....socks, flannel, soap, Ellas pouches things like that.

Stocking

Don't know what that rogue "stocking" is doing in my last post....bloomin phone. I also forgot we got her some wooden letters to put her name on her bedroom door.

DS 2

Fireman Play Set and Costume
Fire Engine Crazy Coupe (Need to convince DH we have space)
Imaginext Fire Engine and Station
Imaginext Pirate Ship and Crocodile
Toy Story Aliens Remix Figures
Toy Story Soldiers Tub
Buzz and Woody Costumes
Sticker and Colouring Books
Jigsaws
Books
Pyjamas and Slippers
Set of Clothes x 2
Vouchers for: Children's Animal Farm and his Favourite Imagination Play Place

@FireworkParrot sound like lovely gifts, thank you for the ideas.

Bumping as I’ve seen a few posts seeking recommendations.

[quote MrsPToBe123]@FireworkParrot, do you recall what you bought your 2 year old DD last Christmas? I'll have an 8 month DS at Christmas and it's such an awkward age! Appreciate I don't need to get him lots as he'll be so young. So far I have:

Shape sorter
Hide and squeak eggs
Personalised backpack for when he starts nursery a few months later (idea) [/quote]
For a 2 year old I be carefully not to buy too much as they are easily overwhelmed. At 2 they be past shape sorted, perhaps get some 4 to 8 piece jigsaws, Happyland, cars, trucks, diggers, doctors set or similar make believe toys are all good.

DS 7

Constellations poster
3 big hardback science and nature books from TKMaxx
Rory's story cubes
Creagami (a kind of 3D origami)
Jigsaw
Puzzle ball
Salt lamp

DS3

Selection of story books
Buildzi game
Bucket and spade set
Sand funnel toy
Ball
Snap together beads set
Hot chocolate shaker

My lists so far, some is just ideas some I’ve already bought. I won’t buy all of this as we have big families and they all like to buy gifts so some of this will be things I suggest others buy if/when they ask what the boys would like.

DS1 - 9yo

Calligraphy set
Metallic markers and black paper pad
Illuminated apparel tshirt
Candy sushi
Oodie - I need to find a fake oodie preferably a gaming themed one, recommendations welcome.
Record player
Vinyls
Optical illusions book
TV for bedroom
Waffle maker
Architech create your own smart house
Smart bulb/Alexa lightbulb
Spy vault and door buzzer kit

DS2 - 7yo

Model animal painting set
Scratch art
Candy sushi
Illuminated apparel tshirt
PJs/oodie
Felt pens/sharpies
Colouring book adopt me
Roblox adopt me set
TV for bedroom
Fitbit Ace 3
Chocolate lolly maker
Oreo tube
Plasma ball
Pokemon dobble
Pokemon switch game
Robux
Air drying modelling clay
Smart bulb/Google lightbulb

I’m loving this thread for the ideas though, thanks OP

I don't have a lot on the list for mine yet, but from us they will be getting the following

18 month old:
Wooden kitchen (second hand from DD1)
Wooden pizza set
Cats Cookbook (Julia Donaldson lift the flap book)
Playdoh growing garden set
Other lift the flap books
2 and 4 piece puzzles
Melissa and doug horsebox

4 year old
Yoto cards
Usborne Look Inside books
Magformers
Playdoh numbers and letters set
Probably a playmobil set but not sure which yet!

Both sharing a playmobil horses advent calendar.
I'm not looking forward to the time when they will be asking for an ipad and apple watch each 🙈

Me neither @HungryHippo11

@MrsPtoBe123
My daughter was 9 months last Christmas. We got her
Grapat nins set
Lanka kade farm animals
Happyland farm
Sensory balls
Tuff tray and then various sensory items to make play scenes, like coloured rice, crinkly paper, playdoh

Love this thread!

DS - age 4
Magnetic tiles
Play dough kit from nice Etsy maker with yellow door play dough rollers
Schleich dinosaurs (mostly secondhand)
Maybe some kind of play volcano to go with the dinosaurs - I don’t know
Books
Cuddly toy
Dressing up clothes
Maybe playmobil

Need some more ideas in case some of these don’t work out

Stocking:
Yoto player cards
Spinning top
Chocolate
That’s it so far!

New baby who all being well (high risk pregnancy, crossing everything) will be here safe and sound by Christmas:
Books
Cuddly toy
Play gym (gave away the one we had for DS)
Little stocking with teether, rattle, bath book

Clueless for DH. And he’s got a December birthday as well. Maybe a kitchen gadget, a novel, something to wear? Normally we do experience gifts but he hasn’t been able to use his one from 2019 yet because of Covid! Last Christmas was a blur because we lost baby no. 2 so I can’t even remember what I gave him.

Have started on other family members as well and have presents for my mum’s birthday in November sorted.

Ideas so far-
Ds aged 6-
Bruder car/truck
Playmobil police set ( to go with his loved existing stuff)
Nerf gun/target
Rugby ball
Magic set

Dd aged 5-
Roller skates
Cry babies doll
Stationery
Polly Pocket
Horse riding lessons
Lego dots

Struggling for youngest dd as she rarely expresses a want for anything, has been asking for walkie talkies for a while and that is it.
Dd aged 4-
Walkie talkies
Lego dots set
Stationery

Ds aged 2.5-
Bruder car or truck ( always pinching big brothers)
Train bits to go with existing set
Usborne lift the flap book ( we have a lot and are very popular)

Stockings will have some bits the same and some bits to suit their likes-
Chocolate Santa
Colouring book
Pens/pencils/novelty rubber etc
Small vehicle or animal
Book for the two that can read
That’s it so far

DH is getting a new golf bag
Molton Brown
Maybe some slippers

Only just started putting down some ideas and trying to cut back as they have the big stuff and so far have expressed little interest in much. May opt for experiences or comic subscription when relatives ask.

Only buying properly for dd16 as dh, dd24, dd22 and myself are going to do a secret Santa this year as none of us needs stuff so a healthy £100 budget should be good

But for dd 16

A upgraded iPhone
A bobo home balance board as she loves our lockdown gym in the garden and can use it out there.
Cactus care book
Chanel paperscape book
Miss Dior perfume

I will do stockings as usual for all our girls but only buying for dd16 is making things much easier this year especially thanks to the brilliant Christmas offers threads.

@Filterphobia please could you post a link to the Pokemon Dobble? My DSs would LOVE this!

DS 8

HP Lego/BrikHeadz
Action Reaction set
Minecraft controller for the Switch
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl game
Minecraft block light
Bird feeder for the garden
Throw Throw Burrito game

DS11

Pokemon Diamond/Pearl game
Pokemon controller for the Switch
Wireless ear buds
I have no idea what else...

Pokemon Dobble @ChirpyChirp

It’s out of stock but you can add your email address for notifications when it’s back in stock

Amazing! Thanks so much!

Ideas so far:

7yo DD

Blume doll (her current obsession - this may change by the time Christmas rolls around)!
Bath bombs
Rainbow Grey book
Kids' cookbook
Chocolate
Clothes
New PJs
Child friendly tablet? Can't decide about this.

(Almost) 4yo DS

Jigsaw puzzles
Bath bombs
Toy car
Chocolate
Cards for his little radio thing which plays stories and music - think it's called a yoto
Child friendly tablet? As above.

Awesome thread idea 😁

Ideas for 8yo DS, though won't get everything:

Main gifts from us -
Laser tag set
Pokemon elite trainer box
Big photo album with loads of photos of him and family/friends throughout his life (he's big on memories and loves hearing about what he was like as a baby!)

Big poppit
Reversible octopus
Body pillow (he loves anything snuggly!)
Harry Potter sorting hat
Harry Potter Hedwig soft toy
Harry Potter playing cards
Harry Potter top trumps
Let's Glow Studio
Wallet
Personalised Beano book
Christmas pig book
Label maker
Wall Thermometer
Diabolo set (circus type toy)
Spy Ninjas merch
Dream catcher
Astronaut food
I spy book
Plasma ball
Kids cologne
Measuring tape

One random thing I did give him was an AM/FM radio and he was fascinated with changing the dial to different frequencies for different radio stations and listening to the music.

DH is tricky and I like to get it just right, I usually have an 'a-ha' moment during the year. We are skint this year so mostly concentrating on making sure we get enough for DS. I might get DH a specific coffee he's been after from the states. Previous years the best gifts have been a lawnmower and an aeropress coffee thing, not too expensive and makes lovely coffee I'm told! Enough for one mug at a time, using ground coffee. Was £28.