Can we have the one where we list what we have for the kids (of all ages)?

[cleofatra]

I find these so helpful as I always spot an idea. Up to 19 would be useful (DS is 17) but all ages.

DS1 (nearly 17)
Air Pods
CP company jacket
Aftershave
Levi’s Jacket
North Face hoody
Air Up Bottle
Boxers/socks
Rucksack
Freddie Flintoff Book
Pyjamas

DS2(11)
X box Series X
McLaren Lego car (bought when it was half price on Amazon!)
McLaren Blanket
McLaren phone case (sense a theme here!)
2 X box games
Jumper
Rucksack
Air Up bottle
LED Light for his room

Feeling slightly guilty as DS2 has had way more spent on him this year due to the x box but there is nothing DS1 really wants.

DD(3.5)
Yoto player and cards
Marble run
Train set
Books
Stocking: choc teddy, satsuma, lace up shoe thing, markers, bath bomb, socks and pants

DS(1)
Bath toys x 2
Car for grimms people
Big ball
Monkey teddy
Books
Stocking: little ball satsuma, bath bomb, cup, cutlery, socks

DS doesn’t need anything but DD will definitely notice if he’s been short changed by Santa so I’ve basically just got him stuff for her to see.

Ds3 (15)

Headphones
Mechanical pencil
Book
Hot chocolate set
Mug
Wallet
Chocolate bar
Shower gel
2 hoodies (£12 something posted in Gap outlet sale)

Ds1 (26)

Google nest hub (free with a spend over £75 in John Lewis
Hoodie
Toiletries (Ted Baker wash bag better than half price deal in boots)
Hot sauces

Ds2 (24)

Soda stream
Toiletries (gruum)
Hot chocolate and chocolate spoons
He got a jacket but he’s wearing it!

@Skinnytailedsquirrel

This thread IMO is pretty obscene. Consumerism and tackiness at it's best.

Merry Christmas 🤣

DD1 -presents, hand bag - not overly expensive
Make up and nail varnish
A make up brush cleaning gadget

Stocking, chocolate Santa, lip salves, hair bands, same for DD2.

DD2- presents, perfume, nail varnish and hand cream.

Ds 3:

• paw patrol busy book with all the figures in (massively cheaper than the set of characters and looks great)
• 2 bigger paw patrol vehicles and characters
• more paw patrol themed stuff (🙄): pj's, dvds, toothbrush
• glow in the dark marble run
• a slinky
• A book
• A magnetic drawing board thing.

Plus some little bits for stocking.

As we live quite far from family they send money for us to buy the presents, wrap them up and put their names on - we have large families on both sides so our children are very lucky and very grateful. We also only buy clothes Christmas or Birthdays unless absolute need/growth spurt and the same for any other “bits”.
DD age 14
Iphone
Necklace
Bracelet
4 vinyls (Oasis, The Weekend, Amy Winehouse and someone I have never heard of)
Silk pjs
Nike trainers
Victoria Secret Slippers
Reed diffuser
Jeans and hoody
Man Utd football shirt
Skincare from Bodyshop
Tanning drops
Mascara
Lipgloss
Olaplex
Sponsored a donkey
Perfume x 2
Lush stuff
Board game
Nail varnish set
Salt lamp
Underwear
Chocolates
Family games night game
Peaky Blinders calendar

DS age 11
Iphone
Nike tracksuit
Nike trainers
Champion tracksuit
Levi denim jacket
Levi jumper and joggers
Man Utd football shirt
Nike trainers
Monopoly electronic banking
David Walliams new book
Bliss skylite
LED strip lights
PS game
New duvet cover and pillowcase
Sweet hamper
Golf towel
Underwear and socks
Water bottle
Deodorant set
Wall light in shape of a blue Saturn

Will be picking nits out of their lists for stockings, which will also include some toiletries (exciting - I’m one of those mums!)

Bits not nits!

DGD age 3

Pyjamas
Books
Numerous craft things

DGS age 1

Pyjamas
Alphabet train
Board books

They’ll also have a wooden treehouse with slide built in their garden in spring. They get so much from everyone at Christmas and birthdays we asked their parents if they’d prefer some outdoor play equipment and that’s what they opted for.

All of our children are adults and their gifts are the normal things like perfume, jewellery, one has a handbag that she wanted, one has headphones, the others have a mixture of clothing, restaurant vouchers and other bits and bobs. Except one, who has tickets to Post Mortem live.

DS 22
Chest of drawers (we helped with this!)
Slippers
Football manager
Cricket Xbox game
Thermal and shin pads
Pyjamas
Vodka
Pants
Smellies

DD 20
Westlife tickets 🥳
Greys anatomy blanket
Greys anatomy mug
Need to get a Lego set!
Fluffy socks
Pyjamas
Pink gin
Strictly annual
Dress for New Year's Eve

DS 16
Liam Gallagher tickets
Oasis poster
Football manager
Cricket game for Xbox
Smellies
Pyjamas
New phone case
Pants
Pizza express voucher

All get stockings and have made gift boxes with useful stuff like deodorant and super noodles 😊
Everyone has to get roughly the same number of presents because we open in turn!

DC has two of the small santa sacks equivalent to one of the big ones. It didnt look like a lot as they arent stuffed or anything but actually wrote out what I got the other day and there are a lot of gifts mainly because I bought a lot of little bits she needed as well as treats and I also bought a lot from Facebook marketplace so the actual amount I've spent isn't much but I got quite a bit for the money.

She's 2 and main things I can recall are:

• toy dog you walk (facebook)
• dolls house
• troll doll (under £2 bargain)
• toy story clothes
• books
• shopping basket with food (local fete)
• till that makes sounds (Facebook)
• craft stuff

Her cousins have a small bag from us and main bits:

8 year old:
*talking Dora doll (Facebook)
*troll doll (another £2 bargain)

• pamper stuff
• colouring stuff
• bath stuff
• PJs and socks

6 year old:
*lego monster truck

• car construction set
• car bits and bobs
• PJs and socks
• bath stuff
• colouring stuff

2 year old:

• phonics bus
• dungarees
• farm set
• PJs and socks *colouring stuff *bath stuff

The bus and farm stuff also Facebook :)

@QueenofLouisiana

DS 16 Football shirt for obscure Japanese football team he follows History book- very much his passion Historical map book (see above) Political biography. (other passion) CK One aftershave Audible subscription New Statesman subscription.

Silly things:
Hot sauce collection pack.
pigs in blankets pot noodle thing
chocolate coins (obviously)
Modelling poop game

Can I ask what history books you have bought? My DS13 loves history

DS 15 -

Main -
Airpods
Forza 5
Power bank
Top
Jogging bottoms

Stocking -
Sweets
Coffee pods for his machine
Mini lynx
Chewing gum
Crisps
Tesco gift card
Costa gift card
Face wash
(Was very hard to find stuff for him this year!)

DD 12 -
Friends build a bear
Friends blanket
Friends string lights
Friends squishy
Forza 4
Forza 5
Fidget toys

Stocking -
Sweets
Face masks
Lip balms
Hairbrush and hair bands
Mini soap and glory
Nail files and fake nails
Bath bomb
Mini salt lamp
Stretchy dog

Toddler:
Doll cradle
7 books

In stocking:
Brio train
Puzzle
Small duplo set
Socks
Toddler cutlery set
Organix snacks

Loving this thread. I've proudly stuck to my budget & for the first year ever, didn't use my credit card. My 2022 goal is to be debt free!

DD12
vampire diaries book set
Make up pallet & brushes
AirPods (fake) & cover
Watch huawei band 4
Water colour paper & brushes
Hype Jumper
Mini hot water bottle
Light up bath bomb

DSS10
Football strip Chelsea
Stunt drone
Knex crane
Hobbit & LOTR book set
Otamatone
Adidas Football
Guitar Tuner
Coffee pods
Smart bulb

DSS8
Football strip rangers
3 book set
Squishmallow
Earth globe puzzle
Lego hovercraft
Knex tub
Cake mix
Mini Lego

Stockings (same for all 3)
Choc initial
Pop it
Lots of sweets

DS 16
Laptop and accessories
Basic Tablet-to turn into digital picture frame
Lenovo smart clock
earbuds
Blanket
2 shirts and jeans

DS 15
Laptop and accessories
Basic Tablet- to turn into digital picture frame
Lenovo smart clock
Transformer action figure
Shirt, hoodie, and joggers

Stockings- sweets, puzzle box, USB extension, survival paracord bracelet, wallet tool, torch

Christmas Eve - pajamas

@Ppoi

DS 16 Laptop and accessories Basic Tablet-to turn into digital picture frame Lenovo smart clock earbuds Blanket 2 shirts and jeans

DS 15
Laptop and accessories
Basic Tablet- to turn into digital picture frame
Lenovo smart clock
Transformer action figure
Shirt, hoodie, and joggers

Stockings- sweets, puzzle box, USB extension, survival paracord bracelet, wallet tool, torch

Christmas Eve - pajamas

DS 15 got a blanket too, like DS 16. Forgot to put that on his the list.

DD 16
Steampunk Leggings
Peacock bedding
Sketchbook
History of Fashion book
Harry Potter Wall Clock
Watch
Tiger slippers
Bluetooth speaker, vintage style

DD 4
Schleich farm
Flamingo hat
Mermaid Barbie
Ukulele
Frozen figures
Book by favourite author
Jigsaw
Floor piano mat

Dd2
Baby Shark Bath Toy
Playmobil school bus
Bing teddy
Bagpuss teddy
Jigsaw
Barbie bath-time baby
Sylvanian Family Ice Cream Cart
Sticker book

We have nobody else in our extended family, so no other gifts will be bought for them. They’ve all made each other pictures for their bedrooms as gifts to each other, in charity shop frames.

How does this look? Bearing in mind both have just had birthdays too.

DS(8);

Small Lego technic car - he should be able to do it himself on Christmas Day

Alexa echo dot

Air Max trainers

Nike training bottoms and t shirt (he's reached that age)!

Sketching pad and tracing materials

Stocking bits including sweet treats/bath bomb/Rapidough/Minecraft pants....

DD(6)

American girl doll (wellie wisher) - so pleased to have tracked one down

Roller skates

Judo Barbie

Box set of favourite books

Alexa echo dot

Stocking treats as above, small but personal

I know this is more than enough, no twitching!!

Hmmm seeing it there giving me the eeeks that DS might need something else to 'do' on Christmas Day. Thoughts??

DS8 (with ASD so very niche tastes!)

Two German wooden trains
Two model buses
Hetty Hoover plush toy
Toy iron
Vinyl models of The Beatles
Pikachu Onesie
Peanut ball
Hama Beads
Billy and the Mini Monsters books

Stocking:
Red liquorice bootlaces
Oreo biscuits
Choc coins
Can of cream soda
Christmas socks
Mini plush dinosaur
Bath bomb
Storytelling dice

And Minecraft for PS4 - forgot that!

DS4 -
Large link figure
Vamparina Castle
Vamparina car
Ryan figures
Ryan laser tag guns
Ryan airplane
Switch & go dino overseer
Spiderman jetquarters
Link quilt cover
Master sword lamp
Zelda t-shirt
Zelda water bottle
Zelda backpack
Zelda Encyclopedia
Nintendo colouring book
Sonic dressing gown
Sonic slippers
Sonic pyjamas
Fort builder kit

I'm not sure why I put DS4 when DS is 6 😂🥴 thank god its the weekend!