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Honest opinion- is this too much to get for dd xmas dp thinks it is

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lilymolly · 09/10/2008 19:53

DD is 3 in Jan
We dont really spend much on her at all throughout the year- plus she is getting new baby in March.

I was planning on getting her the following from dp and I

1 x trike £19.99 woolworths
1 x Pram and highchair set £29.99
1 x box lego £9.00
1 x dressing up cloths set £10
stocking fillers:puzzles, dvd etc £20 ish

Total: £90 ish

Is this too much?

DP thinks it is and that we should ask grandparents etc to buy one of the items so that she does not get too much.

Now I am all for not spoiling kids etc and the last 2 years where she has not really been aware of xmas we got her very little.

But this year she will be nearly 3 and I cant wait for her to open all her gifts.

I also think that I would like to buy her the presents she wants rather than other people- after all she is out PFB

For birthday she will be getting:
Scooter £19.99
Car Garage £20

Please come and give honest opinions please.

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JustKeepSwimming · 09/10/2008 19:57

IMO it's not the money/value side of things that matters, more the number of presents at this early age.
so for Christmas Day she would have 4/5 big presents and a stocking, that seems ok to me.
I would however start looking on Ebay for cheaper versions of the same things, why not get second-hand now when she won't notice, could mean you could afford to get her other bits too? (or put left over money into bank account/tin uner bed!)

It is handy however to give relatives an idea of what to get/not to get so no duplicates or crazy unwanted things

themildmannneredjanitor · 09/10/2008 19:58

SOUNDS FINE TO ME.whoops!

doesn't sound excessive at all.

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lilymolly · 09/10/2008 19:58

Money is not an issue btw DP is just a meany

We could afford to spend a lot more but we won't as I think that would be money wasted.

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scorpio1 · 09/10/2008 19:59

seems fine.

cocoleBOO · 09/10/2008 20:00

Sounds fine to me, too.

JustPoppedIn · 09/10/2008 20:01

Sounds fine to me

Hulababy · 09/10/2008 20:01

If you can afford it and not struggling to pay, then no it is fine.

We are looking into getting DD a digital piano fpr Christmas this year, followed by piano lessons in teh New Year. The piano will be very expensive, more than we normally buy - but we are thinking of it long term.

Last year DD got a DS Lite, plus a few stocking fillers - so again over £100.

DD is not a spolit child. She gets a fair bit spent on her as she is an only child and we can afford what we buy, simple as that. Children only become spoilt if you allow them to be.

BreevandercampLGJ · 09/10/2008 20:01

Seems totally fine, and I would be the first to tell you if it wasn't.

FiendishFairyFay · 09/10/2008 20:01

Sounds fine to me

WeLoveFabio · 09/10/2008 20:02

I think that's an awful lot...but maybe just one of the bigger things could be from someone else.

IME they just don't really 'get' the scale of it at this age - it'll be too much, overwhelming.

Ds just didn't know what to do with it all.

I space it out over a few days/weeks actually, at 3ish. Otherwise it is really overkill.

Sorry to be the meany one here!

gscrym · 09/10/2008 20:02

One thing we found with DS was that while we were sitting watching him openign his pressies, he got bored and wanted to play with them. Might be worth not wrapping some.

It doesn't seem like too much. I overheard a mum saying that this year, she'd only be spending £250 on her 4 year old.

EffiePerine · 09/10/2008 20:02

how much will she be getting from family? TBh I'd prob go for one big (size) present (trike OR pram set), box of lego and stocking fillers. Otherwise she will be drowning in STUFF on Xmas Day.

Alternatively, buy one big present that's a bit more expensive, e.g. a better quality trike that will last a bit longer.

Lauriefairycake · 09/10/2008 20:02

I ignore how much money it costs and imagine the pile of presents.

Seems a lovely set of presents, big, small, not hundreds.

enjoy

brimfull · 09/10/2008 20:03

I agree wiht your dh.
If you add the stuff she'll get from others you won't bable to move for toys and she will be overwhelmed.

I would ask others to get some of them.

Waswondering · 09/10/2008 20:04

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ImnotMamaGbutsheLovesMe · 09/10/2008 20:06

Sounds fine.

Why buy her more because 3 months later she will have a sibling though?

EffiePerine · 09/10/2008 20:06

we just got DS this for his birthday and he loves it (seems v good quality and hopefully no bits will fall off)

www.outdoortoycompany.co.uk/childrens_trikes_age_2_yrs_/puky_cat1_childrens_trike_red-c1055p1438.htm l

I think it's less about the money and more about being drowned in plastic

forkhandles · 09/10/2008 20:06

I guess it depends on how many gifts and ultimately toys you want to have in your house. With 3 DC we've got a fair few toys already so I would let the grandparents and aunts/uncles get some bits off that list and get the main two myself. But then as she's your PFB you probably aren't overwhelmed by crap toys yet!

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lilymolly · 09/10/2008 20:06

oh so a mixture of opinions

I agree about spreading them over a few hours/days so not to overwelm her

Also will get her to open gifts from others on a different day.

Hes gone in a huff now cos I started this thread

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Hulababy · 09/10/2008 20:07

DD gets lots from family too - only grandchild/neice on one side, one of two only on other side. We have never had any problems with her being overwhelmed or anything. We just stagger opening of presents, and we ensure no duplicates in advance. There is always a good mix of things for immediate use, and for a bit later on, and clothes as well as toys, etc.

Hulababy · 09/10/2008 20:08

Oh yes, and we used to stagger over whole day for opening.

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lilymolly · 09/10/2008 20:09

The Sibling thing is this will be her last xmas on her own prob me being precious

We dont have much crap toys in the house as I have always being strict about not getting too much crap from other people.

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Smithagain · 09/10/2008 20:12

It sounds like loads to me, tbh.

We only do two presents per child at the most, but they still end up with about 30 each, by the time GPs, Godparents, aunts and uncles and friends have had a look in.

And at 3, DD found it completely overwhelming. She'd have been happy with two or three things and just couldn't get her head around the idea that it was all for her.

Leslaki · 09/10/2008 20:13

It's CHRISTMAS!!!! Let her have tons of toys, that's what Xmas is all about IMO!!!I don't think it sounds excessive, it sounds lovely! You will enjoy seeing her open it all and play with it so go for it!

yomellamoHelly · 09/10/2008 20:15

How many other presents will be under the tree for her. I second the opinion that too many presents are overwhelming. Then you'll only get disappointed because most of it doesn't get played with for months. FWIW when my ds1 was 3 he had about 20 presents (we'd got him one gift plus stocking). The last pressie was from my mum and was a value pad of plain paper and a packet of crayons. It was the only thing he played with from his stash for the next week.