What are you getting DD/DS for Xmas (and ages please)

[Twinkie]

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Gosh thats alot! I have got ds a car garage thing(fisher price) he's two and dd nothing yet!she will be 4 at christmas - where has the time gone?

Twinkie!! That's an immense amount for a 3 year old!

I'm taking full advantage of the fact the ds (2.3 yrs) is still mostly unaware of Christmas... so We are not spending a huge amount on him.

He loves Thomas the tank engine so I'm getting him the wooden railway set.... and a cassette player with Microphone coz, like his Mum, he loves to sing.

We'll get him a few wee things too. Can't wait! I love Christmas time and now ds is a bit older all the magic is back again.

Wonder what Santa will get me......?

Blimey Twinkie - that is a lot. When we were little we used to get 2 big pressies at the most, plus stocking fillers. And that is my plan for dd.

My plan for this year is to hide a couple of dd's toys now and give them back to her wrapped up at Christmas (she's 17 months). Refuse to join in with the ridiculous commercial indulge-fest before I have to! Just call me scrooge.

Actually I will probably give in and buy her a little something but definately not much - a box of duplo or something.

dd1 has asked for a Raggedy Ann doll, a cheerleader outfit (anyone seen any?) and a fur-real kitty. That's it. We spend about £100 on her maximum and I think that is plenty. I want her to appreciate the value of things and apart from anything else, she always gets inundated from relatives, friends etc. dd2 will be 6 months old so she is having a new outfit, and a couple of toys. I hope I don't sound like a stingy cow!

My ds is 21 months & so far we've got him a car transporter (too noisy i think though), some lego & a little tent from ikea. i think that may be it, as he doesn't 'get' it yet either. no doubt both sets of grandparents will make their presence known though....

There is a Mum at school who spends about £1500 on each of her 3 kids at christmas, she does it all on her credit card and then spends half the year paying it back.

i'd say i've spent a grand total of £30 so far. will get little things for a stocking too though. that just sounds insane, dahlia.

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Twinkie,

That's great - I bet your 3 year old will be thrilled.

My 15 month old dd is getting from me and her dad:

• a stocking full of inexpensive stocking fillers
• her first doll
• a little people's set (she got the dolls house for her birthday and it was age relevent to her as it makes interesting sounds when buttons are pushed, like the loo flushes)...think I'll get her the funfair

From her grandma and granpa 1, she is getting a dolls pushchair

and from grandma and grandpa 2, she is getting a toy hoover and some mega blocs

(Oh dear we are really pidgeon holing her into a gender stereotype!)

Don't know what others are getting her.

Twinkie - everyone has different ideas about presents. Having 4 children I would advise you to think of the future. If you are going to spend that amount at this age, you will be spending a fortune when they get older. I am scaling down Christmas, with bigger things being bought for birthdays because the cost gets out of hand.
If you can afford it though, it is up to you what you do.

I'm feeling very inadequate for having not thought about what to buy my two at all! You're all so organised...... surely I'm not alone tho?

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Mumsnet is going christmas crazy. I simply can not bring my self to think about christmas on a personal level, coz at work we've been planning everyone's blinkin christmas since August!

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I haven't bought any presents yet,but I have a feeling my DDs list is around the corner. I will probably spend 50 pounds on each of them. They get stuff from grandparents and other family too and I really don't want them to get too much stuff.

Hmmm.

DD (14 months) - Dolls pram & Doll, charm for her silver bracelet. We bought her a charm bracelt when she was born and add a new charm to it for birthdays, Christmas and other special occs (such as mine and her Daddys wedding day last July). I love the idea of the charm bracelet as she'll have something really beautiful and personal to keep all her life. Prob some other bits and pieces too, but not planning to spend lots of money.

DS2 (10 in Nov) - ??? Prob DVD, PS2 game, ummm goodness knows. He hasn't really asked for anything this year.

DS1 (11) - ?? As DS2. Though I'm sure he'll think pf plenty when the time comes, he's much more materialistic than his brother.

DH and I have agreed that we are only going to spend £50 on each other this year as I am now a SAHM with no income. When we were both working I tended to spend £250ish on him at Christmas, looking back that seems very extravagant !

I tend to not give the boys things during the year, but if I want to buy something for them I buy it and put it in the cupboard. Just had a check in there, and there are about 20 books for ds1 ...! practically nothing else. He is a real bookworm, and reads pretty constantly ... but I think even he will be rather dischuffed if he JUST gets books Relatives keep asking for ideas, especially for ds2, and I have none - he's at school all day, comes home exhausted. At weekends he plays all day with his wooden trainset and the Lego ... he doesn't need anything!

Twinkie,

Sorry if this is very personal, but it wasn't too long ago you seemed in a panic about money when you had to leave x2b.

I know you probably feel very relieved now everything is more settled, but wouldn't it be better to buy your dd a little less, and perhaps put some of that £250 in a savings account for her for later?

Sorry, none of my business, I'll get off my soapbox (but you did ask)

DD will be 2.9 at Xmas so far:

CD player thing
My Little pony stable
puppet theatre and puppets
Lots of stocking stuff, no item more than a fiver.

DD is desperate for a Care Bear Castle, was thinking of suggesting it to my dad, but it looks like c**p. Would i be wrong to tell him to get the ELC washing machine and microwave she has coveted since the new catalogue came out??

FineVintage, I had a charm bracelet when I was little, done in the way you describe, and it's the most wonderful present, I love it, and it means so much to me!!! Great idea.
The only thing I have for dd (4.3) is a piece of jewellery I bought in France (fell in love with it the minute I saw it), from the Dodo line of Pomellato, it's a little gold seahorse. It's gorgeous, very pretty for a little girl and I like the idea that she will have a really nice piece of jewellery she can always wear and remember when she got it. She has so many toys already, and she will get some from rest of family.... will probably get her a few bits and bobs but that's the main present from us.

i haven't bought anything yet but last year dd had a pile of pressies, the main one was a kitchen from the Early Learning Centre. I spent about £200 pounds on her too so i think i'm on a par with you Twinkie!

dd is 2.6!

My ds who is 4.2 wants every toy advertised on TV!!(Well apart from girls toys).

I am planning getting Playmobil Airport(74.99 and also plane(29.99) Will get some nice stocking fillers etc as well.

Goodness - haven't even thought about Christmas, still have dd and dh birthdays to get through. Am tempted not to send Christmas cards this year though and to donate the money to Charity instead.