Only child 10 years old what would you spend on them for christmas

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He is soming up to 11 and I am just interested to know if there are any more of you with onlies and what you spend on them at christmas

i have 3 children, but i tend to just buy them the thing they'd most like (unless it's out of our price range)

last year ds1 had a bike which cost over £100. This year he has asked for a globe and some tat from tk maxx, so we've spent about £50.

is there anything particular he wants?

Depends what she wants to be honest. I don't have a budget as such just happy to get her what she would like. But with her being an only I suspect she is a bit spoilt at Xmas.

Depends on what they want, depends on what you can afford, and depends on what is reasonable in general.

well he wants one of those flicker scooters £85, skylanders, £7 each, airhogs sharp shooter £26 and a few xbox games he has mentioned and of course they can be as much as £40 a time.

I supposae one of the reasons I ask is because I am told by my family that I go over the top but I really like buying him at christmas.

If you can afford it, are giving willingly and he appreciates it then I think you can safely be as abundant as you like. The only difference with an only may be that you are less financially restricted.

I am Mum to one who will be 9 just before Christmas. I estimate that I've spent about £100 on Xmas and slightly less for his birthday.

I haven't added stocking fiullers yet but usually keep that to under £10 and include an orange, chocolate coins etc.

DD is an only child, she is 9y.
This year her main present if a Samsung camera, which is £199.
She does have some other gifts from us/Father Christmas - books, craft, camera bag and memory card, etc. Maybe another £75 ish.

It varies. Some years it is less, other times it may be more, such as when she got a piano. I don't have a budget as such, it depends on what she had been needing/wanting and we take it from there.

I tend to spend more at Christmas because I rarely buy random toys/books/etc for dd over the course of the year.

Some friends will take their dc to the toy store (or other shops), and buy a treat for no reason. I don't do that really, so dd 'hits the jackpot' at Christmas and on her birthday (though still doesn't get the sort of OTT gifts received by some of her contemporaries - think own I-Mac desktop, full drum kit, etc).

I have an only dd who is nearly 6yo and I have spent prob around £150 (but I think thats a lot and she is quite spoiled at Christmas!!!)

and also justify it for the same reasons as earlybird!!

to be honest, if you can afford it i think that's fine! don't go OTT and end up with no money or get yourself in debt though,

also, share that list with friends and family. perhaps your parents could get him a game each for example?

I think its one of those impossible questions because what one person thinks is 'reasonable' another will think is totally OTT. We have an only child and could probably spend a lot than we do but more prefer not to - he never really asks for anything in particular anyway - he is sports mad so presents tend to be new sporting equipment (total around £75ish).

If your family actually comment that you are spending a lot perhaps they mean that you are spending beyond your budget - or are there other children (nieces/nephews) etc that get far less in comparison and do you all open your presents together? If you are not getting into debt, and if your DC is not 'showing off' about presents then it really isn't anyone else's business

We have an only, and I think she gets considerably less spent on her than most kids because sometimes we are so conscious of not doing the 'spoilt only child' thing. We are quite lucky that she doesn't really ask for a lot, she still believes in Santa and doesn't want to give him too much to carry :o
I'm sure this will bite me on the arse big time when she realises the truth, and I will have a list as long as her arm.

MY only gets roughly the same as her friends get spent on them. Lord only knows what she's having this year though. She's 16 and just wants a pile of cash to spend herself!

I have an only and get does get more than I think he would if there were more.

But, he has an end of Oct birthday and then xmas. He doesn't have anything the rest of the year. The toys from last christmas had loads of use and he was definitely bored of them by the time his birthday came round this christmas.

I've just bought anything I think he'll like and that I think he'll get lots of use out of. I don't have a limit. He's only 2 so not got a big present but lots of things that cost in the region of £10 - £40 each. I don't know how much I've actually spent but it doesn't matter to me. I've not got into debt and it's all bought and paid for in cash - and I know he's going to love what he has. :)

Probably spending about £75 total for our only DS (3.5). I think it has more to do with the type of family you are/come from than the number of children you have, as I don't think we'd spend any more/less if we had more children.

My family always did Christmas quite low key - a stocking at the end of the bed and maybe one 'big' present, whereas in my DH's family (4 kids) each child had their own sofa piled high full of toys, some not even wrapped (the vulgarity!).

We're following my family's traditions, naturally