How much do you spend on toddler/children at Christmas ?

[MichelleOR84]

I’m curious ! Really random question in October 😂🤦‍♀️.

Also , do you spend accordingly to your income or do you over or under spend ?

Can I ask, without meaning to sound cheeky, what people with budgets under £100 are buying for their kids?

Most of the toys I see are easily in the £40-50 range so I wouldn't get a lot from that budget? I do secondhand where I can but even then there wouldn't be much especially as I buy clothes too.

We've got 2 dc and probs spend about £60-100 each but we're skint so some years it's less. If there's something they want but we can't afford then we ask grandparents if they're happy to either buy it or put towards. Christmas for us is as cheap as we can make it!

@OnNaturesCourse

Can I ask, without meaning to sound cheeky, what people with budgets under £100 are buying for their kids?

Most of the toys I see are easily in the £40-50 range so I wouldn't get a lot from that budget? I do secondhand where I can but even then there wouldn't be much especially as I buy clothes too.

I spent about £60 on my toddler from Aldi on mostly role play toys - got him a tool set, fireman set, tea set, train set and trains plus a few puzzles and games. Will get him some books and craft stuff as well, plus Christmas pjs and slippers.

DS has just turned 2. We've got him a toy kitchen and a wooden train set, both from Aldi and came to about £45 in total. I've got him a second-hand Happyland pirate ship that was £7 - he won't know or care that it's not new. We'll probably get him something else small and then do a stocking from Santa of little bits - bouncy ball, buckle wand, small toy animals, chocolate etc.

If there was something I thought he'd love that was more expensive then we might have gone for that, but I think the things we've got him will be loved and well played with.

@OnNaturesCourse

Can I ask, without meaning to sound cheeky, what people with budgets under £100 are buying for their kids?

Most of the toys I see are easily in the £40-50 range so I wouldn't get a lot from that budget? I do secondhand where I can but even then there wouldn't be much especially as I buy clothes too.

It's easy to spend under £100. DD had her 13th birthday in lockdown and we spent well below that. We got sketchpads and charcoals and blending pencils and watercolours, 2nd hand coat (ebay), several books (ebay), some novelty socks and a hat. We spent half of a £100 budget.

My nephews are 2 and 5 and we've spent £20 on each of them and they each have a couple of books, something to wear, a chocolate Father Christmas and a wooden puzzle toy.

We only spend about £30 but only get stocking fillers. Last year we got things like Xmas crayons, tangerines, cookie cutters in different shapes (mostly for use with playdough), pot of playdough...just little bits. I buy her clothes when she needs them not as a gift. And she will get plenty from other family so no need for us to buy more.

Last year we spent £2000 on our teen for gaming computer and clothes plus stocking but normally around £1000 each, we have 3 but 2 are in there 20s, youngest gets a bit more spent on him. His the only one still at home

Ah, I suspect it all depends on what your child will play with? My LO absolutely loved vtech toys when she was younger, and even secondhand these were £20-£30. Kudos to you all for doing it, I really struggle when it comes to buying for the kids.

When they were younger, probably a few hundred pounds. Now they’re teens it more. We’ll probably spend more this year as we haven’t spent much on them in lockdown.

Out of curiosity what would you spend if you didn't buy many toys throughout the year?

The same stocking fillers for around £30! I buy her something for her birthday and the two Eids as well but I usually spend £30 or less on each of those too. Other than that the only thing I really but her in-between is coloured paper for drawing! I know when she is older she will ask for more things and I will need to spend more of course but for now it's fine.

Exactly ￡1279 this year for 9 year old daughter. She just wanted designer bags and clothes this year.
Last year it was about ￡500-￡600 for toys, books and building a platform for her room.

Probably around £300-350 per child. This year I will have 8yo, 4yo and newborn. Newborn will get things we would have bought anyway (eg playmat, snug seat, etc). Older two are sharing a Nintendo switch. By the time I add on a game each, stocking fillers and little bits like new Christmas pjs it quickly adds up.

I budget for £100 per child, but sometimes manage to spend less, especially when their younger. Roughly £50 on a big present from me & DH, and £50 on Santa stuff (6-10 small presents plus stocking)