What suitable present for 6 year old money/voucher or toy ?

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Just that my ds had his party today and neary everyone gave him money/ vouchers. He has been given £80 plus vouchers.

As a mum obviously i am glad he hasn't got lot's of toys. However i have to say he was quite dissapointed and would have preferrd presents to open.

Should i be doing more to teach him the value of money ? He doesn't have pocket money as i thought he was still too young ?

i think at that age they still like to open pressies... normally mine get one card with a fiver in but the rest give pressies...

and some even ask for money or vouchers on party invite

I htink most 6 year olds would prefer presnets to cash. Can you go out together and buy some things? or look through a catalogue and order them?

meant to say prob a good time to start pocket money - dd1 (also 6) gets £1 a week.saving up now to buy some (more) lego!

No - I think that it is entirely understandable that he was disappointed. My DS would be pleased with 1 or 2 vouchers to choose something he really wanted, but almost all vouchers would be a let down.

Was this family and family friends or school friends? If the latter I find that slightly strange - I would never give a voucher at a school friend's party.

DD was 6 yesterday and she did get a little bi of money and vouchers. She does have some idea of oney because of pocket money and saving up, etc. And she was pleased to get her money and the though of going out and chosing something.

BUT she loved opening presents more - regardless of what was inside it.

Have never recieved money or vouchers from party guests though, only from family.
Re. pocket money. DD started getting £1 pocket money when she turned 5, went up to £1.50 yesterday (50p rise each year). We introduced it at the same time as they started covering money topic in Maths at school. DD likes to save up until she has enough for some larger item.

It was mainly school friends and neighbours. Am quite relieved as i always get a toy for presents as i think they are still at that age they love opening them.
I will take him shopping tom. But felt really sorry as we took a bin liner as last year he got lot's of pressies and we brought them home today in a carrier bag!

I wouldn't be comfortable at all with DS recieving money from DS's school friends he is only going to be 4 this birthday but would much prefer them to buy him a book or even cheap tat..
we live in an area that is very mixed financially and don't want DS to measure the financial value of the presents he receives.

I have re-read what I have written and am not sure I have made my point clear but can't think how else to word it.

Understand Jingley
think he would have been happy with pound shop tat more for the opening etc.
The problem is he has no sense of value of money so he wouldn't judge and i felt today maybe i should start teaching him.

blimey.

Have never been given money or vouchers at parties.

DD was 6 last year and got fab presents for her, lots of books, secret diary, stationery bits, jewellery etc. Right up her alley so someone had done their research.

I am so surprised your ds has received money from his party. I wouldn't think to give money to that age group as a birhday party gift from dc when they are invited.

My older dd is 9 and still doesn't really 'get' money. We stopped giving her pocket money for now cos she rarely showed any interest in spending it or having it and it was piling up. As for my 6 yr olds, they seem equally oblivious.

They all seem to prefer a present to open and often treasure small inexpensive things more than anything else. Blimey ds was lugging round a 'magic stone' this morning (ie lump of concrete) he'd found.

tsar that's exactly what i think.
Guess it just one of them things it may as well be £5 as £80 to him !