Parents,how much do you spend on christmas presents for your kids?

deb68_2

this year i havent started useually done by now,except for a main pressie last yerthey had an xbox and loads of games that came to £500 between the 3 of them,We have 3 teenage boys 19 15 (hes 16 4 days after christmas) and 14 we useually go mad but this year has been so bad for us physical an mentally if that makes sense.Hubby says the 19 yr old getting too old now for loads pressies dont aggree i spend same amount on ech of them an make sure they ave the same amount of pressies is that daft?
Used to spen lot on hubys brothers two todlers told us this yead just give them £50 each:eek: and we will get them things coz we buy crp:eek: wouldnt call tonka toys or building blocks, jigsaws crap would you?
they just want clothes this ear flipping heck have you seen the prices if trainers trackies etc, they will e getting about £120 each this year but:T after christmas we are taking them shopping and having another xmas day with the dinner an everything oooo cant wait love christms.My kids useually get 1 present of in laws each a top or socks,2 each of my brother and if brother in law feeling kind will buy, wouldnt think hes paid of a 3/4 million pound house just spent £50 thou on a mazarati car.no not jelouse not at all as i have 3 amazing wonderful kids an a husband i could auction off an be a millionare hes one in a million(how soppy lol)
so we haveing 2 christmas's the 1st i will have my brother round an we will buy a big boquet of flowers for our mum that died nor long ago and remember our christmses with our families thats wha its about being with people we love an care for.
Dont i go on, lol,And the lads all do 2 shoe boxes each to send o kids abroad they chose the stuff an pay for most of it with thier pocket money so some other kidswil ave something
I WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS BIT EARLY I NOBUTMIGHT 4GET TO SAY ITNEARER THE TIME
TAKE CARE ALL
DEB

MrsE_2

moggylover wrote: »

I'm not sure what a millionaire lifestyle really is these days, but I feel sure you would not want your daughter to be some Paris Hilton type now would you! I would like enough money for them to be able to travel - but then I did that off my own back once I was working, so no doubt they will as well..

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You've probably just described my daughters fantasy life:o

Shes a real girly girl & she loves "things", sparkly things. She loves Tiffany & diamonds & designer sunglasses with bling & designer bags & Thomas Sabo & links of London stuff & shoes & ugg boots & sparkly shoes & sandals & posh coats, beauty treatments, french manicures, hair dos, etc etc ect Oh & clothes:rolleyes:

Shes a lovely girl, shes the best daughter in the world, but shes "high maintenance":rotfl: I don't know where she gets it from:o

The great outdoors & free things hold no appeal for her, but each to their own, be a very boring world if we were all the same.

deb68_2

MrsE wrote: »

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

You've probably just described my daughters fantasy life:o

Shes a real girly girl & she loves "things", sparkly things. She loves Tiffany & diamonds & designer sunglasses with bling & designer bags & Thomas Sabo & links of London stuff & shoes & ugg boots & sparkly shoes & sandals & posh coats, beauty treatments, french manicures, hair dos, etc etc ect Oh & clothes:rolleyes:

Shes a lovely girl, shes the best daughter in the world, but shes "high maintenance":rotfl: I don't know where she gets it from:o

The great outdoors & free things hold no appeal for her, but each to their own, be a very boring world if we were all the same.

Try Asos got some good things for gily girls ladies boys n men never used it but mate has an always looks trendy

jetty

i find because i buy all year when i see offers/sales, i lose track of how much i spend, and then by the time christmas gets here, they want other things and i end up spending more! but i do try to get them the same amount of presents as appose to spending the same. Gonna have a month old baby at christmas so haven't spent as much on him! i put about £200-£250 as a guess!

minxtress

I had planned on spending about £300 each on them (they are 15,12 and 8) but as the main present they have got each is £300 il end up spending a lot more as Im a tinker for wanting a huge impact when they open that door on xmas morning, I like the santas grotto effect and gasps. So probably spend another £300 in total on lots of things to wrap up.Then theres new jarmys dressing gowns and slippers, party outfits, and xmas eve at the Theatre. It all adds up BUT I wouldnt do it if it meant getting into debt, I dont have any debt and work EXTREMELY hard all through the peak months to put money away to ensure xmas is fab for all concerned. That is the best xmas present I could get, seeing everyones faces with thier lovely suprises. Then they go to thier dads for another xmas on Boxing Day and do it all again, he probably spends about £250 each on them.
My parents used to do exactly the same when we were kids and I wanted the same hype for mine. Im a very christmassy person though and have a tree in every room and christmas songs playing and plan my table settings and everything to perfection.
Each to thier own I suppose lol.

Baileys_Babe

We plan to spend very little on our son £30 - 40 for everything, some things will be preloved. He will get presents from friends and family as well but nobody goes over the top. We are not in debt and plan to stay this way. I realise that as he gets older this will increase

hayley83_2

I have 2 children, aged 2 and 5. I spent £151 - £200 on each child. I made the most of Woolworths toy sale in October and got toys they wanted that had been reduced and were on 3 for 2 which saved us quite a bit of money. I've only got their stocking fillers left to buy.
For the rest of the family, I am making hampers to reduce the cost of Christmas this year, I'm using some of the tips I've found on this site for inspiration for the hampers!

lrr_2

Its great when there small - big toys not too expensive.
But now its - small gifts that cost a fortune!
And you look at the pile and say "that doesnt look much" even though it may have cost a small fortune!

Beki

I usually spend about £130 - £180 on each child (9 and (almost) 3). But this year we've had a redundancy, lower paid jobs, huge bills to pay, and big old mortgage payments to consider, so things are considerably tighter now!

I'm aiming for £60 for each child this year, and home made hampers filled with small token gifts and home made goodies for everyone else!

charleypink

I usually spend £50-60 on my 3 boys. But this year im cutting back! for my youngest 2, i have only spent £30 this year, all their gifts were 342 so it looks like iv'e spent more:)
My eldest wants a video game which i can get with my ipoints, so thats my gang sorted:)
I have a large family so my lads get loads from the relatives, and they never think they are hard done by.