Nephew's 2nd birthday

top_drawer_2

hi,

Its my nephew's 2nd birthday at the beginning of March, its come around so fast!! I've spoken to my sister and she suggested clothes (theyre always stuck for money!) and maybe a small toy as he gets loads from other branches of the family who she can't tell or ignore hints and buy him loads of toys, he has loads and loads (1st grandchild etc) but I'm unsure ....

For christmas I got him £30 worth of clothes from Primark and a some toys/books for him to play with ....

I just feel a bit awful about it ....

what does everyone else think? I can only afford around £30-40.

Jen

phunkles

Id buy him something keepsakey maybe a money box or something for a fiver - put some pennies in it.

And then go buy him loads of summery clothes from primark or somewhere else thats cheap - Last years summer clothes wont fit him this year and shell appreciate it more

RustyFlange

top_drawer wrote: »

hi,

Its my nephew's 2nd birthday at the beginning of March, its come around so fast!! I've spoken to my sister and she suggested clothes (theyre always stuck for money!) and maybe a small toy as he gets loads from other branches of the family who she can't tell or ignore hints and buy him loads of toys, he has loads and loads (1st grandchild etc) but I'm unsure ....

For christmas I got him £30 worth of clothes from Primark and a some toys/books for him to play with ....

I just feel a bit awful about it ....

what does everyone else think? I can only afford around £30-40.

Jen

If you feel guilty about buying him clothes why not make it into a novelty for mum rather than for him, he is too young to know any different and will be overwhelmed by the amount he gets, loads of it will go untouched etc ...

You could buy him some new clothes and maybe make it into a nappy cake (I am presuming at 2 he isn't already potty trained?) or you could even buy practical things with a budget like that you could go slightly mad ....

Some big boy pants (few quid from asda)
Potty (boots sell them for a couple of quid for a basic one - again presuming he doesn't have one)
Some big boy wipes (toilet wipes can pick up from wilkos for about 80p)
a book for him to read on the potty
some nappy training pants (pull ups approx £5 a pack)
some soap in a funky bottle (aimed at kids so he knows to wash his hands after he has used potty) approx £1
a sticker chart (you could make this yourself and but appropriate stickers from most places) maybe base it on his favourite character
some bed mats or a waterproof sheet for his bed for when he starts going to bed at night without a nappy (bed mats asda approx £4 for 7 but you can buy full single waterproof sheets for about £7-£10

Personally I would rather people bought practical gifts for my daughter who will be 2 in May ... I am getting to the stage where people are asking what they can buy and I will suggest clothes, and appropriate things ... my daughter will always be spoilt as kids always are and not only that people always think like you ... where they feel guilty for giving gifts like that ...

For my sons 5th birthday my mum bought him a passport ... he knew no different as he was also given a funky truck (TNT lorry) which is where Nanny works

rainmac

Clothes are always appreciated by us mums

I really like the idea of potty training stuff. Tesco's has a third off all nappies at the moment and I think this includes training pants.

I love mine to have lots of books and you can get cool ones that make noises and talk for little ones. My youngest has a Peppa Pig book that makes an oink noise and he thinks it's the best thing!!!

How about craft stuff - playdoh, crayons etc. The Early Learning Centre has 20% off all arts and craft stuff for half term. Wilkos and Poundland are great places to pick up craft bargains

We are going to be re-decorating my youngest's bedroom soon so we got some gifts of money towards that from his grandparents for his 2nd birthday last month.

Good luck with whatever you choose to buy

suekjw

rainmac wrote: »

Clothes are always appreciated by us mums

This is so true! You could get him a cheap toy too that way you keep Mum and Boy happy!

JailhouseBabe

For my nephew's 2nd birthday last November, I ended up buying winter coats (Primark) for him and his 3 year old twin brothers. I felt guilty as it does seem like a present for the parents rather than the child, and I really couldn't afford even to buy for all of them but they were desperately needed. I added a couple of books and a mini keyboard from the 99p shop so at least he'd have something to play with - at 2 they don't really know what its all about anyway.

mary43

Must make note of some of the ideas here.............my baby grandson will be 2 in June and I've lost track of what you get for that age group.

RustyFlange

mary43 wrote: »

Must make note of some of the ideas here.............my baby grandson will be 2 in June and I've lost track of what you get for that age group.

I can send you photos of what our little girl gets in May :rotfl:

top_drawer_2

thank you for all these wonderful ideas!! I havent a clue what to get him yet but am going to spend Sunday shopping for it.

Jen

jackomdj

At 2 the potty stuff will be for them too! My DD is 2 in March & we have bought her some "Big girl pants" just like her big sister & she is so proud - she carried them all the way around Sainsburys when I picked them up. We have the potty from the eldest & it is downstairs (ready for her) & she is so interested in it - sitting her "babies" on it for a wee.

Again the "big boy/girl" hand wash etc can be made exciting for them as it makes them feel all grown up - I think it depemds on how it is presented to them....eg let him open it then make a big deal of it being for big children & take them to the bathroom to have a try with it!

If you go for clothes with his favourite character on then he will love them & again they will be something he will be proud of!

HTH
Nicky

top_drawer_2

Well I have just spoken to my sis and my Mum has finally fathomed ebay and won a huge quantity of boys clothes yesterday .... grrr so there goes my idea!! There's no point buying clothes he will only get 2/3 uses when something else could be more beneficial ....

My sis says she is struggling as he has soooo many toys - I've been through most ideas colouring stuff (suitcases full apparently...), swimming (loads and loads of), she suggests something to do with cars ....

I was wondering about getting him something relatively cheap and maybe puting the rest of the budget into something else ... bonds or summat??

any ideas?

Jen