How much do you spend on your kids at xmas?

Morgan_Ree

jamespir wrote: »

sorry but what do you need to spend 250 quid on a baby for ? it wont even know what christmas is

If you can afford it why not?

Like someone else said xmas is a big thing in our house. The decorations, the buildup to it, under the tree bursting with presents the whole thing.
Even when DS was a baby we still got him presents even if he did spend most of his time playing with the wrapping paper. It's as much for us, just watching him with surrounded by present as it was for him

kittiej

Well done charlie.

I think sometimes the atmosphere of Christmas gets confused with the comerciality of Christmas - just my take on it not that I think children should only get an orange and a lump of coal.

It is very much a personal thing I suppose, but as long as my kids grow up and look back on the Christmasses they had with fond memories I will be happy.

****kara****

I probably spend around £50 on both of mine each. I do buy throughout the year in the sales (started shopping the day after boxing for this year )and a few items that I buy are brand new in boxes from bootsales for next to nothing

You can save loads of money buying throughout the year in sales:)

SugarSpun

kittiej wrote: »

Well done charlie.

I think sometimes the atmosphere of Christmas gets confused with the comerciality of Christmas - just my take on it not that I think children should only get an orange and a lump of coal.

It is very much a personal thing I suppose, but as long as my kids grow up and look back on the Christmasses they had with fond memories I will be happy.

I agree. The best Christmas I ever had was the one where my mother arranged for "Santa" to come visit me on Christmas morning. I don't remember what presents they bought me - but I remember Santa coming in.

galvanizersbaby

I spent around 200 - 250 on each of my children last year at christmas and this is my max thereabouts.

DS is nearly 8 and DD 6.

I would say most of the presents on DS's list are more expensive (DS games, lego etc..) where as DD usually wants dollies which tend to be cheaper so DS may get slightly more spent.

A couple of the pressies are from me but the rest are from Santa

pelirocco

Deleted_User wrote: »

I must be really tight then cos my two will probably get about £50 spent for BOTH of them and £10ish for their stocking (£20). Money is really tight this year and with other family to buy for its needs must. But at 2 & 3 they don't know any different so i can get away with low expectations. Neither DH or I are buying presents for each other. I think it would be much harder though if i had older kids who had experienced lavish christmas's.

I dont think you are tight at all , we are cutting down on what we are buying the grandchildren ( they are 4 and 2 ), because by the time everyone has got them l presents they have so much stuff they dont know what to do with it , it gets broken / discarded very quickly and their parents oull their hair out over how much room it takes up . These days most children get bought stuff through out the year anyway , makes no sense to go mad for one day of the year

mich13x

jamespir wrote: »

sorry but what do you need to spend 250 quid on a baby for ? it wont even know what christmas is

I dont believe its any of your business why i need to spend £250 on 'it'! The thread was asking what people spend so i contributed and said what i plan to spend... i can afford it and i want to do it so i will, i think thats as much as i need to justify myself to you.

kittiej

james and mich - thank you both for your contributions, you both have very different ideas of what you think should be spent on children and that isn't to say either one of you is right or wrong

It is interesting that we all have different opinions otherwise the world would be boring. i am learning a lot from everyone's posts like some people spend loads because they can and indeed want to, some people don't spend loads - but could if they wanted to, some people spend moderately to fit in with their 'budget' and some would like to spend more if they could afford it.

I think the one thing I hadn't thought of is the category who overspend and get into trouble and I really hope none of us will take that route

Thanks everyone

Alias_Omega

We've started christmas shopping already, we rely upon the internet to deliver things here.

Local shops are way way overpriced.

kittiej

The shops seem to have Christmas stuff in earlier and earlier too!

I always used to put my tree up on Christmas eve because I thought it was something nice to do but this seems to be going up earlier as well.