whats everyone buying their kids for xmas?

crispeater

i've brought my dd (3.5yrs) a musical noddy puzzle, bubble console, a play phone,camera and clock, a musical play wand with clip on earrings and tiara, some bath staff, colouring books.

my 14mth old ds - pushalong train type thing full of building blocks, adidas tracksuit, toy cow phone, bath ducks and thats it.

im so stuck on what to get them so can i be cheeky and see what your all getting to see if i can steal some ideas

mom23

Hi My kids are older but i have for the first time ever put a 100.00 each limit.
It's easier when they are younger but as they get older they see and want more, luckily my 7 yr old is heavily into books especially horrid henry,he also would like a pyrates (mega blocks) ship.
My 12 going on 40 yr old wants anything that is unsuitable:eek:
And my daughter who will be 21:eek: (i feel so old!!)the wk before xmas is at uni and will be happy with anything.

Jo6673

anything and everything Doctor Who for my boy (10)
got the tardis thing to go with his figures- found it £5 cheaper than anywhere else- in Forbidden Planet so got it early but it seems everyone else is bringing the prices down now!
Some more of the books and the new DVD set which is out next week

The 1st theme he's been into 2 yrs running!
oh and Little Britain!!

LopezLopez

crispeater wrote:

i've brought my dd (3.5yrs) a musical noddy puzzle, bubble console, a play phone,camera and clock, a musical play wand with clip on earrings and tiara, some bath staff, colouring books.

my 14mth old ds - pushalong train type thing full of building blocks, adidas tracksuit, toy cow phone, bath ducks and thats it.

im so stuck on what to get them so can i be cheeky and see what your all getting to see if i can steal some ideas

Crispeater, you do not seem stuck for ideas to me! In my own personal opinion, that's already a lot of presents for such young children to receive in one go. They will probably receive presents from friends and family too, right? I don't know, children don't really need that many material things, do they??

Counting_Pennies_2

To be honest, from what you have put in your post I think it sounds enough.

My son will be getting one present from us, he will be coming up for 3 yo

Last year we were opening presents for days on end, and it ended up being a chore for him.

Doodles

My son's (age 10) main present is a Nintendo DS Lite with 2 games. Other presents are:

Dr Who Figure with K9
Dr Who Trumps
Dressing gown
Crystal set
Fingerprint detective set
Goosebumps book
Tamagotchi
Magic set
David Blaine DvD
Spongebob/Patrick soft toys
Spongebob Mug
CD Player with 2 CDs
Horrible Histories stationery
Pencil Case

Phew, that's enough I reckon!

joannasmum

I have got DD (2) a dolls cot.

In her stocking shes getting, a book, a Noddy DVD, a colouring book, some crayons, a packet of letter fridge magnets and a packet of choc buttons.

BernadetteN

1 year old is getting a folding scooter (if Boots ever get them in stock) and a dressing up costume, total £35.

4 year old is getting a pedal-less bike and dressing up costume, total £45.

8 year old is sharing a second hand x box and 14 games and dressing up costume, total £50.

10 year old is sharing the x box and getting a dressing up costume, total £50.

We will probably buy about £50 worth of books from Schoollink with money given by grandparents.

I am a bit amazed about the amount of money spent of children these days and I feel uncomfortable with even the amount we have spent on the children this year.

I think that's more than enough for children, especially with 4 of them.

Seaxwyn

Wow I am staggered people are getting so much. I am planning to spend a maximum of £10 each for my four (ages 5-12).

I'm keeping a close eye on freecycle for anything they might like. Maybe lamps or rugs or bedroomy things for the girls. Last year I got two Action Men and an Action Man sports car from freecycle for my son, he was very pleased though they were probably 10 years old!

I'm going to put a wanted ad on freecycle for roller blades - any or all of them would like those.

I'm also collecting stuff for stockings and will buy a few sweets and cheap bits. I already have sparklers (saved from last year's crackers, don't know how they lasted this long!) bendy pencils (saved from a party bag), bubbles (ditto), stickers (free from the library a while back) and for one daughter a Johnny Cash CD that came free with a newspaper. She's the only 8 year old Johnny Cash fan I know of. I will also get toothbrushes, flannels and socks which they need anyway.

Luckily we have quite a big family so they will get lots of presents to unwrap. They have never seemed disappointed by their presents in the past.

Baileys_Babe

My ds will be 17months and we are buying him a baby doll (all plastic so it can go in the bath) a pushchair for doll = £12

alanalea

Ok, my DD is going to be 18 months on xmas day so we've got her:

* Tool kit because she loves copying her dad: Mothercare sale £8 but I won a £5 voucher so £3
* Trike with parent handle: Tesco sale £30 down to £7.50
* Chunky pencils and crayons: Boots sale 13p a pack
*PJ's, Hat and glove set, socks, funky tights, Bag: All free with Laredoute and Vertbaudet codes
*4x Kipper books: Free with Fairy fabric conditioner
*Baby bath fizzer: Free from Lush
*Musical instruments: Boots 3 for 2 Using pigsback vouhers
*Whack a muse game: Boots 3 for 2 using PB Vouchers
*Car set: Boots again (Thankyou Pigsback)
*Crayola Bath colourants and bath paint set: £3 from Ebay
*Alternative to Aquadraw, but it has colours instead of just blue: Summer sale from £20 to £5
* Dress up head band thingy because she keeps on taffing mine: 50p from Claires Acc. sale
* 3 Pairs o character socks: £2 from Primark
*Bubble machine: £1 from poundland

Various other things that i've bought but forgotten about: I wrapped them up months ago

In her stocking i'm going to put fruit like an apple, raisins, fruit flakes and apple crisps. I'm also making some gingerbread to pop into it.