whats everyone buying their kids for xmas?

helen_caslass

Rachie_B wrote:

yes ,3 or 4 people ,i did read that

for me the :eek: factor was a baby having 4 pairs of trainers etc no matter who / how many people they are from lol

some people dont know what to buy but hopefully they will all be different sizes so that as he grows he's always got a pair of trainers. it it were me i dont like to but a gift tha someone else has already got them even if they arfe slightly different,

tesuhoha

DS1 (17)
expensive laptop, mouse, a few stocking presents
DD1 (20)
Muse tickets
gold bracelet
ipod
clothes
hairdryer, hairbrush, a book
money
a few stocking presents

The same has been spent on them but its awkward when opening presents that he has only one gift under the tree and she has many.

I spend a lot on them at Christmas because they get nothing for the rest of the year except a small birthday present.

Spendless

FrankieM wrote:

My DH's Gran buys a crazy amount for our 4 kinders. Her idea of a Christmas stocking is a black bin bag!! She also gives me money !!

My gran is the same:rolleyes: and that's why we have cut down so much on what we buy the kids this year.

sonee2405

my niece age 6 asked for a badge maker &downfall game, i got the game £7.99 -parents got the badge maker £16.99. Nephew age 5 wanted a power rangers zoid thingy about £40 so we split the cost £20. each.They insist they dont want anything else and they get little treats nearly every week or so anyway. Theres no reason to give them a bag full of toys they'll get bored with after a few hours.

tinkerbell1978

we got my 2year old the bubble console new one from ebay plus other stuff like bob the builder friction toys and barney and noddy books etc ooooooh its gonna be fun seeing his face although i have to unwrap his bubble console as i forgot to put batteries in it doh!

iceicebaby

I dont have kids but I have sent my 3 step kids a fiver each in a card (im seperated from their father now )

jellyhead

Spendless wrote:

My gran is the same:rolleyes: and that's why we have cut down so much on what we buy the kids this year.

me too, they have an early christmas at the in-laws and then my own mum buys more presents than santa! i have been round there in the past and taken half of her pile of presents to put in his pile at my house :rotfl: she's just been round this year with presents she can't fit into the huge sack she's done for him, for me to add to his sack here 'because you said you hadn't got him much' - i haven't got him much because he's got a wii (and a second hand PS2!).

jellyhead

we built roo's bookcase yesterday while he was asleep. he's only 1 and doesn't know about christmas, so it doesn't matter if he gets things early. he was so excited when he came down from his sleep and everytime he comes into the living room he goes to check it's still here. he absolutely loves it and has rearranged his books several hundred time. i'm glad i bought it!

Spendless

We've put the pressies out and there's loads from relatives, so I;m glad we haven't gone mad too. There's some more at my ILs from them that will be given mid-morning tomorrow.

What does your eldest think re FC jelyhead?

jellyhead

he doesn't believe, he's ten. actually he told me at seven and a half that he didn't believe in it anymore but he enjoys the story and rudolph's cute etc. so he pretended for a while, and now he enjoys pretending for roo's sake. even though he hasn't believed in it for 3 years he enjoys all the traditions.

i asked around at the time (i was gutted that at 7 he didn't believe in it) and most children seem to stop believing at age 9-ish. my nephew is nearly ten and this year he stopped believing, other nephew is 7 and believes in FC completely. i casually mentioned it in a year 5 class i helped in, and more than half believed in FC and a couple were even going to lapland, at age 9.

i wish spud had believed in it for longer, i felt quite sorry for him.