How much do you spend on a present for a kids party?

Tea-and-Cake_3

When your child gets invited to a birthday party how much do you spend on the present for the birthday child?

My eldest has started getting a few invitations for parties and I don't want to spend too little or too much so I would like to get an idea what you spend please

Xaniwoop

My DDs are 2 1/2 and 5 and I spend around £5 on a classmates birthday, and judging from DD!s last birthday this seems about right. I might go up to £10 for a best friend, but usually I shop around in the sales and build a a stash of £5 value gifts that cost less and save the difference.

Lunar_Eclipse

Depends on the age of the child and where you live, to some degree.

For us: £6-8 was the norm in the infant years, rising to £10-15 now we're at junior school (smaller parties) and then £15-20 for senior school for very close friends or token gifts (lip gloss & sweets) for others when they don't have a party but my (older) DD still wants to acknowledge the birthday which I think is lovely. I've noticed £10 is the normal amount when mine are given money or vouchers, although one girl gave my daughter a £15 voucher this year (for her 10th birthday.)

I usually shop around to buy value for money. My 10 year old is at a party today, she has taken a £15 present that I bought for just under £7, by pure luck on this occasion. HTH.

missmontana

My son is 9 now, so I have started putting a £5 note in their cards ( I do always check with parents first) or a gift voucher for somewhere like WHSmiths.

balletshoes

Xaniwoop wrote: »

My DDs are 2 1/2 and 5 and I spend around £5 on a classmates birthday, and judging from DD!s last birthday this seems about right. I might go up to £10 for a best friend, but usually I shop around in the sales and build a a stash of £5 value gifts that cost less and save the difference.

thats exactly what I used to do too -from around age 3 to around age 7 that works great, as those are the years when there are the most class party invites .

kingfisherblue

About a fiver - I often buy books from the Book People and you can get some decent sets for that price.

DaisyFlower

Anything between £7-£15 depending on the child, most seem to spend between those amounts.

victory

£5 they have annuals for £1 everywhere now and BOGOF on some fab books and the works has books from 49p great bargains to be had out there:D

cutestkids

Around £5.00 usually buy a colouring book, crayons pens etc or Tesco does really good art and craft sets for between £1.99 and £4.99.

sweetdaisy

DS1 is 3.5 years old and we have two birthday parties to go to next week! I tend to spend around £5-7 on a present. I often get good presents in Home Bargains for £5 such as Play-Doh sets, Colouring sets or Books.

mammyof7

I usually put £5 in a card unless its for a very good/ best friend where I give £10.

My youngest son attended a party this week of a classmate (whom I didn't even know) and I gave our usual fiver and a card. My older son (who took him) then informed me that I was extremely stingy and mean in "only" giving a fiver!!

My daughter attended the sleepover party of her bf yesterday and we gave her £10 and a small present (bought for £2.50). So really it depends on how close of a friend it is.