Christmas presents I have 4 kids buying presents for brother in law with 2

1more?

I have the largest number of children in my family (3) & I always feel a little awkward with regards to how much we each spend as my children would cost more to buy for than my sister who had one last yr now 2 !!

There is no value decided but if she asks what they want I always say what every you want to buy or a book - today she asked and my reply was as above I asked her & her boys could do with scarves so I will buy them a nice set around £12- £15 & a little toy each £5 ish,
If she spends £5 on mine I'm happy Or £20 if she can afford it - it's up to the individual

jellyhead

My sister has the most children in our family but we buy for each child regardless of how many siblings they have.

Unless the other parents comment on how they have to spend more on your kids and demand that you spend extra on theirs I think it's nicer to just buy for each child and not think about how much each person is spending. nowadays you never know if someone paid full price anyway or got it on a 342 at boots on an extra points evening.

jellyhead

And I'm still flabbergasted by the child who threw a £15 Thorntons hamper on the floor in disgust! My children still talk about the year that Santa brought them a lunchbox full of Thorntons goodies (it was an Emma Bridgwater design tin, £15 from Thorntons)

onlyroz

I'd suggest something where there is a range of toys with a range of prices, e.g. Lego, Playmobil, Ben 10, or whatever they're into. It always surprises me that people have difficulty choosing presents for Children - just go into Toys R Us and pick something you'd like yourself.

It's adults that I have trouble buying for - you never know whether to go for something boring like socks or smellies, or to try and get something fun like a gadget or whatever.

Spendless

I have 2 children, but we buy for a couple of 'onlys'. I do buy them pressie that is 2x the worth of what my kids are bought in return. It has never been an issue. There is large age gaps between them and my kids who are 5-12 years younger, so they've never been into the same things at the same time or aware that the monetary value of what others are getting are more expensive. If asked what the children would like I tend to suggest something lower priced. If it was under what they wanted to spend, my relatives would always 'top up' the present with an annual or selection box or something like that. I do sometimes have to ask the children what ideas they have for something they'd like. I have 8 seperate lots of people who buy for them in addition to ourselves, and can't always think of that many different ideas myself!

Rebecca01

Point # 1: There is no such person as 'Santa'. He, she or it does not exist.

Bah Humbug!

So is every fairy story, any story , Harry Potter etc, its all lies , all made up . Though all very enjoyable.Its just a bit of fun,make believe to make it fun for children. Children arent young for long , it goes quickly. They soon discover about Santa. Its just a bit of excitement in the early years.

My four year old is excited about Santa , but I still explain the true meaning of Christmas.

OrkneyStar

Rebecca01 wrote: »

Point # 1: There is no such person as 'Santa'. He, she or it does not exist.

Bah Humbug!

So is every fairy story, any story , Harry Potter etc, its all lies , all made up . Though all very enjoyable.Its just a bit of fun,make believe to make it fun for children. Children arent young for long , it goes quickly. They soon discover about Santa. Its just a bit of excitement in the early years.

My four year old is excited about Santa , but I still explain the true meaning of Christmas.

I think each to their own, we don't promote the idea of Santa, and if he asks we say that he is a man that some folk like to believe in at Christmas and the who present spiel etc. Would never tell another child he DOESN'T exist but don't actively suggest he does, if that makes sense! We talk about Jesus and the Nativity etc too, that story means more to me anyway .

Rebecca01

OrkneyStar wrote: »

I think each to their own, we don't promote the idea of Santa, and if he asks we say that he is a man that some folk like to believe in at Christmas and the who present spiel etc. Would never tell another child he DOESN'T exist but don't actively suggest he does, if that makes sense! We talk about Jesus and the Nativity etc too, that story means more to me anyway .

Agree totally with the last sentence, also with each to their own.

I just thought the previous posters comment was a bit uncalled for and not what the OP was asking.

margaretclare

Rebecca01 wrote: »

Agree totally with the last sentence, also with each to their own.

I just thought the previous posters comment was a bit uncalled for and not what the OP was asking.

What got to me on this particular point was the statement by the OP that there would have to be a clear-out of last year's toys to the charity shop to make room for Santa. This is one of those things that got to me and I can't explain why. You either see it or you don't.

DH and I are of one mind in this, and he wasn't even brought up as a Christian. What sums it up for him is the one word 'hypocrisy'.

Rebecca01

margaretclare wrote: »

What got to me on this particular point was the statement by the OP that there would have to be a clear-out of last year's toys to the charity shop to make room for Santa. This is one of those things that got to me and I can't explain why. You either see it or you don't.

DH and I are of one mind in this, and he wasn't even brought up as a Christian. What sums it up for him is the one word 'hypocrisy'.

I can kind of understand where you are coming from, I guess this links to other debates such as the commercialism of Christmas that have been on the Discussion Time thread recently.

I am still pro santa for the young ones. I was raised as a christian, my mam still says santa to me now even all grown up with a child of my own. Dont get my Mam started on celebrating Halloween though, thats a whole different story. :eek: