Ds6 birthday

jem132

Hi all iv just realised it's ds6 who will be 7 in two weeks that its going to be his birthday.

And I haven't a clue what to get him we are a family full of nannas so they buy the most expensive gifts we are lucky I know but can be a pain.

Great great nanna has put money together with great nanna for one of those stunt scooters.

Nanna and nanny have put together for a usb microscope.

I've got him pjs and a few bits what else can I buy him when he's not asked for anything other than them.

joedenise

Could you open a savings account for him and put some money in there for when he wants something big later?

I can't see any point in buying stuff just for the sake of it and it would encourage him to save for when he needs/wants something.

Denise

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How about getting him something to do, a new experience, we got my nephew at that age a 1 hour taster sailing lesson and over the years went on to get him a scuba diving lesson, a gliding lesson, a flying lesson and clubbed together when he was older with parents and grandparents to get him a set of sailing lessons as that was what he enjoyed best. You can get ski lessons, ski bob lessons if you have a dry slope near you, skating if you have a rink, mini Karting all sorts. I know it's not a thing to keep but the nephew remembers all of them with enjoyment and couldn't tell you what were the presents he got on the same birthday, Cheers Lyn xxx.

joedenise

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

How about getting him something to do, a new experience, we got my nephew at that age a 1 hour taster sailing lesson and over the years went on to get him a scuba diving lesson, a gliding lesson, a flying lesson and clubbed together when he was older with parents and grandparents to get him a set of sailing lessons as that was what he enjoyed best. You can get ski lessons, ski bob lessons if you have a dry slope near you, skating if you have a rink, mini Karting all sorts. I know it's not a thing to keep but the nephew remembers all of them with enjoyment and couldn't tell you what were the presents he got on the same birthday, Cheers Lyn xxx.

These are all very nice but unless the parents can afford to carry on with lessons afterwards it can become very frustrating for a youngster. Most of these things aren't cheap to continue with.

Denise

FairyPrincessk

I'd think about things like models he could build (they aren't all as complex as the old airfix ones), a set of lessons he might enjoy--cooking/sport/etc. or a day out--any special exhibitions at museums that he would be interested in but that normally wouldn't be in the budget?

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Hi DENISE, we just gave the nephew a taster of several things he'd expressed an interest in, to see if he really would like to continue with them at some point in his future life, he loved the sailing and we clubbed together as a family to get him the beginners course a few years later. This has led to him reading Marine Biology at Uni and becoming a fully qualified scuba diver (is that the right word?) and looking to pursue a career in Estuary Management in the future. I do agree that the lessons are relatively expensive to carry on ad infinitum, but this has shaped his life and given him a real passion and drive for his subject, Cheers Lyn xxx.

notanewuser

What did you get your other 5 children?

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I think DS is 6 years old, not the sixth child in the family, Lyn x.

Shoey1610

We got DD a proper meccano set for her 7th birthday last month, it hasn't been off the kitchen table since! I think it is going to last her really well and can then be passed on, plus the box looked impressively big, but it is not very very expensive. It is slightly tricky for her, but DH likes to help anyway.

We got this one

And her grandad got her this one

We also made a big deal about opening her own first savings account a couple of days after her seventh birthday and she has been taking in a few pounds pocket money to pay in with her little book.

pigpen

books, board games, game for console if he has one, money in his bank account, drawing set, action figures, puzzles,

At that age mine wanted whoopee cushions (actually they probably still would!) and water pistols and fiddly gadgets.

zippychick

As this is more families related, ive moved it to the relevant board for you

Zip

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