Please help this clueless childless couple with Xmas!

onlyroz

You can't really go wrong with lego for the girl or the boy. Or a voucher for somewhere like Game if they have a console

Pollycat

aileth wrote: »

No, he doesn't believe in Santa.

We haven't done it as a surprise before, but every year I'll ask his mum, she'll advise, I'll tell her what I'm getting him and then she'll tell the lad. Last year we actually had to change gifts because he'd nagged her and she had bought him it and told us to change what we were getting him.

Sorry but I still can't see why is has to be a surprise.

Surely a child (old enough to understand that other people buy them presents at Christmas, not delivered by Santa) would rather have something they want rather than go 'meh' at a gift.

Kaye1

My 7 year old loves anything to do with crafts- colouring pens/pencils, coloured paper, paints, gold and silver stars etc.

jackomdj

Loom bands for the girl. My girls (7 & 10) are loom band crazy

Kynthia

My 10 year old nephew is into Minecraft, Lego, Match Attacks cards, his football team, computer games, toys for the garden (supersoakers, football, etc), models you construct, etc.

My 7 year old niece is into everything Hello Kitty and Frozen. She still likes Playdoh toys, computer games and is getting interested in One Direction.

BargainJunky

My eldest son is 11 in March and I agree it is really hard trying to think of something to get children of that age - I have no idea what mine wants for Christmas and he lives with me.

Girls are really easy to buy for - just think along the lines of pink and pretty. You are on the right track with Frozen.

How about doing them a stocking of 'little things'? I still do one for my best friends son who is now taller than me and 21.

Last Christmas my two boys were thrilled with a 39p bottle of Diet Coke with their names on! The youngest totally ignored the £100+ pile of Playmobil we had bought him.

You could get things like hair accessories, pencil case, novelty rubber, pens, notebook, kids sweets, small cans of fizzy pop (if allowed - four for £1.00 in Asda), block of chocolate, reading book, football, small lego sets (loads on ebay at the moment thanks to the Daily Mail offer - pm me if you want details as I managed to get 8 different sets for £11.99 delivered). Home Bargains, Wilko, Poundland etc would be the place to start shopping.

Kaz2904

My son will be 11 on 19th December. I have said to his Godfather's wife (isn't that just always the way?!). To get him a fire lighter (Flint and steel) and some geocaching trackables for Christmas and birthday. I won't tell him, it's lovely to see the surprised look on their faces when it's something they'll love! (My sister is getting DS a trackable for the dog collar which turns the woofer into a travelling geocache trackable!).

DS bought himself a knife in the summer and it cost £8. I have used it, it's a lovely knife, folds away into the handle. Sharp for carving, whittling etc, has a nice point. I love it. HOWEVER.. DD is 2 years older and wanted a knife, I have said no. She has had no knife skills training (I know DS has and saw it as I was on the same cub camp he had the training on), and MOST IMPORTANTLY, she cannot control her temper.

Books are good for younger girls, or parts towards their current game of choice.

heartbreak_star

Kaz2904 wrote: »

My son will be 11 on 19th December. I have said to his Godfather's wife (isn't that just always the way?!). To get him a fire lighter (Flint and steel) and some geocaching trackables for Christmas and birthday. I won't tell him, it's lovely to see the surprised look on their faces when it's something they'll love! (My sister is getting DS a trackable for the dog collar which turns the woofer into a travelling geocache trackable!).

DS bought himself a knife in the summer and it cost £8. I have used it, it's a lovely knife, folds away into the handle. Sharp for carving, whittling etc, has a nice point. I love it. HOWEVER.. DD is 2 years older and wanted a knife, I have said no. She has had no knife skills training (I know DS has and saw it as I was on the same cub camp he had the training on), and MOST IMPORTANTLY, she cannot control her temper.

Books are good for younger girls, or parts towards their current game of choice.

Worth trying to get her on the same camp and sorting her temper out?

HBS x

Kaz2904

heartbreak_star wrote: »

Worth trying to get her on the same camp and sorting her temper out?

HBS x

Oh, if only! She is improving with age. However, she chose Brownies and Guides who do no knife/ axe training and gave up for sea cadets who are teaching her so many skills. I am teaching her knife skills but not the same way as DS learned because it's not interesting to her.

It's that age old, judge the child by themselves OT by others!

moomoomama27

There are some great books out at the moment for older bots, David baddiel has one called the parent trap which is excellent, and terry Pratchett has a new one! I bought both for my sons 10th birthday and he was over the moon, both hardback books came in at £12.

I would say some sort of arts and crafts set for a girl that age, the entertainer dies some lovely sets, sand arts, bracelet making, card making sets, not expensive but good fun