This will be DD's first Christmas and while I hate how commercial the holidays have become, I fall victim to it every year and LOVE to give Christmas presents!
I will make sure DD learns the "reason for the season" but we will do the whole Santa deal...mostly for ME! That being said, I was just curious about how much everyone was thinking about spending on their kids on presents.
Also, for those of you that have older kids-if you can remember-about how much did you spend on DC's first holiday?
Thanks!
Re: How much will you spend on DC Christmas/Holiday presents?
Sarah received WAY TOO MUCH from friends and relatives. So truthfully, we spent maybe $50...then we ended up not giving her the gifts. We put them in the closet and have pulled them out throughout the year.
Same here. We bought maybe one or two gifts for him, the one big gift was a Radio Flyer ride along car. Other than that, we didn't indulge him. I figure when he gets older he'll be asking for the expensive toys so we can wait a few years to spend the big bucks, and even then we hope to keep the craziness of it to a minimum.
we do 3 presents from us one from santa (not including about 4 stocking stuffers about $1 each).
The three presents can be anything and are usually under $10. Her present from Santa is usually a bit bigger, around $25-40, nothing more.
This year, we budgeted $50 for her. Last year she got around the same thing. I'm hoping to spend less, though, cause I found a Tickle Me Elmo tha tused to be ine. I'm probably going to wrap that up. She'll love it! Who cares if it's "older" and I didn't spend money on it, right?
for Truitt's 1st Christmas, we got him 2 gifts and that was it. we don't skimp on this kid and he has a room full of nice toys and a packed closet. our plan is to always get him a couple nice things (eventually from his own wish list) but not to over indulge.
i think we are going to get him some pieces to Plan City this year and I plan on spending about $200. then his birthday is the next month...
Crazy Christmas Kids!