Twins Xmas

TruN

I find it very hard and confusing to shop for toys.for xmas. What I mean is why would I Buy the same toys for each if they can share ,.and then I say what if both of them likes this one particular toy ...then ill wish I brought two of the same toy smh lol...Twins !!!

KellyD01

I buy doubles of small things, singles of larger items. ie. 2 baby dolls, but one little people zoo. This year the girls are getting a doll house, so I'm making sure there's enough people to go around. But we're only doing 1 house, 1 car for it, and 1 of whatever furniture we get. but I bought 2 my little ponies and 2 disney princess dolls.

So basically if it's a shareable toy they get one... but if it's something small that I KNOW when one picks up the other will want it... we get two.

TruN

KellyD01:

I buy doubles of small things, singles of larger items. ie. 2 baby dolls, but one little people zoo. This year the girls are getting a doll house, so I'm making sure there's enough people to go around. But we're only doing 1 house, 1 car for it, and 1 of whatever furniture we get. but I bought 2 my little ponies and 2 disney princess dolls. So basically if it's a shareable toy they get one... but if it's something small that I KNOW when one picks up the other will want it... we get two.

Yes that does makes it alot easier

TruN

KellyD01:

I buy doubles of small things, singles of larger items. ie. 2 baby dolls, but one little people zoo. This year the girls are getting a doll house, so I'm making sure there's enough people to go around. But we're only doing 1 house, 1 car for it, and 1 of whatever furniture we get. but I bought 2 my little ponies and 2 disney princess dolls. So basically if it's a shareable toy they get one... but if it's something small that I KNOW when one picks up the other will want it... we get two.

Yes that does makes it alot easier! A doll house is wonderful. And a lil girl dream. How old are they. My girls are 13months and I would love to get them a doll house even tho they will have to grow into it.

Rynleigh

When ours are young, they'll each get a few little things of their own but of the same "type" - pjs, clothes, a couple of small toys, and a different dvd for each of them. As they get older, they'll start getting different stuff that better fits their own interests. Our girls are 5yrs apart, and they still get a lot of the "same" stuff for their one big gift each year (iPods one last year, bikes the year before, new bedsets the year before, etc)... but their smaller gifts are different (our oldest prefers art sets and interactive toys, our youngest prefers music and jewelry). Then we have the standard gifts like pjs/clothes/snacks/hair stuff, which they get equal quantities of but in the styles they each prefer. They always get the same number of things, the same sorts of things, but tailored to them, with one or two gifts that are just stuff they are into as individuals. Plan to do the same with our boys as they get older. 

KellyD01

Our girls turned 2 in August. We're doing the Fisher Price Loving Family house.

We were given the little people doll house last year and they LOVE it. So I'd probably suggest it for them since they're just over 1. I know they have a princess castle one out this year. That way you don't have to worry about the little pieces. The girls got a very inexpensive doll house last year from toys r us, it had a million little pieces that got put away so it was just bare rooms and people. They never touched it other than to move it out of their way and I got tired of stepping on or over it and it was given away. We currently have the little people house, zoo, bus, fire truck, and plane. ( the bus and fire truck were DS's) and that gives them their own little people village and they both have lots to play with which keeps fights to a minimum.

adoubleu12

My kids really like sticks, so I thought I would get them a pile of twigs for Xmas.

zombiemommy

KellyD01:

I buy doubles of small things, singles of larger items. ie. 2 baby dolls, but one little people zoo. This year the girls are getting a doll house, so I'm making sure there's enough people to go around. But we're only doing 1 house, 1 car for it, and 1 of whatever furniture we get. but I bought 2 my little ponies and 2 disney princess dolls.

So basically if it's a shareable toy they get one... but if it's something small that I KNOW when one picks up the other will want it... we get two.

This is how my mom did it for my sister and me, and we're not even twins (2.5 years apart), and it worked out pretty nicely for us!