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How many gifts do you usually give your kids

Littlejen22Littlejen22 member
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for birthdays and Christmas?  Just curious about the number and which you give more for.  And of course I guess you might give more gifts for one but spend more on the other.

I was really trying to keep it to 2 gifts each for birthday, one big and one small.  And 3 or 4 gifts each for Christmas plus stocking stuffers.  Unless I get bigger stockings this will be a big fail.  Since their birthdays are only 2 weeks before Christmas I am trying to decide if I should just give them the crafts for their birthday...or even holding off to give on another day or just put them with their other Craft stuff and have it just appear.

Jen - Mom to two December 12 babies Nathaniel 12/12/06 and Addison 12/12/08
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Re: How many gifts do you usually give your kids

  • ridesbuttonsridesbuttons member

    I think for Christmas we will be going for the 5 or so gift range.  The kids are little so the expense will be fairly low.  Stockings we haven't even done yet, but will start: maybe this year.

    Birthdays have been one or two.

    The kids are close in age so I can foresee having to make sure numbers are all equal at the end of the day. 

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  • AggieCoupleAggieCouple member

    For birthday, one.  Usually more of a memento type thing because they get so many toys/gifts from their endless relatives.

    For Christmas, both our families have cut back via some sort of name picking system, so I don't mind getting them more.  That being said, neither really want big ticket items yet.  ML's most expensive item was a doll set priced $30.   So about 7-8 items each, plus books and stocking stuffers from Santa, and something memento-ish (like earrings) from us.

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  • mamarazzimamarazzi

    We usually do one or two bigger gifts for Christmas and then several little things (books, puzzles, games, art supplies, etc.) and stocking stuffers.  I also usually wrap up stuff they need anyway since they like opening gifts.  I've been known to wrap up diapers, socks and pajamas. 

    For birthdays, we've been doing one bigger thing.  Their birthdays are both within a week and a half of Christmas, so buying a bunch more toys is ridiculous.  For both, we've done PBK Anywhere Chairs for their first birthdays and DS1 got a GeoTrax set for his 2nd birthday and a tool bench last year.

    This year, we're doing minimal spending since our budget is tight.  I think we'll probably just get them each something small for their birthdays and then get them a swingset this spring when our finances are better and they can actually use it.

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  • DandelionMomDandelionMom

    Christmas is usually 2 (one big, one smaller) from mom and dad, 2 from Santa, and 1 from each sister.  Plus stocking stuffers and often a big gift for all 3 to share. 

    Birthdays is usually 1 big one from mom and dad and 1 from each sister.

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  • Julie004Julie004

    Birthdays, usually one or two gifts. They then get gifts from their Grandparents.

    Christmas is a little bigger. I'd say about 10 things each? I don't really count. Than they get gifts from family, grandparents and aunt and uncles, etc. 

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