How much do you spend on your child/children for birthdays and Christmas

[vampiress88]

My eldest is 6 at the end of this month. Doesn’t seems like a minute since she was born and at the same time feels like she’s always been with us.

I am struggling with her birthday.
I would usually prefer to take her out, she chose a play centre last year etc Obviously we are currently limited.

Anyway we have bought her a watch. She needs to learn to tell the time. And I think she would like one. And it’s Disney.

She has already had new bikes this year and a ds switch. She already had an iPad. She asked for her room to be painted which we did. She doesn’t need anything new really. She’s got enough clothes and they have millions of toys we are still going through all the Christmas ones.

Not sure if it’s enough or ok for her to just have one really tiny present.

[DiszeeBelle]

a lot less on birthdays than on christmas plus one is born 6weeks before and the other 9 days after Christmas- really didn't time that well haha so have to start buying for both and then sort into piles. Roughly about £50 for birthdays and then obviously what they want for christmas.

[mitch84]

Originally Posted by DiszeeBelle

a lot less on birthdays than on christmas plus one is born 6weeks before and the other 9 days after Christmas- really didn't time that well haha so have to start buying for both and then sort into piles. Roughly about £50 for birthdays and then obviously what they want for christmas.

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I always prefer a fuss on a birthday, as it’s individual whereas Christmas lasts for about 12 weeks so I feel everyone has more fuss, plus money is tighter at Christmas.

[vampiress88]

I just feel guilty. I’m one of those people that prefers them to have piles and piles of presents even though I know it will mostly be useless.

I don’t know

[Guest]

We do small gifts at birthdays unless it’s 18/21 and go out for a family meal. Birthday person gets to choose the cuisine / restaurant. Works well for us.

A Disney watch sounds lovely 😍

[munmun]

Honestly I dont think it matters what you spend and I doht think it's useful to compare. Some people have much more sand others much less. As long as the child considers it a special gift then that's what counts particularly when they are 6.

One of the best presents my grandkids have received was childrens national geographic that comes every couple of months and they really enjoy it when they get it another was a story magazeine that arrives each month.

I might buy a couple of books that she can read or lego or my granddaughter loves crafting so a box of Baker Ross supply would be perfect.

Cost is not that important.

[Twin mummy]

I think that's fine but in our house we don't spend a set amount on birthdays or christmas and now that the girls are older we tend to buy things at odd mad times not necessarily birthdays and christmas. One year our girls wanted some nice colouring pencils, another year it was a drum kit and a guitar.

[Cherrypie]

About £150 on birthdays and £250 at Xmas (3kids) x

[Loopylooloo]

At age six am sure she would prefer all the frills and fuss, not presents, do fun things like a pineata, and games? My best memories of birthdays are the cakes, the party ring biscuits, playing pass the parcel and musical bumps!

[DonnaD]

I would be buying things like craft kits or art supplies especially since you can't get out much at the moment. Mine would have liked things for cake baking as well. I never spent alot but they did usually have a fair number of inexpensive things to open.