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Speaking of Spoiled Christmas...
They said on the Today show this morning that the average family will spend $271 per kid for Christmas this year and implied that at that amount, kids were spoiled. I didn't think that sounded high or spoiled until I added up what I spent this year on the four presents and all the stocking stuffer N is getting. ( I didn't count the duvet cover and comforter for N's new room that I wrapped only so he'd have something else to open and aren't really a Christmas gift.) I thought I had gone a little nuts but I guess not, by comparison.
(keep in mind this is only what you & DH/SO spent, not everything they will get.)
Re: Speaking of Spoiled Christmas...
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Growing Up Olson
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N's big gift is usually over $100 but I had a 20% off coupon plus used my frequent shopper points at Timbuk Toys to bring it down to $75. Another I got for 20% off elsewhere for about $25 and the other two were only $10 & $12. I probably spent $40-$50 on stocking stuffers though, thanks to all the single package Lego characters I got, in lieu of one big Lego set. It felt like I was spending much more than what I actually did, for some reason.
That's what I was thinking. If you buy your kid a bike or a playhouse for the big gift, that's going to raise the total number on that one thing alone.
I don't feel like we spent too much, though he is only 2. When he wants a gaming system, a fancy bike, skate board, stereo system or something else when he's older, I see it quickly approaching that number.
as PP said, major purchases add up fast (even clothes for girls would add up fast).
my read shelf:
Well, we look low, but since today is DDs birthday, she'll get more this week.
The truth of the matter is when we add up what she's getting from all the family - grandparents, doting aunts, cousins who like buying for 3 year olds - we are looking at a thousand dollars.
Yeah, extreme, but that includes some typical 3 year old stuff like a bike and a helmet, and then a doll house, add the accessories, and some clothes, and a santa present, and a digital camera, and it sky rockets.
I think I only spent around $20 on DD this year. She is not getting a big present and she doesn't really need anything much. She is not home a lot to play with toys (less than an hour a night on weeknights, and she goes out with us on errands a lot on the weekend). She is getting: a doll, a wooden puzzle, three books, crayons, and a shirt. I know my mom, my sister, and my grandma are getting her toys, and I hope MIL will get her something she can play with (she is notorious for gifts that are not age appropriate).
I know it doesn't sound like much, but I think it is enough. I want to get her a balance bike when she gets tall enough and probably a kitchen when she is a little older, but not yet. I am also going to buy her some new clothes after Christmas when I see what she gets as gifts. Last year she got more clothes than she could wear.
I never really added it up but we don't stick to a certain amount every year either. Her first Christmas we probably spent under $50. Lydia's stocking alone is probably $50 this year, and she probably has about $70 of other stuff from us... but they are also getting a dollhouse for both of them, but that only cost $70 so that's another $35 each. I would say if you average them out, I maybe spent $125 on each kid. They are getting a ton of stuff but I got some good deals.
I am really going all out this year because I want Lydia to think Santa is amazing so that next year she will behave.
Pretty much this. Santa gift was on sale for $25. The barbie sized Tinkerbell doll from us was on sale for about $20. Then I used some giftcards (Target recently had a few promotions to spend a certain amount and get a $10 giftcard, I got 2) to pick up a toy microphone she had been wanting and some Minnie Mouse panties to hopefully encourage potty training, so technically those were free. Plus stocking stuffers, which I think so far I've spent about $25 on and I just realized her stocking is only half full so I need a few more.
This is probably our smallest Christmas yet. We have just gotten to the point where we have all the big items and we have no more room anyways so I just didn't get much.
I got the kids 2 pairs of pjs, a board game each, A got a puzzle, responsibility chart, some books, I made her 2 pillowcases, some slippers etc E got a sissor craft kit, some books, a kid shaving kit, some kid binoculars. All his presents fit into a hamper and all of A's fit into a med size amazon box.
From Santa, they are getting a big coloring book, colors and some Santa chocolates.
Their stockings have some bubble bath, a little Lowly stuffed animal, some candy and nicknacks from the dollar bin at Target.
They are seeing my ILs tomorrow and my parents on Sunday. I am sure they will be just fine! haha
I am most proud of the pillowcases. I have never made them before and it was fun to learn and go pick out fabric that they will like. I made A a Minnie Mouse one and then one with pink toile. I made a dinosaur one for E. I bought them older bedding(no characters) so their pillowcase is their chance to have something that they really like. E has a Cars one and Mickey Mouse already
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Little G is nowhere near that because most little kid toys just aren't that expensive. For my big boys, $180-220 -- and I shop sales pretty well. Their wish lists are different though.
DS1 is 14 and asked for: leather biker jacket (scored a real leather one for about $80), comforter set, XBox games, CDs, posters. Not super crazy, but you figure games run 30-50, CDs are about $10 on sale, and I found a sweet comforter set for $35.
DS4 in comparison is getting: Lego Duplo sets ($10 regular and $18 for the Toy Story one), Toy Story Potato Heads, Little People airplane set, & books. I'm probably at $75 for him.
Oh, and Santa found Nerf guns for $5 and is bringing those for Christmas morning excitement along with some cool board games for the family which happened to be 60-65% off.
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