How many chistmas gifts should I get each child. I have a daughter 10 and a son 4?

Question

Is 5 gifts each to many or to less?

Answer 1

Hi, When our daughters were growing up we would do one big present from us plus another big present came from Santa. With that and the stocking stuff, it would be lots. I know that this was the norm for all their friends as well. I have a bunch of nieces and nephews and this is what their parents do as well.

Answer 2

I think it just depends on yoru budget and what other gifts your getting them. If you buy your 10 year old the newest gaming system on the market, well you've spent about $300 just on that. You might want to limit other gifts to a game for the system, and some other small stocking stuffers. However, if you're planning on spending the same amount of money on each of them, you don't want a massive pile of presents for the 4 year old and only 1 or 2 packages for the 10 year old.

If all of their gifts equal out to the same amount of money, I think somewhere between 5 and 10 presents plus some small stocking stuffers is totally appropriate.

Answer 3

For most parents it's not the number of gifts per child but the total cost per child that decides.

Figure out what you can afford and what you want to spend for gifts and compare that to what the kids want (your 10yo no doubt has a list), get as many of the most-wanted things as you can with the budget you have.

Typically older gets get a little higher budget than younger ones, because their gifts typically cost more and they are more into consumption.

That's the way I see most parents do it, right or wrong.

Answer 4

Wow you sound like me my daughter is 14 and my son is 3 but I get anywhere between 4 and 5 gifts , I usually set a dollar amount that I don't go over.

Answer 5

It depends on what you can afford. While I was growing up my parents got my sis, bro and me prob like 10 gifts each. 8 of them however were smaller things like coloring books or small toys or something like that. Then 2 of them were big things from Santa (when we got older one gift was from "mommy clause" and the other was from "daddy clause" and thats how it still is lol) But you do want to keep it some what even. Now if you plan on getting all big gifts then 5 is fine.

Answer 6

Good question. I wonder if what I got my son this year is enough. His birthday falls in early Dec. (He just turned four on Sunday!) so Dec. is BIG gift getting month for him! He really gets overwhelmed. Especially since my husband has a pretty large family and his parents are divorced, so my son has FOUR Christmas's (one at his great-grandparents and his paternal grandfather, one at his paternal grandmothers and step-grandfather, one at my parents, and of course the big one at our house) We are by no means rich (lol at just the thought:) but even if everyone gets him one thing- he's made out like a bandit! It's often way to much and we donate to toys for tots and such. SO, I get him very min. at our house. I grew up with one "big" thing and several smaller things and I keep this tradition with my son. This year he gets a tractor, rollerskates, a sleeping bag, starwars fighter thing, colorwonder paints and paper, and some cool flashlights for his stocking. I'm thinking of getting Pirates II as a joint gift for my son and husband (two birds with one stone right?) THIS BECAME WAY TO LONG- FIVE GIFTS EACH IS PLENTY, Esp. since they share toys anyway:) MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Answer 7

We always buy way more than 5 gifts for our little girl. She just turned 3 and we are done with shopping for her and she has too many gifts to count.

Answer 8

It all depends on how much you have to spend. I have always found with my 3 children that the simple little in-expensive things they play and enjoy the most. Sometimes i get frustrated because the really expensive thing they put to the side and the little cheap one they play with. They have these really cool PDA things you can buy for about $25 that your 10years old can communicate with her friends. It usually comes in a set. The 4 year old son should be pretty simple and easy to please. Again, it depends on budget.

Answer 9

Just don't go overboard or they'll come to expect it every year. Also, they may become spoiled at Christmas and not appreciate each gift. Like another person said, it depends largely on your budget as well. It's just better to start small - you can always increase the number in upcoming years.

Answer 10

It does really depend on your budget, and your preferences...
I have a 10yr old daughter, and a 12yr old son...we have always bought them the exact same amount of gifts (10), and spent the same amount. (Atleast try to spend the same amount)

Try to get the things they are asking for, and they won't concentrate on how many gifts they got...they will be so happy that they are getting what they asked for...