My 3 year old twins are invited to a birthday party. They have gone to other birthday parties and I have always just gotten one gift for the birthday child. But a friend of mine told me that they should each give a gift as they are 2 seperate kids invited to the party. I was just wondering what is right if I should continue just with one gift or have each of my girls give a seperate gift??
2007-07-12 15:05:50 · 11 answers · asked by Michelle 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I don't see anything wrong with bringing one gift from the both of them. After all a gracious reciever woud be thankful for their merely attending and taking the time to pick out the perfect gift.
2007-07-12 15:10:28 · answer #1 · answered by Kishauna_P 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That's silly. Just because you have more than one child, twins or not, does not mean you MUST buy multiple gifts.
Now I do know of some who do, but only because the kids want to pick out separate things for the birthday kid. Then they decide - ok, we have $20 to spend, you each get $10.
I don't think the parents expect their child to receive gifts like that either. I certainly wouldn't.
I'm actually in a group of friends who prefer to just have fun together to celebrate the birthday, no gifts. We do give homemade cards/posters so that the invited children do get that this is a special day for a special person. We want them to appreciate and be generous and stuff, but trying to not build on the materialistic part of birthdays, Christmas, Easter....
In my family, they'd think I was crazy... so I tend to have a birthday party on a Saturday for family and a separate playgroup style party for friends.
Anyway... one gift, they're a family - not just 2 random kids who ran into each other at ToysRUs and trying to be cheap! If the parents of the birthday child seem offended by only one gift, maybe next year decline the invite!
2007-07-12 18:10:11 · answer #2 · answered by Tanya 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When guest at my kids parties bring siblings they have never brought a second or third present.
I'd say it isn't necessary. I would consider your source. Some people are much more superficial than others.
I have a ten dollar non-family rule for children's birthday parties. So respectively I would only spend ten dollars on a twin party birthday present. I bet they get a lot of stuff they have to share.
2007-07-12 15:22:06 · answer #3 · answered by kimberly 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
WOW, your friend is wacko!!! They are together so they bring one gift. If my three kids are invited to one birthday party they bring one present from all of them! Now if you had a party for your twins they should get one present each or something they can use together from one child/parent. Just bring one gift your friend is wrong!!!
2007-07-12 15:14:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I have invited twins, brothers and sisters close in age, most give one present. If the family can afford it, it's a little more expense.
I would give one present, but if your friend what two, have each twin pick a present
The odd thing is, you probably sent the same money
2007-07-12 15:11:47 · answer #5 · answered by Halo Mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think its wrong to bring a gift from both of them. i guess it's if you want to get a bigger gift or 2 smaller gifts...usually the parents like 1 gift because some people tend to get 5 or more gifts and they are just little junky stuff...but its up to you.
2007-07-12 15:45:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well... think of it this way...if you an dyour husband are invited to a party do you both bring a gift? how about the family as a whole does everyone each brign a gift for one person? Its the same household i dotn see why they would have to brign a truckload of gifts as opposed to one nice thoughtful one....
2007-07-12 15:30:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
As a twin i understand we continuously favored as quickly as we had our own stuff. Our mother and father might continuously have 2 separate brownies for our birthday in spite of if that they had an identical designs on them. all of us likes blowing out the candles on their birthday cake so why take that faraway from them by making use of purely having one cake?
2016-12-14 07:14:56 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have twins but I do have 3 kids and if they are all invited I only do 1 present but I might spend a liitle more money... Hope this helps
2007-07-12 15:15:08 · answer #9 · answered by shortone22 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think that one is fine for now. But as they get older and want to help pick the gift it will help them to express their individuality if they each get to pick a gift.
2007-07-12 15:14:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋