Gifts are hard
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Anonymous
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I am running out of ideas for our Tween boy who doesn't really have a hobby and has every possible thing needed for his preferred sports.
He has more books than he will ever read even though he is an avid reader, We have dozens of Lego kids still in boxes that he just isn't into, We have every board and card game known to man it seems, other than clothes and shoes, I really have no clue what to get this child. It doesn't help that his sister has very specific hobbies and things she enjoys and really seems to dive into anything given to her. I have 40 gift ideas for Christmas for her and only two for him. I like to get each child between four and six gifts Plus stockings. |
Anonymous
| This is the problem with kids who have too much. |
Anonymous
| Or kids who don't want things. 🤷🏼‍♀️ |
Anonymous
| Give him an experience. We do mostly experiences and the kids love them. |
Anonymous
| Make a charitable donation |
Anonymous
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So we are calling a child who doesn't want gifts spoiled? My mom consistently gives my son Lego sets even though I say he is not interested. So yes, there are several at our house unopened. We consistently donate unopened items to Goodwill all of the time or we would give them to people who would actually enjoy them.
Having a child who is not interested in things does not make them spoiled. However, more experience type gifts might be the way to go here |
Anonymous
| Ask him for a list? |
Anonymous
| I agree with asking him for ideas and doing experience gifts. |
Anonymous
| I started asking them for wish lists when they were tweens, the promise being to expect to get a few things from the wish list plus a couple of surprises. |
Anonymous
+1. I have a teen like this (and it was less that he had too much, but more that he just didn't want much. He's still like this as a young adult). But getting tickets to see a professional game in the sport he likes would be a fun experience. |
Anonymous
| Take him to an event- or to a new city. |
Anonymous
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Agree with experience or a trip. NYC with a a Broadway show, or concert tickets. Other than that cash is always nice. Even if they don't want to spend it now, they can save up for something bigger.
Subscriptions are also nice. That's how we ended up with Spotify premium. It started as a birthday gift. |
Anonymous
| Stop doing gifts! It’s so great. Or have a rule. In my family we have a rule that gifts have to be consumable. Books count. So do tickets. So we still do a warm and fun Christmas gift exchange, but it’s very chill and modestly priced. To be frank, we all have plenty of money and all the things we need. |
Anonymous
| Let him choose: specific gifts, big birthday bash, experience, money, etc. If he doesn’t want anything now, giving him money he can save for later is not a bad thing. When it comes time to buy a car, put a deposit down on an apartment, take a trip, etc., he may really appreciate having a few years of gift money supplementing his funds. |
Anonymous
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3D printer?
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