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[quote=Anonymous]We're in a high cost Christmas year - we've never had any gaming device, and we're getting our boys (8 and 10) an Xbox this year.  We did get the "old" version, 360 and not the new Xbox, but still, that's made it a pricier than normal Christmas.  We don't get an expensive thing every year, but we do try to get a "wow" thing every year.  Last year, that happened to be freakishly large stuffed animals that I found on a Black Friday sale for $20 each.

As for other big costs, my kids tend to get bikes in the spring - for Easter if both boys need them, (which is weird, I know, but it's the start of when they can ride them again - I don't want to size them at Christmas when they may grow a substantive amount before they can really ride again) or for my older son's Spring Birthday if only he is getting one (because there's a hand me down appropriate for younger son).

My kids do usually get 6-8 small gifts each year, but I try to spread the purchasing out all year so that it's not a big cost hit at Christmas.  We're also pretty stingy during the rest of the year - gifts are for Christmas, Birthdays, and there's an Easter basket with small things (and sometimes a bike, or scooter, or other outdoor athletic spring time type equipment).  We don't ever buy just random toys unless the kids are buying it with their own money.[/quote]

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