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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it helps to give “categories” or “themes” for grandparent gifts.

For example, having tons of Lego sets bothered me less than tons of random toys even if it’s all plastic. So, that’s my advice, think of the things that your kids like most and redirect the grandparents to that one category. Pokemon figures are another theme that lasted for a long time. This works because like legos, the figures are expensive and mentally don’t feel like clutter.

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I'm a grandparent.  The parents know what they are planning to give children from themselves and what gets labeled Santa.  Parents chose what we bought and everything was a theme or category.  We had our time as parents of young children and that torch is passed so the parents take the lead on the holiday.  That works best since it follows what the children want and there are so many other people who give randomly chosen gifts.

Big $ gifts for GC from us are the 529s.

For people who get massive piles of random stuff how large were the unwrapped piles?  2 feet by 2 feet high for each kid?    [/quote]

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