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Anonymous wrote:My kids get five. Three from us, one from their grandparents and one from their sibling.

We try to steer the sibling to get something from the "something you want, need, wear and read" concept but so far they don't want to, and we don't think this is the hill to die on, especially since we got the grandparents on board with it.

You sound like a good mom.

I’m sure PP is indeed a fantastic mom, but it’s likely all the other moms & dads are as well.... lots of time and love goes into gift giving.

Anonymous wrote:One pricey gift (nintendo switch, each got one game to start,), about 2 other gifts from us and one or two from grandparents.
They also get to choose gift to donate.

My children got the Switch two Christmases ago, and they still talk about how it was the “greatest gift EVER”. They didn’t ask for it, so it was a surprise. Your kids will have a lot of fun!!

PP who gets a gazillion. I will say both of my kids had about $100 saved in allowance as of a month ago. They each spent $65-$70 getting multiple gifts for each other and then they wanted to spend the rest on a joint gift for DH and me. I told them since they had spent so much on each other this year, save the rest and they can get gifts for DH and me next year. So they do get into the giving and not just the receiving.

Anonymous wrote:Ugh. I see I am the overindulger in this crowd. I don’t think there is a number for “most kids” though OP. Tons of people seem to do the want, need, wear, read. Other do one or two, other 5, 10, 15 and more. When all is said and done my kids will probably have 25 or more this year. Sounds horrendous to many of you I’m sure, but it never seems like my kids have more stuff than other kids. Maybe we just buy less all year. My kids don’t have a video game console, don’t have their own devices (ages 9 and 10), they have a crap ton of books (and many of that huge gift number will be books, for one kids more than half will be books, though a couple of the gifts are 2-3 books from a series). DH and I both had huge Christmases from the beginning so it is just what we always did without thinking through it much. I feel okay about it.

Enjoy!! Sounds festive!!

12 gifts each plus a great stocking.

Ugh. I see I am the overindulger in this crowd. I don’t think there is a number for “most kids” though OP. Tons of people seem to do the want, need, wear, read. Other do one or two, other 5, 10, 15 and more. When all is said and done my kids will probably have 25 or more this year. Sounds horrendous to many of you I’m sure, but it never seems like my kids have more stuff than other kids. Maybe we just buy less all year. My kids don’t have a video game console, don’t have their own devices (ages 9 and 10), they have a crap ton of books (and many of that huge gift number will be books, for one kids more than half will be books, though a couple of the gifts are 2-3 books from a series). DH and I both had huge Christmases from the beginning so it is just what we always did without thinking through it much. I feel okay about it.

They have a ton this year. I got a little silly wrapping things-the opposite of the poster who said they just started using everything right away. So the chocolates my sister stuck in a box with some hand me downs became a gift. New bedding became a gift, etc. 3 gifts each from the grandparents. They each bought each other something. Probably another 6-7 from me. But Santa is only bringing one thing each (plus stocking stuffers).

This year, 2 from parents and 1 from sibling. One big ticket item from Santa (Barbie Dream House) and smaller stuff like slippers, books, markers, candy.

Presents from 4 sets of aunts/uncles and 3 sets of grandparents this year are mostly arts and crafts, science experiments/activities, books, and a few toys. Probably the only clothes this year will be from great aunt/great grandmother.

It's kind of a lot, but it's been a year and it will be nice for all of us for them to have new/more things to do.

Not too many. But big ones. This year has sucked so badly I wanted Xmas to be over the top.

my mom used to go NUTS at Christmas. Our tree had SOOO many presents under it.

My husband came from a family that was much more reasonable about gift numbers, and we refuse to go into debt for Christmas, so we try to be more restrained.

My mom still gets us too much stuff - they are actually here right now (they lived with us from March-mid-November, and we are all as careful as possible) and I know a LOT of boxes were being delivered to our house.

We are basically doing gift cards with in-laws this year - mailing things is just such a hassle since we aren't traveling to them this year. My MIL sent us checks to buy stuff for the girls - I know we already bought something hat we will say is from grandma from the little one.

We probably have 10-ish from us for the little one (if I count some movies I bought her), and less for the teen. I mean, honestly, neither of them NEED anything - we've been buying stuff through the year when they needed it and we're trying to purge stuff, too.

Anonymous wrote:We do the want, read, wear and craft and then 1 or 2 from Santa.

I have never heard of that. That is a good idea.
I bought too many this year so am saving some for my son's birthday in a month. He has mostly books with a few crafty projects that he will receive at Christmas. The toy stuff, he usually gets from relatives. I am saving about 5 for his birthday.

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Anonymous wrote:The grandparents went crazy. It’s ridiculous under our tree. I bought small items for Santa and just a few gifts from us.

Grandparents mail gifts? Ugh mine are holding ours hostage

For what? Hoping you'll visit in person for New Years?

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Anonymous wrote:The grandparents went crazy. It’s ridiculous under our tree. I bought small items for Santa and just a few gifts from us.

Grandparents mail gifts? Ugh mine are holding ours hostage

Why do you care?

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Anonymous wrote:In past years I would try to make it more special but this year my kids only have a small stack each, mostly clothes.

Oh.

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Anonymous wrote:The grandparents went crazy. It’s ridiculous under our tree. I bought small items for Santa and just a few gifts from us.

Grandparents mail gifts? Ugh mine are holding ours hostage

DP but yes, one set ordered and had them shipped here. The other had them shipped to them so they could wrap and then sent in a big box and now is worried and calling every day about USPS delays because it hasn’t arrived. The kids are teens. We have no idea what is coming in that box but my bet is dolls and cars.