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[quote=Anonymous]Depends on the kid.

Last Christmas, I did three LEGO sets, one for each of my former charges, all $100-150 sets that I got for $50-65 on clearance.  The prior Christmas (when I was with them), I got an American girl matching outfit for girl and doll for the oldest, lego set to do with the middle child, and set of paw patrol or pj mask vehicles (don’t render which I did, parents did the other one, at my recommendation) for the youngest.  For the Christmas, oldest’s present was way over $100, middle was roughly $60 (clearanced from ~$120), youngest was probably $40-50.

With another family, I got the kids clothes that fit the parent’s modesty rules, but that the parent would never buy.  Those parents don’t buy “special” clothes, so that what all the relatives give for Christmas.  Toys are for birthdays.

For a third family, I did a girly construction kit, a science kit, and a coding kit.  First two cost about $25 each, coding cost about $80.

I always give at least one book each.  Price ranges from $3 to over $50, depending on the kid, their interests and how mature their reading is.

I’m happy to give gifts if I’m still in contact with the kids, not just asking for a reference call from the parents.  If not?  Nope.  With that said, I budget and shop all year, and while I know I don’t have to, it brings me joy, especially when I get to use the things with the kids, or when I have pictures of kids in their new clothes.[/quote]

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