Average amount of presents you get your child for christmas

[monica9]

What is the average amount of presents you get for your child for christmas or hanukkah? If for christmas, how many from you and how many from "santa"? What are the ages of your child and how many children do you have? This is not counting the presents they get from relatives or friends, just from their parents and "santa".

1- 4 year old girl

About 10 from Santa
About 10 from me and DH

 

[SaraJayne]

We don't do a set number of gifts, we do a certain monetary amount and whatever falls within that is what you get.

I have 2 kids, a 15 year old DS and an 11 year old DD.

Last year, DS wanted a pair of Oakley sunglasses. So we explained what our budget was and how that would be a good portion of his budget, so he would get a lot less gifts.

He was fine with that.

Everyone is different.

 

[CarlisleMom]

Santa - about 20.... Some cost $$$ but other may cost $1. Santa always brings the things that Mom and Dad say no for. Keeps the magic alive.

Mom and Dad - 4 or 5

This may be the last year as she is in 5th grade. I figure next year she won't believe.

 

[KatieKat]

We usually do one "big gift" and maybe 10 gifts that are 10 bucks are less for our 7 year old.

Big gifts was an xbox one year, wii one year, etc. So we probably spend 400ish on him each year.

 

[4HppyCamprs]

Last year I changed my mind about how Santa should work, he brings one special gift and a couple small things but the rest come from my husband and I. I decided that we work really hard to provide for our family and that we should get credit for bringing the majority of the gifts.

We will have to talk to inlaws though as they had gifts from Santa at their house for our kids and for some reason that is probably not ration this just doesn't seem right.

 

[funkychunkymonkey]

WOW! around here my aunts kids get 3 gifts and thats it unless black friday was good. Last year they got a bunch of gifts (10 each) because we did good on bf. this year there getting one gift (e reader) from there mom, A case and accessories from my ma and me, and grandma gives them a 20. thats it! stocking stuffers are whateve freebies I sent away for during the year.

 

[Jenny3]

Works out to about 15-20 total per child, depending on the total price. I try to keep the same budget per kid, but that can be challenging as my oldest will be 17 and my youngest is 3.

Santa leaves out a few unopened gifts, plus a couple wrapped in his special paper. He always leaves one 'Family' gift as well

 

[DisneyNutMary]

My boys are 19 and 14. I set a budget and spend that amount. When they were younger, The budget amounted to tons of gifts the tree, as they got older and more expensive tastes, the gift piles got smaller.
This year, the 19 year old is getting a trip to WDW with my nephew, so all that will be wrapped under the tree is park hoppers, plane tickets and maybe some trip essentials (travel toiletries and such)
Here, all gifts under the tree are from Santa. Mom and dad provide essentials and gifts all year long, Christmas is about selfless giving, therefore no one gets credit for gifts. My kids still believe in the magic of Christmas and say they believe in santa and so it is fun to open presents from them marked "love, Santa"

 

[loricdietzel]

We don't really do "santa" for Christmas so there is just one group of presents. I would say each child gets about 5 presents from us.

 

[Tinetine]

I have a 6 and a 4 year old. They are both getting the leappad tablet this Christmas (that is considered their big gift ), and they will get 3 toys (pet shop sets, little princesses). My weakness is books. I buy them at the thrift store,so we get them about 15 to 20 books each. All the gifts are from Santa, but I think my oldest goes along with it, but does not really believe.

 

[Fjobe]

This year each kid will have 5 or 6 gifts each plus their stocking. I make sure all the kids have an equal number of gifts to open, so if it is uneven, I just wrap a couple of things together. We do not label who they are from.

 

[pigletto]

I've done it a few different ways. I look for their wants and needs and try to keep it somewhat even. Or I set a monetary amount and work within that. I honestly can't decide which works better. I can find good deal after good deal and not spend a lot, or I can set a certain amount and make sure not to go over.
Typically it's one big gift and several mid/smaller items. The big gift might be an iPod and and an example of mid to smaller item would be a sweater, or a book etc.
Overall I think we get them maybe 15 things each but not all of those will be costly.

 

[codimouse]

We have 2 DD's age 9 and 17. They each get 2 from mom and dad and 3 from Santa.

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[mrsbornkuntry]

My kids generally get 5 or 6 gifts apiece, plus pajamas and books for Christmas Eve. If they are getting something more expensive, like a laptop, I wrap things like accessories separately so they still feel like they get the same amt. as their siblings because we open gifts one at a time. I don't have a set amount that are from DH and I or from Santa, I figure it out when I'm wrapping them, but the kids don't really even look to see who they're from and at this point most of them know I bought them, they just don't say it.

They were getting more than that until I realized that they ended up with a bunch of stuff that they didn't even play with. Now I'm much more thoughtful about what their interests are instead of their list of wants. I try to keep it at about $300 per kid, but I don't try to keep the dollar amount even, it's not practical with their different ages.

 

[mrsbornkuntry]

This year each kid will have 5 or 6 gifts each plus their stocking. I make sure all the kids have an equal number of gifts to open, so if it is uneven, I just wrap a couple of things together. We do not label who they are from.

I do this too, wrap things together if it comes out uneven

 

[bigbabyblues]

We set a certain amount to spend, and get what they want within that. They know how it works by now, they are 11 and 9.

 

[angierae]

We also set a dollar amount. If I find things on good sale, she might get a little more. If she wants one super expensive gift, she might get a little less. But it's definitely $, not number of presents. Helps that I only have one, though, so she understands and isn't comparing "number" to siblings.

 

[jdcthree]

We also use a dollar amount, not a number of gifts. No Santa for us, either, so one set of gifts.

 

[PeanutButterMom]

There's one thing that the kids ask Santa for, everything else from Mom and Dad. PB doesn't really "get" Santa (she lived in a very literal world). She plays along most of the time and we do too. So they each get one big thing and then an equal number of smaller things. Sometimes the big this is the Santa gift, sometimes not. Depends what they ask for.

 

[Sparkly]

I get one present at Hanukkah from mum and dad and then a few assorted items from family members for Christmas and money.