Help! Need quick gift ideas

[sweet angel]

For a 7 year old boy and a 4 year old girl.

Last year we got the girl a Princess dress up thing and the boy a video game. Weren't planning on buying anything for them this year, but the boy just flat out asked if we had Christmas presents for them. When I laughingly mentioned it to the mom, she just laughed.

Any ideas?

 

[L107ANGEL]

I already told you CVS has their toys half off. Spiderman, batman and elmo were there.

 

[ItsonlyExperiment626]

The boy I suggest Magnetix, Lego Bionicles, Star War figurines.

The girl I suggest Crayola Mess Free Fingerpaint set or the Mess Free marker set, Little pony, little baby doll.

All of these toys/craft set are pretty inexpensive, $10 or less.

Personally, I think it was rather rude of the 7 year to even ask if you had gifts for them and for the mom to just laugh it off and not correct his behavior and expectation of you. I would have been honest with him and said no I don't have anything for you. I think giving him a gift after he had asked for one would be rewarding his bahavior. Too many spoiled kids in the world with this feeling of entitlement.

 

[clh2]

Wow - that is pretty forward - are you sure you really want to keep giving them gifts?

But - since you didn't ask our opinion on if you should/should not give gifts, I will answer your original question:

Menards had some princess nightlights - we gave our 5 YO niece the cinderella one, it is really cute, and in the $5 range. (We got this to go with tickets to see the Cinderella Ballet at a local theatre.)

For the boy - what about a deck of UNO cards. That would also be in the $5 range.

 

[candykisses]

Wow, what a rude child. I guess he picked that up from his mother.

I'd get them each a gift card for the movies, or either a gift card to a bookstore or a book of your choice.

 

[L107ANGEL]

Give the Mother a book on manners and the kids each 5 dollars

 

[Duckfan-in-Chicago]

A cheese log is always well appreciated-and the kids can mold it like clay.

 

[EthansMom]

I agree with the others. No reason to encourage that rude boy. Don't get them anything.

(BTW, sounds like my nephews and SIL. For the last two weeks, they've been asking whether people have presents for them.. and whether they have MORE presents for them... and why don't they have more presents for them. SIL thinks this is "cute". I went over to SIL's house today and there are literally large piles of unwrapped, but unopened toys sitting in the livingroom.)

 

[sweet angel]

LOL. It gets worse. When he asked me, I told him, "I'll have to see if Santa left anything here for you." He said, "Oh...um...okay. Well, but why can't you just buy us stuff?" I said, "Do you think I have a money tree in my yard?" He said, "Sure (laughing). We have three in our yard!" I said, "Well then, when I get there later, you'll have to show me them!"

Bottom line, I was flabbergasted. We did get the kids something last year (1st time) and stuff for their birthdays. And yes, I think it was rude of the mother to not correct him.

Wonder if they'll have anything for my son?

 

[barkley]

give them each a cheap walmart gift card ($5.00 is fine). then mom can listen to them whine about "when are we going, when are we going", and eventualy have to take them and deal with the parking, the crowds, and 2 kids who can't decide what to buy (it's the gift that keeps on giving ).

 

[Lil_Tink]

Get them both "White gloves and party maners"

 

[sweet angel]

Okay, well, DBF just got back from Walmart with:

For the 7 year old boy: Radio controlled snowmobile (age 8+)
For the 4 year old girl: Cowboy Bratz doll (age 6+)

Not exactly an even split there....

I really like the idea of a $5 Walmart gift card though.

 

[clh2]

If they don't send a thank you note for this...I wouldn't give them anything else in the future.

 

[sweet angel]

They've never sent a thank you note in the past...I wouldn't hold my breath

 

[ItsonlyExperiment626]

Oh my, you are a sweet angel !

Bad enough the boy asked if you had present for them, but to go on and IMHO try to pull a guilt trip on you with his question of why didn't you buy the stuff for us . To top it off with no thank you letter for past gifts. I would of demanded you to not, no way, no how give presents to these children. They should in no way be encourage and rewarded for such behavior.