Twin Birthdays

[Tinkerbelle's Mom]

Okay I have a question for the parents of twins

Should the children be given identical or different gifts?

I ask this because dd has two sets of twins in her class and has been invited to thier birthday parties. DD is friends with all of them. Another mom suggested that I get identical presents for each twin. In the past I have let dd pick out individual gifts for each twin. It never occured to me to get them the same present.

 

[Disneyland1084]

I would say get them all different gifts unless they all desire to have the same thing.

 

[crz4mm2]

Okay I have a question for the parents of twins

Should the children be given identical or different gifts?

I ask this because dd has two sets of twins in her class and has been invited to thier birthday parties. DD is friends with all of them. Another mom suggested that I get identical presents for each twin. In the past I have let dd pick out individual gifts for each twin. It never occured to me to get them the same present.

I would give similar but not exactly the same (then they can tell them apart).
My sister and I were only 11 months 3 weeks apart. We had birthdays that we celebrated together.
We got the same clothes (different colors) same gifts (different colors) same dolls (different color hair) so we could tell them apart..... worked well.

 

[mom2rb]

Depends on the age of the kids. When my boys were younger they needed the same present. They would play with them at the same time. As they have gotten older they have very different interests. I would call the mother and ask what the kids want.

 

[LBAK]

I would treat them like individual birthdays. If they have different interests get them different gifts.

 

[mjkacmom]

Mine are b/g, but have always received different gifts. Now that they're 5, I'd much rather NOT have 2 of the same thing.

 

[lemondog]

We usually get a mix. Some will do identical. Some will do "coordinating." And some just do totally different.

Although I feel it's a waste to get them both the same thing, it DOES eliminate a lot of fights, lol, so any way you go will be fine!

 

[Pea-n-Me]

No, just give them what you think they'd like.

 

[EthansMom]

We usually try to get DS7's friends who are twins the same kind of gift but different. For instance, two different but equal Webkinz, two different but equal Lego sets, or two different but equal videogames.

 

[clh2]

I have twin cousins who were my flower girls when I got married. (Thery were WAY younger than me.)

I struggled, struggled and struggled with finding them similar "thank you presents. Every thing I found was either perfect for one or the other.

I had spent a ton of time on this project. I finally gave up and got them way separate totally unrelated gifts. Once I went down this path, it took about 4 minutes to get them their gifts

My aunt was SO impressed with my gift selection, and was amazed at how much thought went into getting each girl the perrfect thing for each of them...and how much extra time that must have taken. If only she knew!

Obviously - my vote is for separate gifts!

 

[daisyduck123]

I would give them each a different BOARD GAME. That way, they can play with each other.

 

[Pooh Crew]

I have triplets, and my vote goes for two different gifts. Let your dd choose something that she thinks fits each child's personality. I love the board game idea!

 

[Tinkerbelle's Mom]

Thanks for all the input. Getting them seems to be the popular idea in the parent group at my dds school. DD has fun getting them different gifts. So I let her. I have never heard anything bad from the mom but she is just way too polite to say anything!