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How Much to Spend on Gifts?
Asked by C.Z. from Chicago
on May 10, 2008
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Hi, Moms. Just wondering how much each of you spend on birthday gifts for preschoolers and elementary aged children. I have a 3 year old and he is starting to receive...
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- I would think 15-20 dollars tops would be acceptable for gifts for toddlers. My daughter turned 3 and we didnt expect anything extravagant...we mostly wanted her just ...
- You don't need to go over $10. Art supplies are one of the best presents, because for $10 you can get several kinds of colored markers, paints, or pencils, with a pad...
- Hi I myself have a 5 year old and I 3 year old but we got invited to our first b-day party for her age in preschool and it was hard to decide on how much to spend. We...
How Much $ to Spend on a Classmates Birthday Party Gift?
Asked by B.H. from Minneapolis
on February 17, 2007
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My daughter is in kindergarten and has been invited to 3 parties in one month. It's very nice and my daughter is super excited but it's starting to break the bank. And...
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- I like buying activity based gifts. For example, scrapbooking items, paperdolls, craft projects,etc. These items can be pretty inexpensive. I also stock up on good sal...
- What I usually do for these parties is go to Micheals and they usually have a kids craft dollar section where you can get a bunch of items for cheap.the last one i bou...
- Oh man am I glad you asked this! We had 2 K-4 birthdays last month -- I spent $12 on each. Not knowing if that was a good amount or not -- it seems in line or even g...
How Much Do You Spend on Birthday Gifts?
Asked by A.K. from Dallas
on June 5, 2007
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Hi ladies hoping you could help. We've been getting invited to birthday parties and I'm always wandering what I should spend on these gifts? The age ranges of the kid...
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- Hi I spend $10 on gifts, too. If its a close friend I will spend around $20.
- For close friends and family, I usually spend around $50. But, just for casual friends I spend around $30. I can't imagine only spending $10. I figure that most par...
- That is about what I usually spend, too. I now have two daughters though, and they are usually both invited. I have now uped the total amout to around $20-- $10 per ...
How Much to Spend on Classmates Birthday Gifts??
Asked by C.K. from Chicago
on September 25, 2009
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My son is in a class of almost 20 kids. It seems every kid has a birthday party and invites all the classmates. I'm starting to feel the pressure to do the same - al...
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- What I have noticed and spent myself has been around $20 for a gift. If you do not attend the party then you certainly do not need to buy a gift unless they are a very...
- Hi C., I try to spend $12-15 for kids we don't know. I usually go to Michaels or Joanne's with a 40% coupon and try to find something fun that they most likely don...
- Hi C. The best giftyou can give them is money in a gift card. Since all or most of these children are five or six, put that amount in there or what you can afford.
Santa- How Much to Spend!
Asked by G.G. from Chicago
on December 17, 2007
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My husband always goes overboard in purchasing gifts for our children for Christmas, Birthdays, Easter. They have more toys than one needs. I think it does part of i...
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- Hello G., WOW, I see what others are spending on their children.... Well I guess that I just need to have a job like theirs....lol anyways the way I do it is each c...
- I think it really depends on how much you can afford and how much you have room for. If you're running out of room to store all of the toys, then it's probably time t...
- I have 4 children so it gets really expensive. I never really looked at the amount until this year because now that they are getting older - the amounts are getting h...
How Much Do You Spend on a Birthday Gift?
Asked by R.T. from St. Louis
on December 22, 2006
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I was wondering how much people typically spend on a birthday party gift.
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- Depends on who the gift is for. For my own child I would go up to $100, for a family "friend" or their child I don't ever spend more than $20, for another child that o...
- I have always just let my daughter pick a gift for her friend. I try to keep it around $20 or so, but if she really wants something that costs a little more, then we g...
- It depends on how close I am to the family and what my budget will allow. If it a close family friends child I would go up to 50.00. If it is not someone I know very ...
3 Year Old B-day Party Gifts - How Much to Spend?
Asked by K.M. from Atlanta
on March 17, 2009
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The invitation was addressed to both of my sons. Should I bring 2 gifts then? How much do people spend on presents these days? Thanks for your input!
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- One gift would be appropriate. I agree with the limit $15-20. We had a bday party for a 3 yr old so I went to Michaels and bought this bubble tote with handles for le...
- I'd say either one 15-20 dollar gift or two 5-10 dollar gifts or conbanation of things that equual your doller amount (washable crayons, coloring books, a small beach ...
- I would say $10-15. Kids get so much stuff and we have so many kids parties these days. You have to spen wisely. I love to hit up the clerance toys and get $30 toys fo...
Gift-giving Advice
Asked by K.H. from Dover
on December 12, 2007
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My hubby is military, so we are never living close to either of our extended families. Around the holidays, we tend to not really give out much more than cards to ever...
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- K., I've read something like this in one of my parent magazines. The writer was asking Ms Manners what to do and Ms Manners replied that you are not required to se...
- Just be very greatful. People don't expect gifts in return, it is about giving! And if they do then they are giving for the wrong reasons:) Send them each a card so...
- I know this probably isn't going to be very popular, but you need to consider that kids just don't understand sometimes that not getting them a gift isn't anything per...
Gift with an "A"
Asked by S.M. from Omaha
on November 19, 2008
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Hello all! I asked this question a few months ago, but it was about a different letter of the alphabet. You guys did a great job coming up with a list for me, so I'm...
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- I don't know if this is close to her, but an Azana spa certificate is a nice pampering gift. You could always put in in a little basket of "A" goodies that some of th...
- I don't have any gift ideas, I just wanted to say that's such a fun and creative way for your family to exchange gifts!
- how about an afgan? would be nice for her to snuggle with and think of you at the same time. Or an angel? Good luck and have fun! Or I sell Avon and you could get her ...
Gifts...
Asked by D.K. from Denver
on November 29, 2007
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Okay, because I am on a tight budget this year I am researching big time the gifts I am getting my six year old daughter and 3 year old son. So I am asking with some ...
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- D., Hi my Im E. Alls I know is Moon Sand is messy. I got it for my kids and they get it all over and then track it through the house. I would suggest if you get it get...
- Hi, D... Moon Sand is kinda cool... it doesn't get stuck in carpet as bad as PlayDough does, but it can be messy (it is sand, after all! heheh) so be sure he has a ...
- My sister-in-law bought Moon Sand for her kids and she said it was just a terrible mess. It ended up all over the place, and the kids didn't enjoy it all that much, e...
