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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 ...
Wedding Gifts - How Much $ Do You Spend?
Asked by M.D. from Washington DC
on March 30, 2011
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A good friend of mine is getting married on June 4th and her bridal shower is on April 30th. So I need to get her something. A lot of stuff on her registry is really e...
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- We'll spend 50 on the shower, and 100 for a wedding. Half if we don't go. You can fudge it a little if you buy gifts (versus cash) and keep the value the same, but buy...
- showers are generally $30...the wedding is more expensive...about $50 per person...depending on how big the wedding is..usually it seams if its not a big formal weddi...
- For immediate family - we spend $75-100 on the wedding gift and $40-$50 on a shower gift. Good friends around $50 for wedding and around $30 for shower. Friend f...
How Much Do You Spend on Gifts?
Asked by D.M. from Los Angeles
on October 3, 2009
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Hi mommies,
My son just started pre-K (he is 4) and of course, we started getting invited to all the birthday parties. My question is.... what do you guys normally...
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- Hey, I'm also a 45-sh mom of a 4 year old! Love every minute of it. About your question, I think the closest the friend, the more time I take to pick something nice (i...
- I normally spend $20-$30 per gift. I'd say based on what my son has gotten as gifts, that's pretty norm, although I've seen as low as probably $10, but I wouldn't say...
- D., I have two girls that get invited to lots of parites. I try to keep the spending around $10 or if its a really good friend no more than $15-$20 ( but those are rar...
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 Your Kid's Birthdays?
Asked by C.M. from St. Louis
on April 12, 2011
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My kids both have a birthday in August. We have a very large immediate family on both sides that live close who want to celebrate as well as a lot of friends with kids...
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- We get the kids gifts and the amount varies. The year SD got a trampoline, she only had a sleepover for her party. Parties in general are mostly at home and the bigges...
- We don't actually buy the kids gifts from us for their birthday parties. At 1 and 3 they get SO much from the other people coming, that we just don't give them anythin...
- I am a pretty good shopper so on gifts I usually spend around $100-125 on gifts which will include clothes, usually a DS game or maybe Wii if I find something used at ...
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 ...
Classmate Birthday Gifts- How Much to Spend?
Asked by J.C. from Los Angeles
on January 28, 2010
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How much do you spend on a birthday gift for a classmate of your child?
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- I usually spend about $20. My son just had a class party in January and the gifts ranged from $10 - $25.
- Usually $10-15. If it is a good friend I may go closer to $20.
- I would say it depends upon how close your child is to the other. Do they play together alot? Is your child good friends or not? I would go in the ballpark of $10 -...
