Birthday Party Gift Etiquette

Updated on November 16, 2011
E.E. asks from Laurel, MD
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Hi Ladies. My children have been invited to a birthday party for a friend who turns 4 this weekend. The birthday girl is more of a friend of my son (they are in the same class) but both of my children were given invitations to the party. Should I bring a separate gift from each of my kids? Buy one more expensive gift from both of them? What is your price range for birthday party presents? We know the birthday girl and her family fairly well from preschool and a few play dates. Thanks!

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B.E.

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1 gift should be fine. We had a few guests arrive with siblings and they only brought one gift. I had no problem with that, since my son was getting too many gifts anyway, as far as I was concerned. We did have triplets show up who each brought a gift, but when we attended their birthday party we brought a gift for each one too.

Around here $15 - $25 seems to be the average range for a gift. It's hard to get anything decent for less than $15.

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M.C.

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either 1 $10-$15 gift from each child, or 1 $20 gift from both.

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T.N.

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I'd just get one normal gift and have it be from both kids.

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C.C.

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I would say get one gift unless your kids like to shop and pick out the gifts. Sometimes we will let our girls each pick something out but then we tell them they can pick out something as long as each item is not too expensive. We usually spend about $25-$30. HTH!

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S.H.

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One gift from both kids - I have friends with 2 kids that get invited to my son's parties but I certainly do not expect 2 gifts from the same family - $15 - $25 (usually closer to $15 with the little ones b/c you can get so much more cheaper for them than the big kids!

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K.W.

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My policy is give one gift from both kids. Just buy a gift in the amount you normally do and make it from both kids.

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B.C.

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One gift from both. Or, split what you would have normally spent and let the kids pick out 2 things.

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K.G.

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One present,20-25 dollars :0)

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L.F.

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one gift from both kids. price depends on lots of factors but generally about 20-30

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