What are you getting your kids for Xmas?

[halfpint]

This is play kitchen year for B, so that plus play food. We also got him a few Melissa & Doug toys from the Amazon sale last week and a plush rocking dinosaur roy from Costco

[holly116]

We're really going to try and pare it down this year. Last year got away from me, but I really like the idea of four gifts - something you want, something you need, something you wear, and something you read. Plus St. Nicks and stockings.

I think I want to get tickets to the nutcracker and take DD for st nicks. I know she wants some matching outfit American Girl stuff for her bitty baby. That's all I've got so far. Experiences are what we're telling people - so tickets to the circus etc. and consumables, arts and craft stuff.

The boys are still young enough that they're not really asking for specific things. I think want to get a teeter totter addition for our playset. That might be their big gift.

[mlvmd]

DS1 just turned five. He is getting a huge hot wheels track and a set of superhero hot wheels, a Tinkertoy set, and a Lincoln Log set. He likes to build stuff so I've been snapping stuff up off of Amazon as I see it go on sale.

DS2 will probably get a gift picked out by DS1 and that's it, too small to really need anything.

[charlotteandwilbur]

DS is getting a train table, plus a free random stocking stuffers.

His birthday is also in December and for that he's getting an easel and art supplies.

[Deleted]

Big gift from Santa: train set and conductor costume

Little Tikes Gas 'n Go Mower Toy
"caps for sale" book
Mouse cookies book (he tore up his copy)
Zen Ghosts book
Disney/Pixar movies
"My Neighbor Totoro" movie
B. Toys HiPhone (at Target)
B. Toys Teepee
Bedding for big boy bed, if we don't buy it sooner

[Deleted]

I don't even know anymore. I have a closet full of stuff I have been buying on sale the past few months.

Thomas wooden railway and trains
Several M&D puzzles, threading beads, some other stuff I can't remember.
books
FP laugh and learn tea set
B toys bugs
??

Ok, I really need to pull everything out of the closet and go through it. This is the problem with shopping ahead.

[arch01]

Birthday (12/22) and Christmas:

Train set
Floor puzzles and a couple smaller puzzles
Melissa & Doug clock from Citrus Lane's September (?) box
Books, books and more books
Marble Run (though I may save this for next year)
Stomp Rockets

Things I'm telling others about:

Magnatiles
Tinker Toys
Duplo blocks
Thinkfun Roll and Play Board Game
Magnetibook Vehicles
Contribution to his 529

I also have a crapton of stuff in the closet that I need to sort through. There are some gifts he got last year that were not age appropriate, but I think those may wait until next year still. 

[redheadbaker]

For 3-year-old boy:

Ideas so far:
A baseball glove
A Minion-themed game of Memory
A few Melissa and Doug puzzles
Thomas sheets and blanket
Books

Not sure what else

[moopoint17]

I haven't confirmed it with H, but I'd like to get DS1 (3yo) a train table. Not really sure what to get DS2 (currently 8mo) - everything we get him will likely be taken over by his brother. 

[ssmjlm]

What I can remember: strider bike and books.

My parents got her the ikea art easel.

This year's list has more activities like museum memberships on it.


ETA: My sister got her the B. Dr. Doctor kit. 

[ryry]

DD1 (will be 4 in Feb) has asked for a sewing machine from Santa. So...a sewing machine, I guess? She's also getting an M&D Bead Kit, a couple of books, and dress up clothes. And whatever we put in her stocking.

DD2 (16 months) is getting M&D dish washing toys, a giraffe puppet (she loves the one in DD1's preschool), books, and I think a sit n spin. And stocking stuff.

I'm debating getting them an indoor trampoline too.

My parents always gave us a lot from Santa, so I really struggle with this. They don't NEED anything. At all. And both families will go crazy with gifts, so they'll get a ton of stuff. I just have to get over my own hang up. Even my sister, who has proclaimed that she's not getting them toys because they don't need any more crap, thought that the gifts we've decided from Santa were too small. The consumerist mentality is hard to shake!

[changedname]

I got her an uglywhere chair. Also "regifting" her some things she got at my shower that she is only just old enough for - vetch sit and stand, megablocks table.

[SallySparrow]

Play kitchen/dishes/food
Uglywhere chair
Aquadoodle
Books
A play tunnel
Some bath paint and a "cell phone" as stocking stuffers.

So....too much. We went a little overboard.

[matildasun]

A- A bigger scooter, pajamas, a few small Playmobil pieces, a few books, and maybe an Elsa dress.
M-A skateboard*, safety equipment for said skate board, possibly a used bike, a nice cape (homemade), and some books.

* I know he is really too little, but he is absolutely obsessed. We found a small cheap one and it will make him super happy.

ryry- I have the same struggle. Especially the years we are at my mother's. A's first Christmas there she guilted me into running out at the last minute to pick up a bigger gift.

[ryry]

Nov 10, 2014 9:27:20 GMT -5 matildasun said:

ryry- I have the same struggle. Especially the years we are at my mother's. A's first Christmas there she guilted me into running out at the last minute to pick up a bigger gift.

It's crazy, isn't it? They don't know the difference. Santa has never brought a ton of stuff to them and they're too young to notice anyway. I'm always amazed that DD1 seems to think she can only ask Santa for one thing. Granted, she's not yet 4, so that will probably change, but I need to appreciate their non-consumerist attitudes now and not get hung up on my own craziness!

[Mimi]

For sure, I'm getting a:

Blast Zone bounce house with ball pit + 900 balls

[jessnpaul]

Tablet (still debating on Amazon Kindle for Kids or LeapPad 3, but probably going with the Kindle)
Fisher Price Big Action Dig and Ride (might save this for his birthday in April since it's an outside toy)
Plasma car (might save this for his birthday as well since it's too cold to use it here before then)
Airport playset
Hape Toolbox
M&D Car Carrier
Little People Skyway
Little People trucks
Books

My FIL might be making him a train table

My mom got him an art easel, accessories for the easel, a cash register, a Thomas book, etc

[spk926]

Nov 10, 2014 8:56:32 GMT -5 @this said:

Play kitchen
Plasma car (might save for 2yo birthday present)
Bunch of other random toys I bought (damn you Amazon lightning deals)
Whatever crap my parents and ILs get her

Yep, this!

Plasma Car
Hape kitchen and fridge
Melissa and Doug food from lightening deals
Hape mixer, coffee maker and toaster from lightening deals
puzzles and puzzle rack
baby stroller and car seat
Broom, mop, cleaning toys (Melissa and Doug set with rack)
Razor Jr. Scooter
Pots and Pans and utensils from Ikea
Other small items


Then whatever anyone else gets her.

[SpartanGirl]

I'm still working on lists, but here's what I have so far:

DD1 (will be 9 on Christmas so this includes birthday presents): Kindle Fire, Monster High Dolls, new dance bag, AG stuff, new bedding for her room

DS (6yo): Kindle Fire, Legos, Pokemon cards, Gravity maze board game

DD2 (5yo): leappad games, Frozen magiclip dolls, new dance bag, Don't Push the Button (a book she asked for), pink power ranges costume, a ream of white paper for drawing, Robot Turtles board game

DD3 (3yo): a water bottle (this is what she asked santa for), Frozen magiclip dolls, new dance bag, leappad games, ream of white paper...no idea what else to get her.

[justjen]

So far I have:

Plasma car
Tool box
Fire truck
Target fake Uggs

Also planning:
Washable markers/coloring book
Doctor kit
A couple books
CD player and some CDs (I know--old school. But as soon as we bring out our phones or the computer, the last thing she wants is to listen to music)

I feel like I still at least need one "bigger" gift, a couple more medium gifts, plus stocking stuffers. I thought about getting one of those trampoline things, but do I want to look at that in my house all the time? Probably not. Taking ideas

[bearbaby]

Santa is getting DS (will be 21-ish mos at Christmas):

Dance & Play Elmo (Consigment)
Elmo Potty (lucky kid)
Plush ELMO (IS THERE A THEME HERE?)
M&D Shopping Cart
Either a LT indoor basketball hoop or a tunnel

Books

Hoping to receive from family:
Multi-purpose (flip top) IKEA kids table (my BIL is making)
Learning tower
Books
Cloud b twilight buddies dragon (barnes & noble exclusive one)

[shortstax]

A bike. (He'll be 4 in January)

[SJ]

DD:

Fisher Price Nativity Set- Little People & Advent Calendar (Dec 1)
Wallace 2014 Sleigh Bell Ornament
Land of Nod Baby's First Christmas Ornament
Hape Shape Puzzle
Laugh & Learn Puppy Doll
Laugh & Learn Crawl Around Car
Laugh & Learn Tea Seat
Laugh & Learn Activity Table

This is what I have so far. I'd like to say we are done, but that is probably not true.

[h]

So far I've bought:

DS1 (7):
Donkey Kong Country 3 for his Nintendo 3DS
Spirograph (I loved this as a kid and think he will have fun with it)
Simon
4 early chapter books from series he likes (My Weird School and The Notebook of Doom)
Stocking stuff -- 2 pairs of Nike Elite socks (he really wants these), little Lego Star Wars bag, Lego mystery figure, magnetic Thinking Putty, magic paint book, sneaker balls that look like basketballs

DS2 (4):
Imaginext Batman Bat Bot
Iceman Superhero Smasher
Spider-Man puzzle
2 books (Knuffle Bunny and a book about gorillas, which he is oddly obsessed with right now)
Stocking stuff -- Spot It Jr., little Lego Star Wars bag, Lego mystery figure, heat sensitive hyper color Thinking Putty, magic paint book, sneaker balls that look like basketballs

I will also get each of the big boys new PJs and probably a shirt or two or something else to wear, and I am going to hit up the science museum gift shop for another interesting toy or two each. I think their big Santa gift will either be a treehouse/swing for the backyard (if I can get my carpenter to build it in time) or a Wii U or Xbox One. They desperately want the Disney Infinity Marvel thing (never mind that they have the old Disney Infinity...), which I think one of the grandparents will get them if we buy a Wii U or Xbox. The grandparents are also buying them Lego sets of their choosing, so they will not go begging on that front.

So far DS3 (19 months) is getting a couple shirts from Gymboree, the Little Humans book, some Swedish moccasins from HA, Tegu blocks, a Melissa and Doug magnetic "dress a bear" toy, and a big plastic folding slide for the yard (his Santa present). There is really nothing he needs or wants at this point, but I will get him some stocking stuffers and another present or two so the big kids don't think he's left out.

[lulu21]

We're looking at standing activity tables, like water tables. Also, a push walker and books.

[Deleted]

DD1 (8) ideas
Lego friends cruise ship
Calendar with big cats or landscapes
Snorkel set
Just dance 4
White board
Clothes from
Justice
Sorry! Board game
Polka dot umbrella

DD2 (5) ideas
Desk and chair
Canopy to hang over bed
Snorkel set
Trouble board game

DS (3) ideas
Fire truck
Super hero cape and shirt
Robe and slippers
Tinker toys
Play tools

[ilikedonuts]

Their big present is a Power Wheels 2 seater truck. DD1 is getting some Bitty Baby clothes, 3 Disney animator dolls and a bunch of books. DD2 is getting a stuffed Kristoff (from Frozen), books, Little People Rapunzel Tower and I need to figure out 1 more thing.

Oh and a bunch of Tinkerbell DVDs that I got on major sale from Costco!

[ilikedonuts]

Nov 10, 2014 8:52:14 GMT -5 @awinter said:

I don't even know anymore. I have a closet full of stuff I have been buying on sale the past few months.

Ok, I really need to pull everything out of the closet and go through it. This is the problem with shopping ahead.

I did this yesterday and the amount of stuff I have is insane. I am going to end up just using a lot of the for birthday gifts for other kids because I went too crazy!

[Deleted]

Nov 10, 2014 11:07:44 GMT -5 ilikedonuts said:

Nov 10, 2014 8:52:14 GMT -5 @awinter said:

I don't even know anymore. I have a closet full of stuff I have been buying on sale the past few months.

Ok, I really need to pull everything out of the closet and go through it. This is the problem with shopping ahead.

I did this yesterday and the amount of stuff I have is insane. I am going to end up just using a lot of the for birthday gifts for other kids because I went too crazy!

I know I will have this issue so I'm planning to use some for their birthdays in March and May.

[Deleted]

We do the whole "want, need, wear, read" thing for the boys.

DS1-3 YO

Want- Art Easel
Need- Comforter and Sheets for new full size bed
Wear- Jake and the Neverland pirate socks and underwear
Read- New Little critter book

DS2- will be 9 months
"want"- crawl around car
need- got him some new sippy cups
Wear- got him some curious george stride rites
read- will get some random board book

They will both have a couple other small random stocking stuffers.