https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:00:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts/page/2#post-1917887 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 15:02:43 +0000 Ra 1917887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lilteacherbee: I never even thought of having gifts from us AND Santa. The more I think about it, the more I like the idea though. I've always wondered how I would broach the subject if LO ever asked why some kids got more gifts than others. Maybe we will just label a few from Santa and the rest from mommy and daddy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts/page/2#post-1917826 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 14:48:24 +0000 2PeasinaPod 1917826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO was only 15 months last year at Christmas, so we did 1 from DH and me. My parents go overboard for sure and we have a large family. This year, he'll be 2, so we'll likely get him 2 or 3 small gifts from us or one bigger one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts/page/2#post-1917804 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 14:41:34 +0000 photojane 1917804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ra: I feel the same way. My parents always went nuts on me. Like 30+ presents, and I'm not a spoiled or ungrateful person at all. In fact, I would be 100% okay with never getting a Christmas present again! </p> <p>Sadie will probably get 20-25. From us, 7 or 8: her 4 "want, need, wear, read" gifts, a kitchen and food from Santa (not wrapped), and then one gift for her gift hunt. Plus her stocking! My parents and IL's get her at least 5 each. Then there's great grandma, aunts, uncles, etc.! Last year was nuts, but she loved it. She will get even more excited this year! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts/page/2#post-1917636 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:35:00 +0000 fairy 1917636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was thinking of doing the want, need, wear, read thing (I did that last year but actually only ended up getting her read and need lol), but I don't think the categories really work for us. I got her a sticker book, board book, and a doll so far and plan on getting one other thing if I can find something else, but I tend to just use clothes right away haha. My mom will buy her lots of gifts, so I wanted to keep it minimal from us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts/page/2#post-1917619 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:27:10 +0000 looch 1917619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lilteacherbee: This is the first year we're going to do a gift from Santa, at age 4. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts/page/2#post-1917436 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 12:30:07 +0000 Adira 1917436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lilteacherbee: We haven't started giving gifts from Santa yet, but when we do, we'll also give gifts from us. Santa doesn't usually give clothes or other "needed" items in our household. :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts/page/2#post-1917431 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 12:28:05 +0000 Smurfette 1917431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lilteacherbee: we are doing 1-2 from us and the rest is from Santa. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts/page/2#post-1917430 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 12:26:53 +0000 Mamaof2 1917430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lilteacherbee: Its much easier for me to have them all be from Santa that way I don't need to remember which gift was from me and which was from him and who gives better gifts, me or santa? to much pressure - LOL</p> <p>So everything is from Santa! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917427 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 12:24:19 +0000 lilteacherbee 1917427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last year, LO was only 6 weeks old, so this is new for us. Those of you who do Santa, do you also give gifts from yourself? As far as I can remember, when my parents did Santa, all of the presents were from him, not them. I would like to do both.</p> <p>LO is the first/only grandchild on both sides, so I'm sure he will be getting a ton of stuff from my parents, in-laws, and my sister. He'll also get gifts from our aunts/uncles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917403 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 12:12:22 +0000 mrsjyw 1917403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A few from us, a few from both sets of grandparents, a few from my bro and his fiance, a few from other aunts/uncles/our friends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917398 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 12:09:24 +0000 Smurfette 1917398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put 36+. Cause she will get so much. I have a big family and they will all get her something. My parents and sister will get her 2-3 things. Grandma will get her 4-5 small things. Then we will get her a kitchen and wrap up other stuff. Then the ILs will get her a ton. They don't buy for us, one small gift, so they go overboard on the gifts for the grandkids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917369 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 11:52:30 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1917369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put 8-14. We spent most of our christmas budget for lo on a climber for the backyard this month...he is still so young that i doubt he will notice, and i know he will get plenty from his grandparents. I would imagine he will get 3-4 items from each set of grandparents, maybe one from his uncle and another from his aunt, and 3-4 little things from us. I feel like that is plenty for a 1 year old! Although as it gets closer I know i am going to want to buy him all the things! Having a tight budget will help with that for sure :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917357 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 11:44:38 +0000 Adira 1917357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Totally agree! Even though baby #2 will only be a couple weeks old when Christmas rolls around, we're addressing the table and chair set to both Xander and the new baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917325 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 11:25:12 +0000 blackbird 1917325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twodoghouse: that's a great idea! A lot of those toys are big and expensive and really not *just* for one child :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917317 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 11:22:24 +0000 Boheme 1917317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twodoghouse: the something to share idea is so cute!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917296 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 11:07:11 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1917296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i think we'll give the kids 1-2 gifts each. something educational and something fun. we didn't give gifts growing up, so all this is pretty new to me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917293 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 11:06:43 +0000 twodoghouse 1917293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I'm planning to get them a radio flyer walker. In the future it will probably be large items like toy kitchen, large lego sets, etc. they are twins so they're starting the sharing early! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917238 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:39:15 +0000 Ra 1917238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, I'm that parent who goes overboard. I also have a big family so B will have lots of gifts to open. I don't think lots of gifts automatically equals a spoiled, ungrateful child.</p> <p>ETA: Lots of gifts doesn't mean expensive gifts either. He is getting one large gift (a kitchen) and smaller gifts like books, cars, and art supplies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917231 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:35:50 +0000 HLK208 1917231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From us, 8-9 each? But probably more like 5 this year. </p> <p>Probably 15-20 total from family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917222 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:31:35 +0000 aegie 1917222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1 big one from mommy &amp; daddy, a few small toys for us as well. 1 from santa. 3-4 from grandparents. and then all her friends that will probably get her something small since we also get them something small. So probably around the range of 15+ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917218 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:30:22 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1917218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twodoghouse: what's a something you share type gift? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917196 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:25:35 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1917196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Luckily, our parents don't go nuts. My parents get him one or two gifts and my ILs get him one or two plus a stocking. If people give him gifts early or send them in the mail, we open them early. My husband doesn't like this, but I do because it's way less overwhelming. If Liam is opening gift after gift he gets tired and cranky and just wants to play with his stuff instead of opening more. We get him 4-5 gifts usually, plus a stocking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917182 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:20:56 +0000 Bao 1917182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe 15-18 for each total but that includes small stocking stuffers, gifts from Santa, plus gifts from both sides of the family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917173 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:15:05 +0000 twodoghouse 1917173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only a few from us. We plan to do something you need, something you wear, something to read, something to share. Plus a couple stocking stuffers. I don't want to even think about how many gifts they will get from my in laws. Last year I had about 20 gifts to open and I'm an adult! I imagine it will be a little crazy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917170 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:13:27 +0000 MrsKoala 1917170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ummm... 40 presents seems incredibly excessive. N is getting one gift from us and probably one from his three aunts and one uncle. MIL is insane about Christmas so I'm terrified of how crazy she will go in regards to presents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917138 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 09:54:56 +0000 lamariniere 1917138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boheme: I'm a big fan of this rule. </p> <p>Unfortunately my MIL goes overboard. I don't even know how many gifts my DS got from them last year because they just kept piling up! It was definitely way too many. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917125 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 09:46:09 +0000 Boheme 1917125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We follow the "Something you want, something you need, something to wear, something to read" rule. 4 gifts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917124 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 09:45:34 +0000 .twist. 1917124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents usually don't go crazy, they're pretty reasonable, maybe one or two gifts from them. </p> <p>My in-laws go NUTS. It frustrates me a little, but that's an entirely different story. </p> <p>We usually get 3 or 4 gifts for the kids to unwrap. Usually one from us, and two or 3 from Santa. + stockings. We also do 2 "family" gifts from santa so they get to open those too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917120 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 09:44:20 +0000 LuLu Mom 1917120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>15-25 including family members gifts and stocking stuffers (I wrap it all since the unwrapping is her favorite part) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-gifts#post-1917092 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 09:31:45 +0000 youboots 1917092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. Lemon-lime I think needs are things like bedding, travel accessories (suitcase, backpack)... Just something to unwrap that you would need to get regardless at some point. I think it could also be unfun clothes like basics or Pjs or undies. As far as a toy, it could be a toy that is age appropriate for development? I like the idea of having a guideline for the amount of gifts as a tradition into adulthood. </p>