Hellobee Boards

DH
DD1
DD2
Dad
Mom
Stepdad
Stepmom
Grandma x3
MIL
FIL
SIL
BIL
Nieces/nephews - 9 total
Daycare teachers - 4

We don’t do gifts for my siblings and their spouses. Just the kids. It’s a lot and expensive

--My kids
-- Husband "stocking"
-- MIL
--BIL & SIL
-- My mom and dad
-- "House" gift
-- My brothers
-- My sister and her family (they have 5 kids, so I ususally do a family gift)
-- My friends are pretty inconsistent with gift-giving, so I do a few identical gifts and just give them to whomever I exchange gifts with. One year, it was pretty earrings and another year a nice candle
-- I bake treats for people in my dept
--Floral arrangements for DS' and DD's teachers
-- Secret Santa at work

DH (and myself)
DD
Our cat
My mom and stepdad
My great aunt
My mom's cousin and his partner
A close family friend who is like an aunt
My Dad
Sister 1
Sister 2
My grandmother and grandfather
DH's mom and stepdad
DH's grandmother
DH's brother
Niece

Our Neighbors (just one family)
DD's four teachers
A nice hostess gift for family friends who host a big holiday party

DH buys for 6 people at work (kind of expected and unfortunately no way to get out of it)

7 yankee swap gifts - one party the three of us go to, one that DH and I go to, one that just DH goes to, and one that I go to alone.

Baked good for another 10+ families

Then I grab 5 generic gifts to have in case something pops up, and it feels like something always does.

It's way too many people. But it is what it is. We budget for it all year and work really hard to find affordable gifts that will be loved.

My husband
2 sons (3 and 5)
My mom and dad
My brother and his girlfriend
Husband’s grandmother
6 kids of family friends
2 kindergarten teachers (older son)
5 daycare teachers (2 for older son’s before/after care, 3 for younger son’s full time care)
Something small for the pet sitters who come over Christmas - I’m reluctant to tip them much because they already charge double for holidays, but I feel like I can’t leave nothing.

My husband’s family all lives overseas and for some reason we just don’t do gifts with them.

I’ve cut the list way down compared to previous years :

DH
DS (x2)
Mom
Dad and step mom
Brothers (x4) + 1 serious gf
MIL and FIL
SIL and BIL
Nephews (2)
Employee
Teachers (2)
Daycare (3)
Therapists (3)
White elephant parties (2)

I love finding the perfect gift but hate when I get down to the last few and run out of ideas and it feels like I’m just checking a box.