Cost of xmas present for mindees?

[kel1983]

I have tried to stick to about 3 per child. We have 13 to buy for. The £3 gift will then go in a handmade fabric bag made by my mum ( co minder) who is a whizz on the sewing machine

[k1rstie]

I'm going with the theory that little ones like the box rather than the gift!


For my younger ones , I have bought from amazon a copy of 'not a box', and will wrap those up, stuck on top of a big empty box.

That should keep them busy for a morning!!

[ziggy]

After a week away I had rather a shock when i checked bank balance today so instead of spending the usual £10 per child this year it will be £5. I have 11 to buy for, plus my own 4 grandchildren.

I have noticed over the years they get so much every year that there are not really interested in what they get so I dont feel guilty for being a bit mean this year.

[k-tots]

I have only two to buy for bit normally I only spend about £2-3 last year Wilkinsons had books for £1 so they got two each .....

[loocyloo]

I have tried to stick to about 3 per child. We have 13 to buy for. The £3 gift will then go in a handmade fabric bag made by my mum ( co minder) who is a whizz on the sewing machine

one year I made all my EY children a fabric bag with a finger puppet in the pocket - they loved them. the older girls I made bags for and put a couple of pens in a pocket ... can't remember what I did for the older boys - don't think I made them bags though !!!

[AdeleMarie88]

I definitely think homemade gifts are the way forward! I only had three children last year, so I spent about £10on each and brought parents a bottle of wine, this year I have 6 children and 5sets of parents, so I won't be doing the same! Max £5 each, and parents are having homemade cake haha x