How much do you spend on Christmas?
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How much do you spend on Christmas?
| Wed, 11-25-2009 - 9:56am |
Just for your kids? How much per kid are you planning to spend? I will probably not answer this question myself, as I am rather embarassed to say.


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8 year old daughter -camera $70, clothes $100, toys and books $40
4 year old daughter -skates $60, clothes $40, toys and books $80.
Abut $15.00 on each for stocking stuffers.
On top of that we buy a famiy gift, which is a week-end at Great Wolf Lodge. It costs about $400.
DH and I don't usually get each other much. But this year we are hoping to splurge on a camera.
For us it is not much about how much we spend (as long as it is in cash), but that we are getting gifts that they like/need. The only thing my eldest daughter asked for was a camera, so we purchased that. As well, she needs clothes for the next size.
Youngest daughter needs skates, so it makes sense to buy her those. As they get older, if they want, and we can afford more expensive stuff, they will probably get it.
Well, I personally don't think that having "Santa" means that you are not celebrating the true meaning of Christmas!
Santa is really a tough lie, how do you explain to a kid that they need to donate toys for a toy drive W/O telling them that santa isn't real and that the parents couldn't afford gifts? Santa would bring all good kids a gift right? Santa doesn't install any
I don't think you'll get an argument for anybody on the board.
Kate
In all honesty no santa items are in our house, we do have a snow man candle holder holding a cake that says"happy birthday Jesus".
That's neat.
Kate thats awesome that you volunteer at SGH. I am organizing our departments Christmas Hamper Drive through SGH. We "Adopted" two families and are raising donations for a food hamper and small gifts for the family members! Its a great organization!!!
So for spending I don't have children so I can't speak. However, this year I have significantly cut back my list. I am staying in Ottawa and not going home so that helps a lot. My mom is the one I spend the most on, mainly because she doesn't have anyone else except for me and my sister to buy her gifts. This year between the two of us, we will probably spend about $200 on her.
Bex -
Yeh, SGH is a good organization.
Kate
I'm more concerned with the lesson of materialism and consumerism that
Kate
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