What would you say is a normal amount to spend on child for Christmas and birthday ?

Think it depends on the age as obviously the older they get the more expensive however the pile is smaller. Nowhere near that amount though. My daughter is 9 and Xmas I brought her a second hand bike for £80 as her main present. My sons 17 this year so will do a driving lesson and meal out, few tops and his obligatory yard of chocolate.

I was thinking £150/£200 max

Dayummmm girlie that is a lot. Maybe try to reduce the cost and put some of the money away in savings for them?

For us, we don’t spend much at Christmas at all, it is just our preference, as parents, not to emphasize gifts and he ends up receiving a lot from family. But birthdays are special, not 2500 special unless it is a trip but I’d say up to 500 is ok.

I could spend and spend on my boys who are 9 & 2 but my reality brain kicks in 😂 my eldest birthday just gone I probably spent about £120, most bits I got off Vinted. Same as my youngest. At Christmas we probably spent about £150-£200 each on both of them x

We budget $300 (223£) for each Christmas in presents and $300 (223£) for each birthday party and $150( £112) for birthday presents.

When I really want to spend on our family at Christmas we take trips because I want it to be about memories and family not stuff. Last year we went to Puerto Rico and did an excursion through the river in the rainforest, took my daughter horseback riding and snorkling and stayed at a lovely resort on the beach. The total for that was over your total per person but I hope won't make her think things equate to happiness.

This is very dependent on how many children you have, earnings etc but we spend more at Xmas than birthdays.

£75 max. We don’t have a lot to spend, I buy second hand/pick up freebies to stretch it, and we have family who get her a lot so we don’t need to splurge.

£2500 is wild. No idea how much I spent but I know it’s less and less each time I realise they spend longer playing with a wooden spoon or cardboard box than any toy I buy them.
As others have said maybe put abit away instead as they’ll appreciate it when they still living at home when they are 30 😅😅

My daughter is almost 4.

Christmas we do about £50.
Birthday we do a day out like the zoo etc (£100-150)
Presents we do less than £50.

£2500 is mind boggling to me. I'd rather use £2k on a holiday somewhere then £500 on Xmas and birthday

I’m 31 and my brother is 32. My parents do $500 for each of us for Christmas, for birthdays we just get what we ask for. I think it was more when we were teens because wanting game systems and what not. I don’t keep track for my kids because I buy throughout the year. I know I do spend too much and I’m going to cut back on their birthdays this month and for Christmas.

You sound like my parents. They go over the top for every holiday but now that I have kids it’s getting to the point where they get bored halfway through opening gifts because there’s too many 😅

I probably spend between $300-$400 on my toddler for Christmas but around half that budget is winter clothes ( Jeans, long sleeve shirts , winter coat ) . My toddler only asked for one thing this past yr for Xmas so we bought accessories to go with it . For his birthday around $100 gift wise this past yr a majority of that budget went into a comforter set for him .

We have the means to do that but honestly, £2500 is a lot of plastic and toys they don’t need.

We spend about £300 on each child for Xmas and birthdays. 2/3 big presents and smaller ones.

£2500 is more than we spent for 3 of us all inclusive flights included to Barbados for my birthday. I’d rather do that than buy a ton of toys that they don’t need. I don’t want them spoilt.