How much do you spend on gifts for kids?

i don't usually spend much on gifts for other kids. (i can't put the price range since we don't have the same currencies.) i spend much on gifts for my nephews and nieces and "special" godchildren. special godchildren are those kids of my close friends and the others, are those whose mothers are just my acquaintances. i don't know if that's unfair but i think its natural. ^__^

If it's not a relative or someone I know very well, I try to stay under $10. I've seen too many times that people have elaborate parties for their kids just so they can rake in lots of presents. I'm not saying that everyone does this, but I did have a few parents comment to me personally about the gift aspect, so I am mainly referring to them. But I think I'm not alone on this way of thinking. My daughter was invited to a party recently of a girl at her daycare. Aside from family, we were the only ones to show up. I felt really bad for the little girl.

I tried to stick within a $10 limit but nowadays it's hard to find anything decent for that kind of money. I have bought a few gifts at dollar stores but they have to be something I know will last like a decorative mirror or note paper, not some toy that will break in five minutes. If I don't know the child very well I try to stick within the $10. If my daughter doesn't think it is enough then it is up to her to put in the extra cash. If we know the child very well, like a neighbour, then I might spend as much as $20. But these days I can't spend much of anything. So if the kids get invited to birthday parties it will be up to them to pay for the gift. That is not a problem for my 14 year-old who has a paper route and babysits. I don't give allowance so my 11 year-old has more trouble coming up with money. She does a little babysitting. It is very hard when a whole bunch of birthdays come up at the same time.

Maximum I spend is $20. I can usually find something on sale from various children's stores and can buy two outfits for $20. We have a birthday to go do on Saturday for a 7 year old girl, so I am going to the mall tommorrow to see if i can buy something on sale that doesn't cost more than $20.

I usually spend anywhere from 10.00 to 15.00. I try to pick up some gifts to keep stashed in case of emergency. It's tough these days keeping up with it all , huh?

For birthdays I usualy tend to spend more than I shuld and each year older they get, the more I seem to spend on them. When my oldest son turned 16 2 years ago I got him a new car and for my yonger son this year I got him this really nice looking chemestry set, he is really into science and other acedemics.

I dont care how much i spend on buying gifts for the children as much as they are desrving,,, and they will benefit in good from the gift or they will be happy,,

Really all depends on the child itself. If they are close to me and or the family then sometimes I will go a little overboard. But if its a child that we rarely see or have contact with their family then its a little down to what others is. I usually get the child something that they would constantly use and that the child would like.