kieransmummy

We save $100 per month for Christmas unfortunatly we spend it on bills couple of months back

Here's whats on my 11 year old list Camcorder Clothes Pirates of the Caribbean Scene it games Hermit crabs LOL My 13 year old wants a Hamster Digital camera Earings My girls love jewelery, purses, computer games like Zoo Tycoon.

I would say lego's too.

All our family is in the UK, I have to ship all those gifts, it's very expencive, even the smaller items such as jewelry cost a lot to ship, also after 10 years it become harded and harder to come up with light weight idea's. Shopping online also difficult as lot of website in the UK will only take UK issued credit card, the exchange rate is also terrible.

Not much, DH and I don't spend much one each other, we have a very tight budget for I just want my kids to have a good Christmas. This year I asked DH for a mini trampoline :)

Not much, watch a movie, eat candy, drink, crash out. It's only us in this country so we never have anywhere else to go.

We give our kids nightwear on Christmas eve. They get stocking, and another larger gift from Santa, we don't get them much else from us, sometimes a family board game or movie. With what they get from other members of the family they have plently.

We call it a winter party. We don't have a gift exchange in the classroom. We have a small party, which normally includes a craft, (winter theme, nothing Christmas allowed) sometimes a game, food which is supposted to be healthy, and we have a small treat bag for the kids to take home.

We put colored lights on our tree.

The santa Clause 1 & 2 and Elf :)

I trade online, you can buy credits too, if you don't have books to trade. Once you list 9 book for trade you get three free credits to get you started. http://www.paperbackswap.com/help/hdtw.php

I ended up in Target later in thr day last year after 11am, they still had plenty of DVD, they were restocking while I was there.

Thanks, I have been enjoying be here :)

I am a new member, this is a great site.