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01-11-2013 at 2:49 PM
jennej24
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How much to spend on 1st bday gift?

So we go to a lot of Mommy & Me type things and my daughter has already been invited to three 1st birthdays. What is an appropriate amount to spend on a gift? Some of them we have socialized with a few times outside of class but others we only see in class? What do you think?
 
01-11-2013 at 4:48 PM
KateLouise
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I'm in NZ so our prices can't be compared...but I buy very inexpensive gifts like a cheap board book, a bath toy, a shaker/tambourine/bell rattle, a peg puzzle and then throw in something extra like a bottle of bubble blowing mix.

I work on it being a gesture not a really memorable sentimental gift that I might give to a close friend or family member.

 


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01-11-2013 at 5:38 PM
Vans18
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Hmmm...I would get couple of cute pop up books, or some inexpensive toys. Also can get cute pj's. Not sure what else. My max would probably be $15.


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01-11-2013 at 9:16 PM
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Vans18:

Hmmm...I would get couple of cute pop up books, or some inexpensive toys. Also can get cute pj's. Not sure what else. My max would probably be $15.

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01-12-2013 at 8:02 AM
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I like to do hand made gifts, but I'm kind of a crafty person... like for my cousins son Bentley, I'm going to make him a stuffed owl and some play felt food. From what she tells me he doesn't play very much, so little things that he can still play with later work too! But to buy, my husband says "max 20$ and that's because baby toys can get kind of expensive." His words! Its what we do for his cousins 3 kids at Christmas too! But he'll buy almost any thing for our daughter... some of it she can't play with yet...
 
01-12-2013 at 8:39 AM
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$15

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01-12-2013 at 9:55 AM
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I would not spend more than $10 on this kind of party.  I would spend more on a close friend/family.

If they invited people they hardly socialize with, I am assuming they invited TONS of people, which means this baby will be getting TONS of gifts that will probably hardly get used!  

In this situation I would go with a book, a puzzle, or an outfit in a bigger size (at least 18 months).  I hate buying toys for first birthdays because that's what everyone else gets and there is a good chance there will be duplicates, especially since it was just Christmas.

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