I shop little by little and sometimes don't realize everything I have gotten!
So far this is what I have bought:
Toy Story 3 "Andy's Toys" 10 piece playset from the disney store
Nintendo Wii - Super Mario Bros 25th Edition Red Console comes with Wii Sports and Super Mario Brothers game
Extra Wii Remote
Wii Remote Charger
Donkey Kong Returns (Wii Game)
R/C Helicopter
Monster Truck Playset
2 Transformers
Alarm Clock that teaches time (he asked for an alarm clock)
Ghostbuster Costume / Dress Up Outfit with accessories. (he strangely asked me for this and then I actually saw one online so just had to get it) - I also figure he can wear it for Halloween next year if he wants.
I ordered 2 sets of hardcover books (22 total) They have not come in the mail yet but Im going to give quite a few to him to add to his book collection and give others away as extra gifts for neices and nephews.
New snow boots
1 licensed "patriots" shirt
1 hooded zip up sweatshirt
2 pairs of pajamas
2 pairs of jeans
Crayola crayon set with sharpener
Santa Stuff:
Spongebob operation
Monster Truck Playset with 4 extra monster trucks (I know I also bought something similar BUT he asked me for monster trucks then when he saw santa he asked him for monster trucks and now is really hoping santa brings them so I had to switch them all to santa presents. I got the extra playset figured if I give him something similar it will just make santa that much more believable. (Obviously Im supossed to have no clue what santa is going to bring)
2 school work books (one based on kindergarten one is the reading and writing)
Crayons
Bakugon toy
Candy
Chapstick
Special pen
plus probably a few more I am forgetting!
I also want to buy him a chalkboard so we can use it when we do homework or he can use it for play. I think it sounds like alot, but maybe not. Also, his grandma on his fathers side is really sick lately and not doing so great. She gave me $500 to spend some on myself and to get him extra presents as she wants to make sure he has an awesome Christmas this year. I am going to take him shopping and use some of the money to buy her a nice sentimental gift from him.|||I see your point, what 5 year old child wants to get chapstick, school books, snow boots and pajamas for Christmas? Lol those are things that you know he needs so you're getting them, why not let him unwrap them Christmas morning rather than giving them to him now ya know.
And i was actually thinking as i was reading, there aren't many toys on this list. So i would NOT say you are spoiling him.
I mean you got the wii and its really not as much fun without an extra remote, and really thats more for you anyway, so you can play with him. And he needs the charging station.
Same with the game, if hes just playing the games that come with the console over and over again he will lose interest.
Plus you are buying from yourself, Grandma, AND Santa Clause.
I think this is a great list.|||oh my goodness - your boy is a lucky little fella!
it would never occur to anyone in my family to give their children that much. but everyone is different so what works for you is what you need to do.
merry christmas!|||nothing is too much, the most important is he likes, do you agree with me?
merry christmas, if you like to free trial this video to ipad converter, please free download at http://www.video-to-ipadconverter.com|||give him some spirit appreciate as his presents sometime, child need more attention and care, but not too much stuffs and without careful attention, stuff is is not active,if you wanna get child more active,there are need enough activities, not enough toys|||i think it's a lot of gifts. but he is a lucky little boy and if you can afford it i would say it's perfect. i hope he's been good boy. merry christmas|||Way too much. 5 year olds grow out of things VERY quickly. I'd say return some of it and use the money to help out with your Grandmother-in-law. Maybe buy her some groceries and make her some dinners.|||Umm yes when i was 5 i got a yoyo wtff|||Ok I'm sorry for this but...what 5yr old kid wants chapstick for christmas?...that's just stupid|||That's a lot of stuff. I tend to spoil my grandkids a bit, so I can relate to wanting a special holiday. But honestly, for a 5 YO, that seems like too much, and some of it is not age appropriate. The RC helicopter (I assume it is one of the small indoor 'copters) is not dangerous, i.e. it won't chop his arm off or anything, but it will almost certainly prove frustrating for him to use. A child that age simply does not have the fine motor skills yet to fly an RC toy. If I am wrong, and it is a real RC helicopter, then return it. It is hard for grown men to control a model helicopter. (Ask me, my husband used to build and fly RC planes, an expensive hobby and they are dangerous. So stay away from the real thing for several more years.) A simple RC car would be a better choice.
Two monster truck sets? Nah, let Santa bring one and either donate the other or return it. If he needs clothes, fine. My grands get clothes and shoes. The most requested Santa gift from our granddaughter when she was 5 YO was a pair of pink cowgirl boots! (In fact, she told me less than two weeks before Christmas that she had told Santa a secret. That secret turned out to be that she really wanted pink boots. Santa had a few tense moments desperately looking for a pair of pink boots, but he came through! She wore them until her feet could no longer stuff inside. They are put up now to save them for her future daughter.) Two years ago, our grandson, then almost 9 YO, asked for a leather jacket. So clothes can be a fine gift, even for a child.
I agree the Wii is a family toy, but do make it clear that it is for everyone and not just for him. The alarm clock and Ghostbuster outfit should be front and foremost, since he made a special request for those items. The Toy Story stuff you can send to me! (JK, but unless he is really a fan, that may become flotsam that you have to pick up all the time. Same with the transformers and Operation game. Small pieces and boring once it's played a time or two. Some of those Transformers can be hard to manipulate as well.
The books and art supplies are good, every child should get a few books from time to time. Twenty books is a lot, though...
I am guessing that you also have an idea that you have gone a little overboard or you wouldn't be asking. Giving to our children makes us feel good inside, and I am glad you are fortunate enough to be able to do so. Make sure he learns about giving as well as receiving. Happy holidays to your family.
**EDIT**
Haha, Pay no attention to me at all! I obviously have no business telling someone that they are getting too much! I just took mental inventory of the stuff our grands are getting from Grandpa and me, and it is a pretty big list: Each one is getting two games, one for Wii and one for Nintendo DS. Grandson is also getting a Hexbug set, tennis shoes, an RC helicopter (the indoor kind) and and Axe toiletry set. (He is also getting a Flip video camera, but that is for his birthday which is on the 28th.) The granddaughter is getting boots, several different art supplies, a craft set, a styling dryer, a jewelry box, and silver earrings. So, yeah, too much from my end as well! So i have no room to talk, LOL!|||Everyone does Christmas differently...in my opinion, the Wii %26amp; accessories are a little much for a 5 year old. But everything else sounds fine. What if you talk to your son about using some of the money from Grandma for charity, like picking out a present for Toys for Tots or something? I even know a family where the kids pick one present they received to donate. It's a great lesson on giving, and makes everybody feel good. Just a thought.|||I think this is something only you can answer. No one else can say what is too much or not enough for your child.
If you think it's too much, then save some of it for his birthday, Easter, or whatever.... if not, then have fun!
You don't have to worry about what other people think of what you give your child....so do what you feel is right for you.|||Yes that is a little too much, You do not want to spoil your child.
A Wii is a bad idea as a 5 yearolds toy, It is terrible for your childs imagination and eyesight.
But its lovely you care about your child so much, and it is important for him to have plenty toys to learn, improve hand eye coordination and fun.|||God, your kid is going to be spoilt. I would have only get the wii and the game when I was 5! My 5 year old second cousin got a wii and now he's obbsessed with it, he takes it everywhere and has a temper tantrum when he is told to put it away, he is also quite violent. I wouldn't buy the chalkboard, I had one when I was about that age and I got bored of it after ten minutes. You could get him chalks and he could write on the pavements outside you house.|||I don't think it is too much. I have 3 kids and they get way more than that on Christmas. They also get a large amount of presents from their grandparents. They are not rude and spoiled because of it. They are very giving and loving. I believe that unruly children are usually due to a lack of parenting. My kids only recieve toys, video games and etc. for birthdays and Christmas. I know some kids that get something whenever they ask for it all year. My children are also aware of money and save change to buy things they may want during the rest of the time.|||That's insane.
You are really spoiling your kid, and you really shouldn't do that.
When you get kids lots of stuff, they do not appreciate gifts so much. And all of those things you bought for him are no longer important and become random junk that is laying around your house. You should've only got him a few clothes, one big present, some books, and some learning stuff. Why not save the costume till halloween to give to him? Don't take him shopping until he really needs it (in a few months when he grows out of the clothes that he has now), save the transformers and monster truck sets... maybe give them to kids that are really needy instead of your 5 year old son that will lose interest in a few months anyways.
Getting your kid everything he wants is setting a really bad example, you are pretty much telling him that if he wants something he will get it. That ruins kids, they need to learn that they need to earn the stuff that they want. And when they only get a few things for christmas, they will appreciate them way more.|||How are the Bakugon toy and the monster truck playsets educational? The same goes for the Spongebob Operation game? It's been a long time since I played any operation (and then there was only the original to play), but as I recall the only thing Operation really does is teach you not to touch the sides when trying to pull out little pieces.
Some of these items you may wish to check age levels on, and then even if they say their ok for a five year old consider if it's really a good idea. An RC car at that age is one thing, an RC helicopter could well be more dangerous.
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