Twins going to a twin birthday party

I'm sorry if this question has been asked before. My twins are 2 years old and have been invited to their first twin birthday party. When they go to non-twin birthday parties I always bring two gifts; one from each child. But I'm not sure what to do about a twin birthday. Should I bring four gifts? If yes, what price range for the four gifts? Or should I just bring two gifts that cost a little more? And how many birthday cards? I'm curious to hear what others have done.

thanks,
thea

 

We went to our first twin party in March. We brought 4 presents & 2 cards.

 

This is not BTDT advice...but I'm thinking four gifts/four cards. I know that sounds like a lot, but I think each partygoer should take their own present and each BDay boy/girl should have a gift of their own to open. And I think each gift should have a card. I think each gift should be in whatever price range you would think appropriate if you were taking a singleton child to a singleton's BDay party. JMHO

 

I'd take two gifts and two cards. One gift and one card per birthday child.

 

I would decide on what i wanted to spend. I would give each birthday child their own gift but if it was one or two gifts would depend on what we bought.

My girls are going to a birthday party today and we got the birthday girl 3 presents (spent about $40 total).

 

I would do 2 gifts. Think of it this way. If I invite my friends children to my boys birthday party, she brings one gift from the family for each child--hence one gift for Marc and one for Jon, both from J & A. For J's birthday, Marc and Jon give one gift, and for A's birthday it is the same thing. The only difference is that both of my boys get their gift on the same day.

We also have a twin birthday this week. And in our case one of the twins is in Marc's class, and the other is in Jon's. So, Marc will bring a gift for his friend, and Jon will bring one for his.

 

I usually take 2 gifts and 2 cards -- one for each birthday child from both boys. I prefer to buy one more more expensive gift per child than 2 less expensive ones. It doesn't really matter to me how many gifts my boys get from our guests but I really LOVE for them to have their own special card -- don't like shared cards.

Mendy

 

I would say each of your children should give each birthday child a gift. So I guess that is 4 gifts. I would not spend more than $50 total for all the gifts..

 

We have been to a few birthday parties for twins. Either we get them one BIG gift to share (like a game etc) or two gifts, one for each. But, I always give them each their own card from both boys. So, two gifts, two cards total. I hate when my sons have to share a card. But, that's just me!

 

QUOTE(JakeandPeyton @ Apr 21 2008, 05:16 AM) [snapback]731092[/snapback]
I hate when my sons have to share a card. But, that's just me!


No, it's not...I hate that, too! We've only had one birthday, but they got a lot of shared cards. Well I had these little keepsake folders for each of them...what am I supposed to do, cut their shared cards in half?! I suppose that's kind of what I did...I put half of the shared cards in Bridger's folder, and half of them in Porter's folder.

As for the OP question, I would be sure to take at least one gift/card for each birthday kid, but I think it would be okay if it were a joint gift/card from your two together (as long as it's something good ).

 

I would get each child a gift and card from your family. So 2 gifts/2 cards.

 

QUOTE(Leighann @ Apr 21 2008, 11:09 AM) [snapback]731399[/snapback]
I would get each child a gift and card from your family. So 2 gifts/2 cards.



Exactly what I would do.

 

To me, it depends on how you know the kids. I have a friend who has twins and with them, we do one gift for each child because the gifts are from our family not from each of our girls to each of their girls. But, if it was kids from school, I would probably do one gift for each child -- so four gifts total.

 

i would do four gifts. if you had a single child you would have that child bring one for each right. well same for the other. the cards i would get four. their first birthday cards i am keeping for them the others i don't think i will. but you don't know how the other mom feels on this unless you ask her. so maybe just to be on the safe side 4 cards.

you could always get one gift for each child but from the whole family and 2 cards. that is from my DH.

 

I always do one gift for each child from both of the boys but I spend a little more on the gifts than I would if it were just one child... I know, personally, having four boys that too many toys gets crazy. I would rather get fewer, nice, toys than a lot of other toys that will break in a day. Besides, our house looks like a daycare already so to me less is always MORE!

 

I would do two gifts.

If you had more children than the twins that were invited to a party - you would not do a gift from each child individually. What if you had 5 children?

 

QUOTE(Leighann @ Apr 21 2008, 03:09 PM) [snapback]731399[/snapback]
I would get each child a gift and card from your family. So 2 gifts/2 cards.


ABSOLUTELY!

 

As a mom of five, we do one family gift and card. For twins, they get one gift, two cards and/or two gift cards. I don't expect any presents when kids come to our parties and I don't give based on what we are going to get. The amount of parties we go to we had to establish a budget per party because it gets crazy!

 

2 gifts, 2 cards.

 

One gift for each child, both from my kids. Growing up whenever I had a party and siblings came as guests I got one big gift from the siblings, and vice versa; my brother and I gave one gift to the birthday child from both of us.

When I invited people to my kids' birthday last year I did not expect each sibling in a family to give each of my kids a gift. One gift to my daughter and one to my son from a family was sufficient for me.

 

We went to Raye's Lucas and Lynae's party and bought them a train set big enough for them both to play with.

 

At THIS stage, I do one gift from BOTH Ali and Martin for each. (2 gifts, 2 cards!)

 

QUOTE(Leighann @ Apr 21 2008, 10:09 AM) [snapback]731399[/snapback]
I would get each child a gift and card from your family. So 2 gifts/2 cards.


My thoughts exactly!