what are your twins buying each other?

so, i still have time to shop, since our christmas isn't until january 7th (serbian orthodox, old calendar, etc etc)...
ANYway, i have no idea what the girls should get each other for christmas. i mean, they're older now and not clueless anymore, so i can't be like, "what do you want your sister to buy you for christmas?" lol
should i just take them to the store separately and let each girl pick something out for her sister?

 

Mine usually buy each other a book and write in the front of it with the year etc... some years I have just got them each a book I would know they liked. Or if time took them seperately to Chapters to buy.

 

This year, probably nothing, since I just had knee surgery and can't take them shopping. Usually, DH and I agree on a budget and he takes one boy shopping and I take the other. Maybe DH will find some time to take them shopping.

 

Mine aren't doing that yet. I tried. I was at the store with only Amelia and she couldn't understand the concept of buying something for Lily without also getting one for herself. So I wasn't about to buy her a toy for no reason so close to Christmas, so I said forget it. I'll try again next year.

 

Mine don't get each other anything yet. We've asked them if they want to buy presents for each other and they've been mostly ambivalent. Once they have more separate interests I think it will be fun for them to buy for each other, but for now, if one gets a present the other usually wants the same thing so we don't bother. Besides, between the grandparents, aunts and uncles, and Santa... there are already so many presents that I don't want to buy something else just to say we've done it, y'know?

 

Amy got Sarah a Playmobil set that I think she will love, since she keeps saying she wants more Playmobil stuff.

Sarah got Amy a small crocheted elephant that we saw at a craft fair. The intention was good, but I fear Amy's going to think it isn't as nice as what she got Sarah. So I bought a little extra something (a card game) to add to it. I haven't even told Sarah about this yet, but I guess I should tell her before Christmas!

Last year (when they were just turned 6) was the first year they bought stuff for each other. It was hard to get each one to focus on the other kid and not just buy something she wanted for herself. This year has been a bit better, but the extra shopping trips are a pain. Still, the kids enjoy the idea of getting each other something.

 

Nothing. I forgot to do that this year. Oops :blush:

 

IF you have a store called "Five Below" it is GREAT for sibling gifts. Everything is 5 dollars or less. DH and I took girls in and they each could pick anything in the store for their sibling.

We have been taking the girls to purchase for each other since they were 3. They get $5 each. When they were 3 and 4 we gave them an option from 3 things. At age 5, we started let them pick anything in price range that was reasonable!

They always take their time and think it through....we do the same thing for their Birthday!

DD1 got DD2 a Barbie.

DD2 got DD1 a small necklace and a small stuffed dog.


They are so thoughtful and excited each year! It is so sweet.

 

The girls have a santa shop at school and buy eachother something from there. It is usually something small but they enjoy doing that.

 

Same here. They buy for each other and then both buy for me and we split the close family between them

 

Mine don't do that yet either. This year my 12 year old bought the twins gifts with her own money, so I am getting her a gift from each of them. But this is the first year we've done that. ardon:

 

Our school also has the Santa Shop and they picked something out for each other. They were pretty excited to do that, so we will probably do something similar next year. This was the first year they bought each other presents.

 

My mom lets them shop at "Grandma's Shop". She has them do something to earn money about a month before Thanksgiving. In the past they have had a chore chart, read books and this year clean their rooms and keep them clean. They each get to "buy" a gift for each other, their uncle, me and their dad. Each gift costs them $1. They love doing it and get so excited to "shop".

So the answer to the question is I'm not sure. LOL

 

We've taken the girls to "buy" for each other since they were three. Usually DH takes one while the other stays with me to smell candles, sit in the chairs, etc, then we switch kids.

This year, they both picked out the same thing: disney princess figurines with interchangeable dresses.

 

ok, so today ivana actually initiated the conversation of buying something for her sister. we were at Sears picking up their pictures (never getting pictures done there again, btw... ), and they saw this little jewelry box with a ballerina in it (i still have mine from when i was little )... and ivana said, "i want to buy something for my sister for christmas. i want to buy her that jewelry box." so that was easier than i thought lol
i did ask marina what she wants to buy ivi, and she said a stuffed rapunzel (from the disney store).
so i guess that's it!

 

You know what? I just realized I have absolutely no idea what either is getting for the other. I'm kinda liking the idea that they are old enough that they can choose their own gifts for each other.


Cassie even took the initiative to work at our church Christmas fair for over 4 hours (helping them get ready for the fair and the day of the fair), in order to pick out gifts on sale at the fair. She picked up gifts for her sister, her cousins, and a few others.

Holly went one afternoon with a friend of ours while I had Cassie doing something else.