What do you give your kids for Xmas?

[sigp220.45]

Now I feel like my answer wasn't responsive to your question. I hate that. Lemme try again.

When they were just starting out I'd try to help with the things that usually got pushed back - mostly car stuff like tires and brakes and oil changes.

If they are paying for their own phones, maybe pay for a year of service.

Passes to the movies are nice.

Cash and gift cards. Framed family photos if they have moved away. Heirloom stuff is good. I gave my oldest boy my Dad's watch and he cried.

Definitely not a dumb question.

 

[Golddollar]

I don't have any children, but I have two nephews. One of them is still in college and the other one is an independent adult. Shipping has always been an issue with the older one's presents in the past because I was giving him a few boxes of shells for one of his guns. But now he determined not to risk shooting it. It would be easy to send checks, but I want to show that I did something special for them. So this year each of them will be getting a Christmas card stuffed with a stack of $2 bills in a significant amount. I figured NOBODY else in the family would be doing something like that.

When my younger nephew turned 21 last February, I sent him a birthday card stuffed with 21 $2 bills. Both he and his mother (my sister) thought that was pretty cool.

 

[DeplorabusUnum]

1)Here in Oregon you can buy a discount golf package that pays their OGA dues and comes with several discounted rounds at some pretty nice golf courses. I did that one year and it was a big hit. If you're lucky they'll invite you to play a round or two.

2)Buy a couple of tickets to a hockey game or basketball game and invite them to go with you as your treat.

I guess it does depend some on what they like to do.

 

[K-22]

Suitcase

What do you give your " starting out " kids for Xmas? I mean kids that are trying to find their way in this world?

If they are still at home, a suitcase.


Best,
Gary

 

[peyton]

My grand daughter got started doing competitive shotgun shooting in high school. She was using a Remington 870 youth shotgun in 20 gauge I had given to my son 20 years ago. Last week we were talking and my son mentioned that maybe a 12 gauge shotgun would be able to reach out and break more clays.
This Tuesday I swung by their house and gave my daughter in law my Browning Pump shotgun, 8 boxes of skeet ammo, and all the chokes.
Yesterday they went to the skeet range and where before she would hit 29 out of a 100 using the 870 , with the Browning she hit 20 out of 25.
She called to thank me and I told her, "don't thank me, thank Santa Claus"!!

I also mentioned that I wanted my shotgun back in 99 years!!

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

To our grown daughter and son. We give gift cards. 12 . Each one in it's own envelope in a nice little decorated box. One to be opened on the first day of each of the following 12 months.

 

[Maddog 521]

A ham dinner and a pecan pie.

 

[ZGrand]

I give mine a small present to open, and an envelope with a universal gift card (cash).

 

[yaktamer]

An invoice for the past eighteen years.

 

[TX-Dennis]

My son's in college. He tells me what he wants, and I buy it. He really doesn't "need" anything at this point in his life. It's all about wants. This year he wants a Meta Quest, so that's what I bought him.

His mama bought him a new pocket knife to replace his recently lost Bench Made. I'm still hoping that one will "turn up" somewhere.

 

[DUSTYDOGDAN]

I have started just giving cash. They also have their name on a few vintage electric Fender guitars for the future.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Everybody gets $1,000.
Son gets pants, socks, 40 Ammo.
SIL gets 45 and 22 Ammo.
Grandson, Morphing into car guy gets Wrenches.
Dau gets Lap Top.
Granddaughter still open?
Guys get HeadLamps and combo tool.

 

[hittman77]

In their starting out days it depended on what their immediate needs were.

Many times is was things like car care cleaning supplies, a new ice scraper, spray de-icer for windshields, gift cards for oil changes, etc. Pretty practical stuff.

Other times it was cash or tools or something for their home.

When each of them bought their 1st house we bought and had installed new good quality insulated entry and storm doors with new locks and deadbolts. One didn't need doors but could use a few windows so we did that.

Now that they're in their 30s, I asked them to take whatever money they'd spend on me and apply that to a house payment or car payment. It's the honor system …. I don't need proof.

 

[Model52guy]

Carton of cigarettes and a deck of cards.

Also show them how to play booray. An old Cajun card game. 50 yrs ago I learned starting with 'dime' booray. Lost $250 in the first two hours. It was a life lesson. I did learn to play the game.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Way back in my Puppy Dog Days,
A guy who my Mother had hired to plow our garden took a break and taught my Bro and I how to play Booray.
Mother was too mad to spit!

 

[Grayfox]

Two sons 43 & 38.
One D-I-L 40.
No grandkids.
I ain't got a clue as to what they need or want.
Cash is simple.

 

[jeffrefrig]

My son is 42 and also in the RHVAC trade, so he gets my tools throughout the year! Fine, but it's not the same, dad! He and his wife get cash and I usually get her something or whatever. I gave step daughter an EZ 380 S&W last year. My youngest is getting a Bodyguard 38 this year. Oldest daughter got an I Pad for Christmas and I got her a Model 442 for her birthday. She works Downtown PGH and was able to get her conceal carry permit without having to go out of her way. So far, Son got 3 handguns off me, oldest daughter and step daughter each got one, and spoiled Sarah got a .22 revolver, an "inexpensive" but decent one, and the .38 Spl., plus my old .22 LR Marlin 39A. I let wife buy girlie stuff for the girls and grandkids are easy: she buys whatever for them! Money for the 14 yr. old grandson and art supplies for the grand daughter.

 

[jeffrefrig]

Back in the "Hard Times," I changed our religion.

 

[Bekeart]

For the Kids - Purina Goat Chow

Purina® Goat Chow® goat feed is research-proven for the health and vitality of all breeds of goats.

I could have resisted, but did not try very hard.

For the two legged variety:

CASH - always the right color - nice shade of green.
Might not be the wanted SIZE.
UNIVERSALLY accepted, unlike "shop limited" Gift Cards.

Understand that Golddollar has different opinion of "correct" color.

Bekeart

 

[Donn]

Kids are all in their 40's and have successfully made their way. We concentrate on the grandkids, but if the kids want/need something specific, I'll do what I can.