Hello parents, happy holidays! My daughter has been invited to a birthday party this upcoming Saturday the 28th, and it's a triplet birthday party! They're all turning 8, and it's 2 girls and 1 boy. So, my question is, what do you suggest getting them for a gift? Would you buy 3 gifts? If so, would you buy 3 identical gifts, 3 different gifts, or 1 big gift they can all share? I'd like some gift suggestions too, this is a first for me and since they invited the entire school's 2nd grade class, my daughter, who is in the other 2nd grade classroom, has not been able to bond enough with them this year to know what type of things they like. I'm totally clueless as to what to get them, and I am hoping I can order something in time to receive it by Friday from Amazon.com, no crazy, stressful mall shopping for me if I can avoid it! Thanks in advance.
I ended up texting the mom to say Merry Christmas, and used the opportunity to ask what her kids liked: one girl liked princesses, the other purple, and the boy like Skylanders, so I got both girls Barbies, one of which had princess outfits, and the other had outfits in several colors, and I got a Skylander Giants toy for the boy. She said not to worry about getting anything too big, they had gotten tons of Christmas gifts and anticipated tons of birthday presents as well, so hopefully they will enjoy their gifts :)
They are individuals with their own likes and dislikes. They are not one. Get three different gifts. Ask you child what they like.
I would get them movie tickets with a box of candies for each of them. Since the whole second grade is invited I can't even imagine all the presents they will be getting. The movie tickets will be a nice outing for them and I am sure the parents will love that they don't have to find a place for it.
Buy them each a separate gift. They do not have to be exactly the same. You could buy them each a couple of books, since you don't really know what they like to play with. Or, think about what your daughter likes and buy something similar. Since you aren't that close with them, I would spend about $10 per child.
Loving JC's response of the movie tickets. Along the same lines as that, is there some type of Jump house/Fun Gym in your area? I have seen the trampoline houses where you can essentially bounce off the walls. Maybe a gift card/certificate for some place like that. I wouldn't go overboard though, maybe $10 a piece. Seems awfully greedy to invite so many people to a party. Whatever happened to one friend for each year (i.e. 8 years old = 8 friends, MAX!). My other thought, and hoping to not sound like a scrooge on this, if your kid isn't close with them, why are they going? Again, not trying to come off so negative, just some simple things to think about. Take care!
I'd get 3 board games and call it a day.
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I'd get 3 board games and call it a day.
Anytime we attend a joint party (we have friends with twins) we get each child a gift. It may be the same thing, but it's one per kid. If they are the same age as your DD, the chance is high they like the same things other kids do. You can rarely go wrong with crafts (especially for girls) Or get them all something like hexabugs or lego kits or the rainbow loom things. I think Michael's has them on sale now.
If you go with a joint gift, perhaps something small per kid. Like get Apples to Apples Junior and then each kid also gets candy. Or different card games per kid (Amazon has a tripple pack - Uno, Skip-bo and Phase 10).
Or something to do with Angry Birds.
I would, get 3 different gifts. Even if that means in different colors.
Books.
And "JC" below has a great idea about getting movie tickets.
Ordering online and per shipping, that is cutting it close.
And if you want it quick, you'd have to pay more for shipping and expedited shipping.
Not worth it.
Just go to a mall, and pick up something. If you have time.
Then you don't have to pay for shipping. But sure, malls are crazy busy now and parking.
OR, get 3 gift cards.
Its not like the triplets are GOOD close friends.
So, don't feel you have to go super gangbusters about it, per gifts.
Just a little token gift. That's fine.
buy them each a gift certificate to the movie theater. they can choose which movie they see. and maybe include if you can enough that they can get a pc of candy or a drink. at our local theater a $10 gift card is enough to see a movie and get a candy if you go at a matinee time. so something like that would be a fun gift.
When mine were little, if anyone asked what to get, I told them they could get a game they could play or something separate for each. One time they each got a plush blanket. Once the girls got crafts and my son got Legos.
I'd do a gift card to Monkey Joe's or Chuck E. Cheese.
wow, just reading this is stressing me out to the MAX!
I personally could not handle that midst Christmas, wow that poor mom.
normally 3 separate gifts but come on, they are going to get a ton for Christmas and a ton from school friends, in this case make it easier on you and get 1 big one. I would have a totally diff answer if your kid was close to any of them or if this was in the summer. if it's that big of a deal to have separate stuff mom should be throwing 3 separate parties. can you even imagine!
I will say the rainbow loom bands are popular for this age, and if you get one loom and separate bags of the bands for each kid that might be a fun gift. Although how do you know what they have or don't have. what a nightmare!
Gift card to a bounce house with a fun pair of socks for each kid (since most bounce houses require socks). And maybe a gift card to a pizza place for lunch or to a local ice cream shop to go to afterwards.
Frankincense, gold and myrrh--but I'm sure they've heard that joke before.
You can do any of the above. Having twin sisters, I know that they are so close that they don't mind doing a lot of the same things.
My first thought is lego sets. You can get the $12 range. This is something they can do together, different, yet the same.
Otherwise, you can get them a gift they can all share and put all their names on it. It just depends on what you find. Shopping online makes it hard for these things to pop out at you.
You can also send the mom a message and ask what they enjoy. That is what I have done lately because the kids are getting older and discovering what they do and don't like.
I say get each a 10 or 15 dollar target gift card and this way if there is something they really wanted but didn't get they can get it themselves.
