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The kids already have enough toys to last until they are grown. Has any one wrapped up toys that your kids already had, gave it to them as a present and try to pass it off as new?? Oh yeah, we’ll go there. Especially with the baby.
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There are two flavors of ‘new’ for our younger boy:
1. New from his brother (hand-me-down), and
2. New from the store (most likely shoes)
If there was a birthday party and the kid got a dozen of gifts (s)he gets to pick 2-3 to open. They get to open another one every couple of months, usually tied to academic of athletic performance.
They get one or two longer-lasting toys for Christmas (bike, scooter, craigslisted skis, tennis racquet), clothes and the unopened birthday gifts.
If you plan on kids doing any competitive sports or play an instrument be ready to pay up. Club soccer season for an 8 year old costs $2K. Private lessons are ~$1/minute.
