How often did you buy your kids new toys?

**jorey** · 04-06-2007 11:48

Hi, I spent a bit of money this week buying ds new toys. He has never requested it (well, he's only 9.5 months), but I just could not say no to those nice and fun toys in the shop.

I do this pretty much every week...

Well, I would like to know how often other parents buy their kids new toys? I might be able to use teh poll result here to justify myself to dh?

**~mia&ryan~** · 04-06-2007 11:54

I buy DD new toys when she has outgrown the ones she currently has or when she need things that challenge her at a different level... She has far too much as it is and I dont want too much stuff that I just have to find a place for...

**~rambox~** · 04-06-2007 11:55

Xmas, Birthdays and occassionally if they have been extremely good

**Little Gorilla** · 04-06-2007 11:58

I buy my almost 2.5 yr old a new toy most weeks....now when I say toy - it's usually a new thomas character or maybe a book. I know its the wrong thing, but I have mother guilt from putting him in daycare

and he is such a good good little boy.

I also buy him stickers/the temporary tattoos as well quite often as he loves these an are only about $1 or $2.

I know I shouldn't buy him as much as I do, but he is our only child at the moment - I don't mind if he is spoilt a little bit.

**natasha** · 04-06-2007 11:58

Couple of times a week. She doesnt even ask for them...but I never had anything growing up....I remember what it was like. I sometimes buy the toys just for me.....because it makes me happy....

I guess I have a problem......

**Little Gorilla** · 04-06-2007 12:03

Originally Posted by natasha

Couple of times a week. She doesnt even ask for them...but I never had anything growing up....I remember what it was like. I sometimes buy the toys just for me.....because it makes me happy....

I guess I have a problem......

Don't worry...it makes me happy too

**subaruforestermum** · 04-06-2007 12:07

I use to buy somthing nearly everytime we went to the shops......which was like every second day..

And if there was a sale on, I'd be there...but that was when he was younger....

He now has so many toys I can rotate them, and he is always excited to play with them..they never get boring....

Now I will buy him like a Matchbox toy car, or something like that occassionally, maybe once a fortnight. But if he has misbehaved, he doesnt get it straight away

**nemosmum** · 04-06-2007 12:08

I can honestly say ive never bought a large or expensive toy for my kids....my son does have them BUt they have always been gifts

I voted once a week coz i do buy him toys but they are from the $2 store LOLmy son is happy with a pair of spider man socks these days lol

I feel if I buy him big things now its only going to set him up for problems later on when his a teen and expects BIG stuff iykwim

**~Emmylou~** · 04-06-2007 12:12

About every 6 months.

My kids birthdays are reasonably close to Xmas so they tend to go almost a full year without any new toys - so I usually buy them something half way through the year because otherwise they outgrow all the stuff they got for Xmas/birthdays the year before - a year is a looong time to play with the same things at their age.

I don't usually buy them toys for the heck of it, maybe if DD is sick I might get her something little to make her feel better. I also dont' think it's a great idea to buy them stuff all the time, I don't want them to just "expect" it as they get older.

**pookiesossige** · 04-06-2007 12:13

We are members of a great toy library, with fantastic flash big toys. It does the job for me

But other then that, I'd say that about once every 2 months (about 6 times a year perhaps?) we get the kids a DVD or a small 'something' and only spend about $20.... it's fun and it's not overkill