At what age do grandchildren give their grandparents presents themselves?

Mine all do. I suspect that their parents buy for the younger ones but I am sure the ones that are 13 or over buy presents independently.

I still spend far more on their presents than they do on mine but I think that is usually the way with intergenerational presents.

Never would be my guess if they are all more or less grown up now,

As a child too young to handle money, I went with my mother to the shops and she looked at presents for my grandparents.
She would pick out one or two small things, and ask me, and later my younger sister, what we would like to give our grandparents, aunts and other grown-ups who gave us presents and who exchanged presents with our parents.

As schoolchildren we were given a little extra pocket money in December to use for buying Christmas presents and were firmly told that we could not come and ask for more!

Before going to the shops we made out a list each of those we had to buy presents for (including sister) and then did our Christmas shopping.

This way we learned early that giving presents is an exchange of gifts.

Nowadays a lot of children never learn this as they are included in the gifts their parents buy.

We were too, when we were babies and afterwards if the presents were to distant relatives or acquaintances rather than close relatives or friends. The gift tag would be inscribed as "from the X family" or " from Dr. and Mrs.X and their daughters."

My 6 GCs are in their 20s but not all earning yet. I always give them money but they have rarely thanked me let alone given me anything. Once the younger two have graduated I shall have a rethink.

My own 2 DD’s were given a small amount of money from about the age of 5 or 6. They would choose a small gift for each of their close family members. Gift wrap them and thoroughly enjoy giving them out at Christmas. They each now have children of their own and have carried on this tradition. I think it’s important that children learn to give as well as receive.

It’s never been a thing in our family.
There’s nothing we need or want and whatever we do want we buy at the time.

Our GD chose our present from her last year but was included with the adults this year.

Have 4 GC aged 23, 24 and 26 x2. One , the girl has sometimes bought gifts but nothing regular, the boys don’t but I wouldn’t want them to. They buy for their siblings and parents. I give them all money or perfume/ clothes which they have specified when asked. and I’m happy about the situation.

My DD32 buys my mum a pressie ....my 2 DS send flowers thru post

All mine are adults. Five out of seven buy me lovely gifts The other two don’t (since their mum and dad stopped doing it for them or with them) in fairness they live overseas and don’t really know me well as the others do, but a thank you and perhaps a card from Moonpig would be lovely but it won’t start now, they ve never done it although I treat them the same as the others.
But as the song goes 5 out of 7 is not bad ( well that’s not quite the words but close enough)

My grownup Grandchildren started buying me small presents when they had their own children and I bought for the little ones. I don’t buy presents once they are earning birthday or Christmas.

My eldest DGC is 9 and this is the first year he didn’t buy me something at his his school’s little gift fair, previously he’s give me a bauble, a fridge magnet, just a token gift that he chose himself. He did make me a card and post it himself though, which is lovely.

This year I said please no presents between adults, but I was a little disappointed that my other DD’s younger boys, aged 3 and 4, weren’t helped to even make a card. I got them gifts from the Amazon wishlist circulated by DD!

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We only have one grandchild, our lovely granddaughter. She is in her 20s. This year she bought us a bottle of wine and a gift voucher.

My ‘present’ from my 8 month old great-grandson was a homemade card with a print of his little foot on it, helped by his Mum, obviously. I think it’s safe to say he will be brought up to give gifts himself when he is old enough.
As an aside, when my granddaughter held him up for me to give him a Christmas kiss, he rested his little hand against my cheek and smiled at me. No amount of money could buy a gift from him that meant as much.

We’ve received presents from DGC for a few years now. Until this year, they chose /bought gifts but the money was provided by parents, but this year, DGS proudly announced that he had earned the money for our presents.

I have 5 GC, ages ranging from 23 to 17.

3 of them live overseas.

Never received a gift from any of them personally.

Do I think they should?

Well, I suppose our own 2 children bought presents for their grandma, my mum, independently when they were earning their own money, but no, I don’t suppose any of mine ever will.

I give all of them money for their gifts.

It's better to give than receive, doesn't worry me about presents,I'd rather they spent money on things they need

Should add that when my own DS had a paper round, he bought his gran some little parcels suitable for her tiny Xmas tree.

They were from Woolworths, he never told us what he was doing.

Mum loved them, I was chuffed at his thoughtfulness.

For the first time this Christmas my two granddaughters bought me a gift of a jumper from M&S and a large packet of toffee popcorn! I think since they have been earning their on monies, they decided to club together and buy me these presents which were totally unexpected. In previous years we have said we will not buy presents for the adults.. I am thrilled that they wished to give me something because they wanted to.

My 6 year old GS makes me a fridge magnet every year with his own unique design.

My grandparents had all died by the time I was about 5 or 6 so I never did this.
I know I made cards for my grandmother though.

My own 5 children bought or made small gifts for their grandmother (once she was widowed I think) when she would have stayed with us regularly for Christmas (which didn'thappen a lot before).
At that point they would have been maybe between ten and twenty something.

My own grandsons have been baking biscuits and making marzipan fruits for us this year and one made a Christmas card.
One of the granddaughters made a big paper star to go in our window.
No bought gifts (actually paid for by our own grandchildren) this year but I know one chose my husband's socks and another my panforte!

My mother-in-law was also the recipient of marzipan fruits, shortbread and chocolates from my grandchildren (her great-grandchildren) and a home made and iced Christmas cake from my daughter - these arrived before Christmas.

She had bought all the great grandchildren book tokens and all her grandchildren and partners wines.

Some families do like to give things. Not everyone does it within the family but we love them anyway... and one does nothing for ages and then great big things occasionally!

Every family is different. I don't think we should expect them to be the same.

My dad had a shop and all his "regular" customers had a small gift at Christmas. He loved giving things/ tea and buscuits/ his time to people. It was a privilege to be in the shop in the run up to Christmas.

I should say, my lovely mother-in-law died just before Christmas so I expect the gifts from my children to her (with the exception of the cake) would have gone over that week.
They all bought treats last year.... a garden and a book voucher, "smellies", potted spring bulbs and other things.

All my grand children buy me presents somI feel very lucky.

My younger grandchildren make me cards and decorations. I don't expect or want any gifts from them.

Each family give me a present and all the DGC thank me for their gifts.