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Is it cheesy to give kids furniture as christmas gifts, but not their main presents?

I finished my christmas shopping for my 12 and 13 year olds. They are getting a ds lite and lots of those little expensive gadgets. When they are wrapped up, they don't look like much. I miss the good old days of big cheap toys when they were younger. I was planning on remodelling their room including some bunk beds. They come in boxes that I would have to assemble. I was thinking maybe I could wrap them up as presents. they technically are for them. I could have them open them and here, "man... furniture." When they get through the 5 bigger furniture boxes, I could have them open their "real" presents. It would be kinda like in that christmas carol movie where the Red Ryder BB gun was hidden behind the tree.

Public Comments

1. One year I asked for bunk beds for Christmas and then another year I asked for a bookshelf... so I think it would be fine. If you are worried... make them open the other gifts first...
2. I think it is a great idea. Kids love new furniture almost as much as adults!
3. no kids love new furniture thats a great idea
4. I think it sounds like a great idea! Depending on how involved they are in renovating their rooms -- they may like the furniture presents best or at least as much as their other gifts. And if they grumble while opening them -- it would be neat to see them open their "real" gifts after wading thru the furniture. Either way it goes, sounds like an excellent plan.
5. I think that's a sweet idea. Maybe you'll be surprised and they will be excited about the bunk beds...I know I thought they were cool when I was their age. Maybe you could also give them some way of deciding how they can have their room remodeled, like by giving them a gift card to the paint store, or getting them sheets or posters with a theme you know they like.
6. I think it's a great idea!! To be honest, I know of some parent's that would count the furniture (and only the furniture) as a gift. Your kids are lucky!
7. Furniture is a great gift for a kid. My kids are a bit younger, but their grandmother recently bought them new bedroom furniture and they were very excited. If that's not the main gift, I see no problem with that whatsoever.
8. wow i would have just been excited about the furniture! lol if they don't know you're remodelling their room, that would be a nice surprise. either way, i think it's a great idea!
9. 3 of my 4 kids have a furnture item on their Christmas list! New furniture is cool to a kid! Heck it's cool to an adult......... I think I will add "new dining table" to my Christmas listen and see if Santa comes through for me lol