Birthday money for a 12 year old?

[pheasantchick]

£25-£30 + small pressies sounds fine to me.

[ourmaminhavana]

Thanks everyone. Have just finished making a coconut birthday cake with DD, five! Now we just have to magically transform this insipid oblong into Homer Simpson!!
LFH that was very helpful! I've been trying to remember what we bought him last year. I think it may have been a mobile telephone which doubled up as a something he needed for the bus journey when starting secondary school too. Maybe that's why he wants money this time.
Lotus flower thanks, but spending beyond our means was never an issue: I'm not that sort of person.
No, funnily enough he's not saving for anything in particular, but he is a very keen and sensible saver. I still like the idea of a combination of pressies and money as I know he'd be thoughtful in how he spent it.

[doodles]

DS1 wanted money for itunes (because he was getting an ipod from GP) and a rugby shirt. Couldn't quite bring myself to hand over cold cash so bought him an itunes gift card and a rugby store gift card - he was thrilled. Now he is saving for some other piece of technology so I will probably give him money next time.

[jingle]

I have just realised what GP actually means. At first I thought you meant your doctor was buying your son an ipod!

[pheasantchick]

Sorry, I 'm dense. GP?

[Snowdrops]

Grand parent?