For moms of twins.. or multiples

To Me it would have to be with the invite, if it says to the family of what ever then yes one gift is ok. If each child got an invite then you should buy a gift from each child. I am a twin, and I did not like it when my mom and dad would buy one gift and said it was from the both of us. Think back when you was a child and how would it feel to you if you did not come in the party without a gift

I think one gift from both is a good plan. If they could each pick out a $5 gift then it would work to do 2 gifts but 1 from each family is enough.

We usually just get one nicer gift and put that it's from the girls (I have 2 yr old twin girls). But I could see, as they get older, possibly letting them pick out something a bit cheaper and do a gift from each of them. I think that it works great either way personally.:)

It also depends on how close the kids and the family are to whomevers birthday party it is.

It depends on what we can afford. Often we explain that we do not have a lot of money and we are usually told that the gift isn't important any way that it is that our children can come is the important thing.

My mom just put two names on it. I would spend $15 and put two names on it.

I would give my twins an option
they are 9 now and they generally make good choices
I would tell them that they could each pick a gift for $X or they could combine their money and get one gift for $2X and put both their names on it
unless it was twin birthdays then I would let one pick a gift for one twin and the other could pick a gift for the other twin both spending the same ammount

Actually my mom also buy single gifts for us with the common names. also she will buy the gift which can use by only common way, that if niether one absence, another can't use it....ha..ha..ha.. in this way she will establish the unity between us...what you think on this???