The idea of creating a wish list and 'demanding' your family cough up seems very un-British, but duplicate, unsuitable or unwanted gifts currently wastes £2.4billion at Christmas in the UK according to wishagift.com, which allows you to create gift lists online. so it's a worthwhile practise.
制作愿望清单，并“要求”你的家人说出他们的愿望这个点子似乎非常不英式风，但根据wishagift.com网站（该网站提供在线创作礼物清单服务）的统计，在英国，通常由重复的、不合适的或者不想要的圣诞礼物而造成的浪费价值24亿英镑。因此，制作愿望清单还是值得一试的。
'The key to going about it is to be reasonable with your expectations,' says Karina Thomsen, founder of wishagift.com. 'Also add a good variety of ideas and price ranges, and don’t necessarily be 100% specific.'
“制作愿望清单的关键是愿望要合理可行。”wishagift.com网站创始人卡琳娜·汤姆森说。“另外，可在清单上添上各种好点子和价格范围，不必百分百明确具体。”
For example, say ‘Molly loves colourful hair accessories’, and then the family member can still have the freedom to choose one they think she'll like.
例如，上面写“莫莉喜爱彩色的发饰”，然后家里人仍可以自由挑选他们认为她会喜欢的一样发饰。
Good gift ideas
送礼佳品
Books; drawing pads with paints or crayons; building blocks such as Lego; clothes.
书籍；配有颜料和画笔的图画本；儿童积木，如乐高积木；衣服。
Bad gift ideas
送礼馊品
Bead kits; anything messy or noisy if you want your sanity to remain intact this Christmas.
一套珠子；任何乱糟糟或吵闹的玩意儿（如果你想在这个圣诞节中保持神智正常的话）。
YOUR TEENAGERS
给十几岁孩子的礼物
Spend: £150-200
花销：150-200英镑
Teens usually want things that can be expensive, but Diana thinks just because it's Christmas, it doesn't mean rules should fly out the window.
青少年通常想要那些昂贵的东西，但黛安娜认为不能因为是圣诞节他们就可以没规没据了。
'Limits should be set and if they want the latest iPhone 6s, my suggestion would be that they work to earn most of the money and you top it up,' she says.
“要有限度，如果他们想要最新的iPhone 6s，我的建议是让他们自己挣够大部分的钱，然后你贴补剩下的。”她说。
Ask them what they want
问他们想要什么
Teenagers are picky and if you buy them something that you think is 'cool' it's likely to be met with a roll of the eyes.
青少年爱挑剔，如果你给他们买了你觉得“酷”的东西，他们很有可能会翻个白眼给你。
Image-conscious teens are also likely to want the latest gadget and best designers.
爱臭美的青少年也有可能会想要最新潮、最时尚的小玩意儿。
If you can't afford it, talk to them to figure out a compromise, whether that's getting the gadget second-hand, or asking them to contribute to the cost.
如果你买不起，就跟他们谈谈，找出一种折衷办法，不管是买二手的还是让他们自己也出点钱。
Also let family know what your teenager has asked for, but give them the least-expensive requests. And expect the same in return if they have teens.
另外，也要让家族里其他人知道孩子想要什么，不过只把那些花钱最少的愿望告诉他们。如果他们也有十几岁的孩子，那就要回一样的礼。
Make present-buying fun
让买礼物变得有趣
If your teen has a job or gets an allowance, they should be buying their own presents, but make it fun and set a reasonable budget.
如果你的孩子有工作或者有零用钱，他们应该自己给自己买礼物，不过可以让买礼物变得有趣些，而且要制定合理的预算。
Diana tells, 'We made it a rule to try and buy the most innovative thing for under £10 for teens and £5 for younger children.
黛安娜说，“我们的惯例是尝试用少于10英镑的钱给青少年买最有创意的东西，而小孩子的则少于5英镑。”
'This made the children take time and think about what people’s likes and interests were, and what their brothers and sisters or cousins would really enjoy.
“这促使孩子们花时间思考人们的兴趣爱好所在，以及买什么才会让他们的兄弟姐妹或表亲真正感到欢喜。”
'It worked very well and my sisters and I still have a low budget for ourselves and our partners.'
“这招很有效。我和我的姐妹们依然是花很少钱给我们自己还有我们的伴侣买礼物。”
Good gift ideas
送礼佳品
Gadgets; gift cards; music; games; books
小玩意；礼品卡；音乐；游戏；书籍。
Bad gift ideas
送礼馊品
Any surprises where personal taste is involved, in particular clothes, accessories and perfume/aftershave.