Overview
- Gosselin asks each child to submit a prioritized wish list with a link, size, color and price for every item.
- She uses the total from the first list received to set a target per-child budget, then adjusts others to match if one goes over.
- To equalize totals, she gives each child a labeled box containing cash down to the last cent, a tradition she credits to her mother.
- Beyond individual gifts, she buys a single family present and organizes holiday games, including a longstanding “cup game” and a new game she learned in New Zealand.
- Her twins are 25 and the sextuplets are 21, so requests tend to be fewer and pricier, and she seeks lists in November to take advantage of sales; separate outlets also noted her prior comments about financial strain and legal costs.