My daughter is PG and has a spring birthday. We did an official grade skip after it was advised by the neuropsych who did her testing. It has been the very best thing we could have done for her. She is young, but no one can tell based on how she behaves.
Class rings are usually purchased sophomore year here. Interesting. I'd want to get something meaningful - maybe a watch or some other gift that could be worn (or not) for years.
Walk to various restaurants and, oddly, to the Dollar Store
Play video games, watch tv, watch movies at someone's house
Ice Skating
Walk around mall
Go to movies
Go to the beach
Eat snacks
I'm kind of sentimental about things like that too. I actually got teary thinking about all their "baby's 1st Christmas" ornaments this year, wondering if they'd want to take them someday. Two of my kids were adopted and neither of them were with us for their first Christmas. I had to seek out their '1st Christmas' ornaments from Ebay to get the right year. *I* am sentimental about those. They meant something to me getting them for them - and they mean something to the kids. I think I will order a 2nd set just in case. If you want another set - get them. Life is too short to be sad at Christmas!
My parents got married at 18 and 19 years old. They are still together 47 years later. It hasn't been easy. There have been whole years where things were really, really hard. But no one thought they'd last - and they have.
I think that's totally different (and reasonable) but the other poster said "to be a contributing member of the family." Parents are required to clothe their children in a reasonable amount of clothing. The OP didn't say the children are clamoring for more fashionable clothing.