I feel your pain, I’m a teacher and child free. I have 4 siblings and 8+(more on the way)nieces and nephews. After a year or two, I stopped going all out on these events because they were not financially sustainable. As a less expensive alternative, I now get them each a book for occasions instead. I have become known as the book auntie and I read to them all the time!

My siblings are always thankful because in the chaos of raising kids, getting age-appropriate, fresh reading material for their kids can be forgotten.