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Brangelina Push DIY Christmas

Family aims to keep spending to a minimum, want kids to 'make something' for each other

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 16, 2008 11:12 AM CST

(Newser) – Though they are among the richest couples in the world, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie don’t plan to drop a bundle on their six kids this Christmas. “We have gifts, but we try to keep the money spent to a minimum,” said Pitt in an interview with Hello! magazine. “The rule is that everyone’s got to make something for someone else.”

The actor’s theory on why the brood doesn’t ask for big gifts? “They don’t see a lot of the American cartoon television, which is packed with all those manipulative commercials for big toys that look so fantastic. If they don’t see them they won’t know they’re there.”

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie attend Belstaff's 'The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button' Premiere & After Party on December 8, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie attend Belstaff's 'The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button' Premiere & After Party on December 8, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.   (Getty Images)
Brad Pitt holds Zahara Marley Jolie, the daughter of girlfriend Angelina Jolie, in this 2005 file photo.
Brad Pitt holds Zahara Marley Jolie, the daughter of girlfriend Angelina Jolie, in this 2005 file photo.   (Getty Images)
Angelina Jolie, left, with daughter Zahara, and Brad Pitt, second right, with son Maddox, in this 2006 file photo, aren't planning a lavish outlay this Christmas.
Angelina Jolie, left, with daughter Zahara, and Brad Pitt, second right, with son Maddox, in this 2006 file photo, aren't planning a lavish outlay this Christmas.   (AP Photo)
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We do exchange gifts, although we don’t feel any great pressure to make them big or expensive gifts. And the kids don’t ask for the big gifts. - Brad Pitt

When they give to each other, it’s really sweet. The gift-giving is a very nice time for us. It's chaos at times but there's so much joy in our house right now. - Brad Pitt

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