Christmas Presents
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Only huge presents like bikes weren't wrapped. Stocking stuffers and Santa presents were wrapped and weren't put out until after us kids went to bed.
We had a tradition of opening one present Christmas Eve night. They were always new PJ's, which we changed into and slept in that night.
Only huge presents like bikes weren't wrapped. Stocking stuffers and Santa presents were wrapped and weren't put out until after us kids went to bed.We had a tradition of opening one present Christmas Eve night. They were always new PJ's, which we changed into and slept in that night.
Dymphna
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That's how my parent's always handled it and I would too, except that my kids are REALLY little and would rip into the gifts just because they are there. The only exception would be gifts that are too large to actually fit under the tree and you'd be tripping over them because they'd be out in the room.
Elle
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We both have large families and have a ton of gifts so we put our gifts to each other under the tree (it just looks nice to have them there as decoration) and then seperate out our stops into piles of presents in the computer room, just easier to organize. We always let Tyler open our gifts early, we do a 12 days of Christmas like thing so that he opens a gift from mommy & daddy a night since he gets soo much at one time from everyone else this way he can enjoy them and not be overwhelmed. We (Mommy & Daddy) open their gifts on Christmas Eve before bed so by that time the tree has no more presents under it and Santa comes and replaces them with new presents!
Elle
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Originally posted by Ehesef
I never understood wrapping Santa presents, or even leaving them in the boxes. I thought Santa made all of the presents, why would he put them in a box?
We do wrap half. Santa never wrapped our gifts, always left piles too. But Hubby's Santa did wrap. So we compromised. Tyler knows that Santa can't bring him everything he wants and that Mommy & Daddy help him so we wrap half of them and tell him the unwrapped ones are from Santa. Usually the big things that need to be set up to play with (the hotwheels city things and such) are left unwrapped. That way he can run out and paly right away and then more on to opening more presents when he's ready.
Elle
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I wish we could say that. Presents at my parents on the 20th, His grandmother morning of the 21st, my mom's family the evening of the 21st, Hubby's parents Christmas Eve, Santa Christmas morning, my grandparents Christmas lunch and then his brother Christmas Dinner. Crazy all the running around but I think Christmas should be spent with family so it's worth it.
Dymphna
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That's nothing. My first Christmas with my husband (actually we were only engaged at the time) we lived in Baltimore County, about 10 miles north of the city. We went from there to my parents in Waldorf, to my aunt's in Morganza, to his parents in Frederick County. We had to do this to make everyone happy (except us) and we managed to miss lunch/brunch/dinner at every location and drove something like 250 miles in one day. We refused to do that again. IF it is convient, we make it to multiple places, but we alternate which family has priority and the Santa thing for the kids is ALWAYS at our house.Originally posted by Ehesef
Christmas is going to be a bear this year. Christmas Eve at my dad's, opening presents from Dad, Step-mom, brother, sister, step-sister, nephew...Then Christmas morning at home with the b/f's family, on to my mom's house for brunch and presents from mom, brother, sister...then back home for b/f grandparents and aunts, etc. then to my mom's parents for my grandparents, aunts cousins....Day after Christmas is for dad's dad, aunts, cousins, etc.
It's getting to be ridiculous. I'm just glad I'm not towing kids around with us while we jump from place to place.
Dymphna
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This makes me nuts, the stores all talk about the 12 days of Christmas althrough December.
The 12 days are supposed to START with Dec 25th. and run until Jan 6th. It comes from all the people coming to see Christ in the manger AFTER he was born and ends with the Wise men showing up on Epiphany.
Just another way commercialism has warped the meaning of the holiday.