Presents from Santa for children

[Satellite]

MiL asked us what we decided about chirstmas presents - ie do we place them under the christmas tree well in advance or do we place them on Christmas eve. Since baby sate is not even 2, he probably doesnt know any better so for now ours all presents is under the christmas tree well in advance.

MiL said she placed ALL presents under the Christmas tree on Christmas eve when her kids understood christmas.

But for next year..we decided (or rhater I) decided that since Santa only gives presents to children, only the children's presents from Santa will be placed under the chirstmas tree on Christmas eve and all other presents (adults to adults, adults to kids) will be under the Chirstmas tree in advance. This would of course entail that we get an additional present for Baby Sate (from Santa) but that's not such a big deal.

What do you do?

[baloo]

Eat, drink and be merry

[Fat Bob]

The first thing you have to ask is: are you making a mountain out of a molehill?

But: we used to put a pillow case at the end of the bed, which Santa would fill in the night. A sock was way too small for all my presents. When we got older, the presents went under the tree, but we're talking 10 years old or so.

Now: I don't even have a tree, but I put presents out in the place where a tree would be.

[Lili Von Shtupp]

I've taken the practical mode. Wolfie is 4 and a half and out of his little mind when it comes to boxes in gift wrapping. So I've kept all presents squirreled away, then after bed on Christmas eve I put them under the tree, so he didn't see a thing until he woke up in the morning. Had I put any presents under that tree, whether for him or not, I swear that kid would have pestered me eight ways to Sunday, and I just didn't want to hear it.

Baby Sate is too young to care at this stage of the game. When Wolfie's old enough to not freak out, we'll probably put presents under the tree in advance, but for now, hidden until Christmas they stay.

Have a happy one!

[Pinklepurr]

We have our gifts to others under the tree but Santa gifts do not arrive until Christmas eve...and not just for the children...we all get a little "Santa Sack" full of fun things. Santa also leaves any big presents under the tree on Christmas Eve as well...this will not stop happening! I still had Santa presents under my parents tree for as long as they were alive, so the tradition is carried on in our house too.