If they break something like their phone they have to save up their money to replace it. What do you think? Tweet us GHmagazine. Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. If there wen't any children around, I doubt I'd even have a tree. With a 4 year old in the house, we are going to put them under the tree Christmas Eve this year.
As he gets older and has some restraint right now he opens stuff, whether his or not, on sight we'll probably put them under the tree as they show up, save for gifts from Santa. Those will show up after he goes to bed on Christmas eve. Our dogs will open gifts if they are left out in the open too long so Xmas Eve it is. When I was a kid my parents would put them out as they were wrapped.
Then I would make tiny incisions in the wrapping paper at strategic points to determine what each gift was, and make my siblings pay me to find out what they were getting. Now most of the presents don't arrive until the day of our family get-together Christmas Eve , so I don't think my parents bother putting anything under the tree ahead of time.
I don't know what my older brother and his wife do. I think they probably put them out as they get wrapped, like we used to when we were kids. Their children are relatively disciplined and my brother is a stickler for tradition. I have no idea what my sister's kids sperm donor does at his house, either. When I was a kid, my parents stashed them in a closet, then put them all out after we were asleep on Christmas eve.
Now, we've inherited my wife's family's cultural tradition and open the presents on Christmas Eve stockings on Christmas morning. IIRC I take our presents over there a couple days before, then my in-laws put them all out under the tree before we get there. We have a tree at our house for decoration, but it doesn't see any presents. Growing up, presents would be placed under the tree as they were bought and wrapped. Then, on Christmas morning, we'd come down to much fanfare and excitement to find the additional presents that "Santa" had brought the night before, which would be unwrapped.
There was no opening of anything on Christmas Eve. That's something communists do. Communism gets you your christmas gifts earlier. Embrace communism, kids! It's awesome. Online retailer Wayfair recommends wrapping gifts in a variety of types and patterns of paper. The website Common Sense With Money suggests spreading your presents out , and sorting packages by size to make it look like you have more presents under the tree.
According to This Old House, however you stack them, it's important to keep presents away from heat sources like fireplaces and light bulbs to avoid house fires. And if you have young children, Love From The Oven recommends considering ways to keep your ornaments, and more importantly, your little ones safe from harm.
In other words, there's an endless list of suggestions to consider when putting your presents under the tree. Turns out, this common holiday tradition is easier said than done. According to online retailer Wayfair, it's best to select two or three types of wrapping paper in a similar color palette to wrap your gifts, using ribbons and bags to create variation and visual interest.
When it comes to arranging them under the tree, you should place the most exciting gifts in back , so they are opened last, and smaller, less anticipated items like socks and toiletries in front. The site suggests alternating gifts by recipient which sounds like a lot of work to me and creating smaller stacks that vary in size so that "your tree looks like an artful collection, not a tower block. The website Common Sense With Money suggests spreading your presents out rather than piling them high, so you can make your haul from Santa look bigger than it actually is.
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