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If you are getting LO stuff from you AND Santa...

nurseBrookenurseBrooke
in Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
How are you going to do it? Santa doesn't wrap stuff at our house, but I want DS to have gifts to open. I'm trying my best to keep the amount of gifts to a minimum. He currently has four big gifts and some smaller stuff to put in his stocking. DH wants to limit Santa to 3 gifts (like the 3 wiseman brought Jesus). Should I switch that to us and let Santa bring him one big gift? I'm probably making too big a deal of this, but what are you ladies doing?
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  • vab1216vab1216
    It is currently working like her big gift and stocking stuffers are from santa and we have some stuff wrapped from us. BUT growing up, we never even noticed our parents didnt get us anything. It was ALL from Santa.
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  • hersheykisshersheykiss
    Santa doesn't wrap at our house either. This year, it is all coming from Santa as I am going to be lazy and not want to wrap her items since most of her stuff is either big, or more like stocking stuffers. She will have plenty to unwrap from all her relatives. I think she is still so small that she won't notice. Next year, I might change that.
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  • mielkedemielkede
    At our house Santa leaves the big gift unwrapped in front of the tree and then wraps a little present or two and puts it under the tree. The key difference is that Santa wraps in Santa paper and the gifts from us are wrapped in other holiday paper. I just usually have to remind aunts, uncles, and grandparents (mostly IL's as my parents did it this way too) that they need to use non Santa paper. 
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  • wendy25wendy25

    My DH and I are now arguing about this subject thanks to this thread! Arg

    I come from the tradition that all gifts come from santa.

    My DH comes from idea that santa give some gifts and parents give others. Oh, and he also likes having special santa paper for santa gifts. That sounds like too much work.

    All gifts from santa takes the stress out of figuring how to divide the gifts and not having to worry about making sure you have enough paper for each groups, IMHO. I also never noticed growing up that gifts from my parents were not there. Ugh - I guess we have another year to figure this all out.

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  • ZTACRYSTALZTACRYSTAL member
    Santa is bringing a table and chairs set this year since that would be hard to wrap. Santa gifts are unwrapped (usually things that need to be assembled beforehand) and Santa fills the stocking. Everything else is from Mom and Dad.
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  • Mommy2B_HartMommy2B_Hart

    It's simple for us, this year at least.  DS is getting a radio flyer wagon, it's huge, so that's going to be from Santa so that I don't have to wrap it, and DH can put the wheels on it the night before after DS goes to bed!

    I grew up in a house where the gifts were divided, and Santa didn't wrap.  I think a good rule of thumb is anything that needs assembly, comes from Santa, that way you can put it together before Christmas morning, so the kids can play with it as soon as they get it.

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  • sam19sam19 member
    We've made it a rule to only buy 2 gifts for her every year. One from us and one from Santa. That way we aren't going overboard with gifts. She'll get plenty more from family.
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  • SusieQ1982SusieQ1982
    I think they're too little to really "get" Santa anyway so I wouldn't worry about it, personally.
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