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How does Santa work in your family?
This might sound dumb, but DH and I are having a disagreement on the logistics of Santa.
When I was growing up, Santa filled our stocking and then usually gave us one big present. All of the other stuff that we got came from my parents. Santa didn't wrap presents b/c whatever we got was completely set up. For instance, one year I got a Barbie house. It was completely put together and set up on Christmas morning.
In DH's family Santa brought something small and a big present would come from his parents. A lot of times he didn't get a big present. His parents also filled up stockings. Santa's presents were wrapped.
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Re: How does Santa work in your family?
My family did Santa more like yours. Santa rarely wrapped gifts. Most of his gifts were already out the box and assembled.
Silly disagreement.
In our family we just got a lot of gifts - some were from Santa and some were from our family. Some of Santa's gifts were wrapped, unless they were super-cool and needed to be put together. Then Santa would set it all up for us. No major logic to it, I don't think.
We dont DO Santa. Parents give one nice gift on Christmas day w some practical stuff. Its clear that it comes from parents.
We do Epiphany/ 3 wise men who arrive on January 6th. "They" dont wrap the gift either. Its really popular to give a bicycle and a doll...like a barbie. They are left next to your shoe...which you shine and leave by the window.
The rest comes from the parents. In Mexico you can leave water and hay for their animals. Not milk and cookies. Its amazing to think about it.
Growing up Santa always filled our stockings and left us one "big" present. They were usually wrapped, though (in special "Santa" paper). Our parents would give us other wrapped gifts from them as well.
DH and I disagree on whether we can pretend that there is a Santa or not. He thinks it is lying to DD and doesn't want to. I didn't feel lied to when I found out there wasn't a Santa and I think it is fun and want to do it. We shall see...
"Santa" would fill our stockings and leave us a couple of presents (maybe up to 4) each, nothing really big or fancy, unless it was something for both my sister and me combined.
With DS (and future children) we are going to explain to him that playing Santa is a game, and that it's all pretend but it's fun anyway, and that in our house Christmas is about giving gifts and spending time with our family. When he's a few years older (old enough to understand) we will explain that Santa represents the spirit of giving, but for the next few years we'll just raise him with the understanding that it's just playing a game.
It's not really a real arguement. It's more that each of us feels that the way the other person does it is "right" and that's how we should do it for DD. Plus it doesn't help that MIL thinks everything my family does is weird.
In the end, I know that I'll win b/c DH doesn't care enough to fight me on it. I just wanted to find out how most people handle it.
When we were growing up, Santa did the stockings and a few presents under the tree (which were wrapped) and then some from my parents. Sometimes there were unwrapped gifts like our atari, our scooter, pogostick, etc.
Even though we haven't discussed it yet, we will probably do something similar, where Santa does the stockings, and one or two gifts under the tree, which will be wrapped unless it is something that would be better left unwrapped. We just need to be sure to use special "Santa" paper and not have it left out in the open. And if DH doesn't agree, well...I do the Christmas shopping and wrapping....heehee.
Not dumb at all.. I never even thought to ask DH how he thinks we'll be doing it!
Growing up, Santa did not wrap anything. Big presents were from Santa and were completely set up for us. We're from Belgium so things are a little different, culturally.. Christmas is a big deal over there, but people do not give nearly as many gifts as kids get here! So Santa brought big gift(s) and we got a little one from our parents. No stockings
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Santa worked exactly like yours did...stockings and a big, already put together gift. 'Santa' put it together Christmas eve when we went to bed.
We are doing two 'santas'. Once at my parent's place Christmas morning, and one at my ILs boxing day morning. I've decided that each family can do it the way they want. I guess this could become an issue when DD gets older, but we'll deal with it then!
I don't think my parents had any set rules about which presents were which. We just always had a bunch of presents, and some were tagged from Santa and some from Mom and Dad. Most were wrapped, except for big presents like bikes. I think the big ones were usually from Santa, and stockings were always from Santa.
I don't know what we'll do with DD. I guess we'll have Santa give big presents and toys, and keep any sentimental gifts from Mommy and Daddy.
All gifts were wrapped, both from Santa and my parents. I only remember one gift not being wrapped and it was my Strawberry shortcake kitchen set. Stocking was from Santa as well. We did cookies and milk for Santa and carrots on the front porch for the reindeer (which were always "chewed" in the morning). Christmas Eve at my Grandparents house, Santa would come by and leave something at a door (usually candy) and my Grandfather (secretly) would ring his jingle bells and thats how we knew he came. I remember my cousins and I running to all the doors in the house trying to find the surprise. We couldnt wait for Santa to "stop by" Christmas Eve...ahhh, good times.
We had two different things. Dec. 6 is St. Nicholas Day, and that's the big deal in my mom's family (we're Austrian). St. Nick doesn't wrap, just puts your presents with your shoes.
On Christmas, Santa brought presents and filled stockings. Everything was wrapped unless it was something weird shaped or huge. Clothes were from our parents. And because I am 13 years older than my youngest sister, I was getting presents from Santa until I was in college.