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If you travel out of town for Christmas

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How do you handle the gift situation?

Last year our LO was only 11 months, so her toys were fairly small and everyone else gave her so much that I didn't feel the need to bring much more with us.

This year, we bought her a play kitchen as her "main" gift. We will be travelling to my parents, sister and BIL about 4 hours away (we are driving.) They know about the kitchen idea and are buying accessories (play food, grocery cart etc.)

For the sake of traveling I don't want to take the kitchen with us. Does that mean she gets it before? After? Should I reconsider not taking it? (Is this a dumb question to begin with? I know she is just under two and may not understand, but it seems like she "gets" more and more everyday.)

Thanks for your thoughts.

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Re: If you travel out of town for Christmas

  • smacbsmacb
    She can't identify what day it is yet.  I'd tell her it's Christmas and Santa came the morning of the day you leave.
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  • Hey JellisyHey Jellisy
    If you are worried about spoiling the surprise in years to come, I wouldn't say my daughter started remembering events until she was 2 and now at 33 months she still doesn't remember with great detail events that are more than a month or two behind her.  I think you are fine giving it to her in advance.  In the next year or two this might be a different story....
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  • slukd79slukd79 member

    OK-- letting it go then! Smile

    Thanks!

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  • amh_navyblueamh_navyblue

    I agree with the pps that for this age, it probably doesn't matter when you do it...whenever you do-either before or after, she'll be happy and have no clue as to whether it's the "right" day.

    For the future, you can actually take the same approach.  When I was younger there were a few years that we traveled to one set of grandparents or the other (most other Christmases we didn't travel, due to distance and cost of traveling, so we usually did Christmas just my parents and siblings) and on those occasions, Santa came early.  One memorable year, before my brother and sister came along, my dad took me out shopping for my mom's present on the 21st or 22nd and while we were gone "Santa" came.  When I came back home with Dad, Mom was upstairs doing something, the stereo was on really loud and there was a note from Santa saying he heard I was going to be out of town for Christmas and he thought he would stop by early and he was sorry that he missed meeting us.  He also commented that we played our music really loud;)  My mom came down when we came home and acted totally surprised that Santa had actually come while she was at home.  I was about 5 and bought the whole thing...pretty gullible kid I guess;)  But I have to say it is one of my favorite Christmas memories:)

    Anyway, food for thought for when your LO is older.

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  • WinesNotWhinesWinesNotWhines
    She's probably too young to know or care now, but you could tell her you're writing a letter to Santa (and ask her to "help" write the letter?) explaining that you'll be out of town on Christmas and asking him to come early.
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