When do you wrap presents?

myjohnsonboys · December 2013

I have started wrapping gifts for the children mainy clothing and shoes but DH wants to start wrapping the toys and putting them under the tree. I don't mind wrapping them but I don't want to put them out until Christmas Eve. How do you all do it?

MomtobeNJ · December 2013

I've been doing a few gifts every night. All of DD's are wrapped and hidden in the closet upstairs. I don't plan to put hers out until Christmas morning. Everyone else's are under the tree, but just stacked up towards the back, not "out" on display, if that makes any sense.

hmp1 · December 2013

My parents always put them under the tree as they came in/ got wrapped. We had fun shaking them and trying to guess what they are. DH's parents didn't put any presents under the tree until after they went to bed on Christmas Eve. Last year, I followed my family way but I think I will wait until Christmas Eve going forward since DH caved on the Santa doesn't wrap bit for me.

MarisaKathleen · December 2013

I wrapped about 90% of them on BF after I bought them. The rest are scattered on my bedroom floor making it look like a disaster area.

We don't put them under the tree until Christmas Eve because our cats like to sleep under the tree.

AKB090609 · December 2013

I like to wrap Christmas Eve, cup of coco in hand and a favorite Christmas movie on TV. Growing up gifts were never under the tree until Christmas morning.

watercolor5 · December 2013

Normally we'd put them out on Christmas eve after the kids are in bed, but this year we'll be at my in-laws, so we'll put them out the night before we open them... we'll probably celebrate Christmas as a nuclear family on the 22nd or 23rd this year.

misspunky · December 2013

Were just wrapping as they come in. The only one were not wrapping is the big present from Santa.

BeebopandBuddy · December 2013

I've been taking advantage of being able to keep them under the tree without the kids questioning it. This is probably the last year for that. I take advantage of the time when I have it and wrap. They are all under the tree now. Next year I will stash them until Christmas for the Santa experience.

melody921 · December 2013

I haven't started wrapping yet, but I will by the weekend, probably. I wrap ahead of time, but I don't put anything under the tree. No way would the kids/pets leave it all alone.

hmp1 · December 2013

BeebopandBuddy said:

I've been taking advantage of being able to keep them under the tree without the kids questioning it. This is probably the last year for that. I take advantage of the time when I have it and wrap. They are all under the tree now. Next year I will stash them until Christmas for the Santa experience.

I have an office full of boxes right now. I don't know where I'm going to hide it all when the kids are old enough to remember that those are presents. I love that I can just have it out and they don't really question it.

Pokedot · December 2013

All of the presents are wrapped and under the tree except the ones from Santa. He has a broom set that I won't wrap, I'll put a bow on and his beanbag chair also won't be wrapped, obviously.

ETA: I put the gifts under the tree this year because they were overflowing my "hiding" spot. Thankfully B has no interest in them and the cats have been great because there are no bows for them to chew off!

MommaP12 · December 2013

I usually wrap as I go - everything except for gifts from Santa (and those get different paper). This year I haven't wrapped anything yet because we are having our entire living area painted tomorrow. I will probably wrap a lot on Friday night to get started after the painting is done.

klgrh6 · December 2013

I wrap gifts as I buy them. I love wrapping presents! So this year sucks because we aren't really doing Christmas as we normally would and only bought gifts for DD, cousins & nephew(all 3 & younger). I put most gifts under the tree once wrapped except the gifts from Santa. Those go under the tree Christmas eve along with filling the stockings. Santa has different wrapping paper & handwriting.

plus12012 · December 2013

DH wants to wrap everything and put it under the tree now. I just don't think that DD will stay away from them. So far she's been awesome about not touching the tree but, all that paper might be too much temptation for her. I'd rather put them all out on Christmas Eve and see her face when she comes down on Christmas morning.

Pokedot · December 2013

JohnJacobJingleHeimer said:

All of the gifts from us are wrapped and under the tree. Santa gifts are wrapped and hidden in my office until Christmas Eve.

This is a great idea. We have an extra office within the office I could use to hide them in the future. My only other option is my parents house once DS gets a bit bigger.

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mrsjenni · December 2013

Not a single present goes under the tree until Santa comes on Christmas Eve. Not even the gifts for other people. I wrap them and put them away until we need them.

1fish2fish · December 2013

I love wrapping gifts and I wish I had the time this year to do a few each night to make them look really spectacular.

Even if I had the time to wrap and ribbon everything today, I can't decorate the packages because my asshole cat chews off the ribbon and bow.

Eastie156 · December 2013

I wrap as I buy them or receive them shipped to me. As E gets older, though, I'll probably hold off on the "santa" gifts until Christmas eve when he's in bed.

redneckmomma25 · December 2013

All gifts are wrapped and under the tree already. I have a few gifts that need to get thrown in gift bags but I am all done.

juliane2004 · December 2013

When they are older, we'll put them under the tree and we wrap them / get them in the mail but now? No, they get wrapped close to Christmas (20th+) and put in the kitchen out of the way.

cmumama · December 2013

I wrap whenever I have time. Haven't wrapped anything yet. Between nosy cats and nosy kids, I can't put anything under the tree until Christmas Eve night. Santa's presents are wrapped in special paper.

Bighair12 · December 2013

I have been wrapping them as I get them. I like seeing the gifts under the tree.

miss50 · December 2013

Usually all on the 23rd. It's more of a procrastination issue. But I wait till everyone is in bed and I'm never prepared.

kdsmith43 · December 2013

In the past I have just waited until I have finished shopping. We will wait until Christmas Eve this year because I don't want LO and the stank ass cat trying to get into everything.