My in-laws have been doing something I've never heard of before when it comes to birthday presents for their grandkids. My two sons are their only grandkids so far, and they babysit for us about 3-4 times a month for date nights and when I have appointments. Plus, we visit for holidays and other occasions. Our kids spend a good amount of time at their house.

The in-laws don't have a lot of kid toys at their house, since they got rid of a lot of the stuff from their own children. When they babysit, I often bring toys with me and bring them home again, but my in-laws decided they want to have toys at their house too.

Here is where it gets interesting. For all the gift giving occasions, my in-laws buy my kids presents, but they are meant to stay at their house. So when my son turned 3, we went to their house, so he could open his present, which was a hot wheel car set and some track. Then when we left, the present stayed there, so he can play with it when they babysit or when we visit. When my son was younger, he didn't seem to notice what was going on. But this year, after we got back to our house, he asked where his present was, and I had to explain it was at grandma and grandpa's house, which he wasn't too happy about. He got over it quickly though. We have a lot of toys at our house, so maybe they think we don't need more toys, but I'm not sure I like the idea of all his presents staying at their house. It doesn't seem like it's really his present then. And I'm assuming when they have other grandkids, they will all play with what are supposed to be my son's presents. What do you think of this set-up? Would you be in favor of it? If not, would you say something?