https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:32:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1294643 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 15:40:20 +0000 Sapphiresun 1294643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Crystal: Some would say a little too type A, but I'm glad somebody else thinks "great idea". Haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1294574 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 15:15:00 +0000 MamaJ 1294574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put them under right after they are wrapped. LO and our cat have managed to either open or crush half of them already though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1294478 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 14:46:40 +0000 lovehoneybee 1294478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have some under now, but none for E from us. Probably in years to come we'll wait. We usually travel for Christmas, though, and BIL waits until after the kids go to bed on Xmas eve, so we'll just roll with that as long as at least one kid still believes in Santa. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1294465 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 14:40:56 +0000 Crystal 1294465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! We put them under the tree as we wrap. </p> <p>@Sapphiresun: That's a great idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1294461 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 14:39:56 +0000 Sapphiresun 1294461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, unless it's something impossible to wrap without being obvious (ie, DH's hockey stick) or a gift from Santa. </p> <p>We live in a tiny apartment and there's nowhere to really hide wrapped presents easily, and also no place to store wrapping paper. So I buy 3 matching rolls each year and use them up as much as I can, and then the presents look all coordinated as part of the decor... and it makes me happier than it should. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1294394 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 14:12:19 +0000 regberadaisy 1294394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going to wait till the night before Xmas Eve after LO goes to bed. We have a tradition of opening one gift on Xmas Eve! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1294368 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 13:57:59 +0000 calsmom 1294368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have to wait until the morning of or else the cat would have a hay day with the gifts while we were asleep :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1294361 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 13:51:50 +0000 sunny 1294361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup we do but I might stop next year so there is the magic appearance of everything on Christmas morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1294356 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 13:45:55 +0000 BoogieBea 1294356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did. I think it's more festive. I left santa's gifts out though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1294305 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 13:19:25 +0000 .twist. 1294305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: lol! Our cat even eats the fake tree ! :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1294259 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 13:01:38 +0000 artsyfartsy 1294259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do now but probably won't after T is old enough to understand "Santa" which we will be doing. My mom put all our presents out as she bought them and still tried to do Santa and I was so confused. Lol it's not a big deal but I figured I would give T and my future LOs a few years of magic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1294256 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 12:59:32 +0000 Pepper 1294256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: lol! I hear ya, I love how the presents look under the tree and I also enjoy wrapping! Between the presents and a live tree, it's a disaster waiting to happen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1294239 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 12:50:10 +0000 HellOnHeels 1294239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was kid, no presents until Christmas morning. Now gifts are under the tree once they're wrapped at our house and our parents. When we have kids there'll be no gifts until Christmas morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1294230 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 12:43:54 +0000 apis 1294230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@torchwood: our LO is very little and so doesn't really get the whole thing yet, but we're hoping to be able to let him know about both our religions and cultures (DW is American, I'm British).</p> <p>I suppose we're aiming towards getting to somewhere in that tangled mix of family histories where, when he's older, he will find something that works for him! Or at least attempting to get the best of both worlds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1294218 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 12:38:43 +0000 Torchwood 1294218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never even heard of not putting the wrapped gifts under the tree as soon as they're wrapped. (Except in cases of pets causing issues; I have heard of that.) My parents didn't wrap gifts from Santa, so anything from them or for other people went under the tree once they were wrapped, and they put out the unwrapped Santa gifts on Christmas Eve once I was asleep. My mom still does some unwrapped from Santa if I happen to be home for Christmas Eve/Christmas. I think I'd do the same thing we've always done (non-Santa gifts going out early) even if we decided to wrap gifts from Santa. Though that's just extra not-eco friendly, so I don't see doing that unless multiple kids complicates things. And my dad has made it work fine with my brother and sister with no wrapping, so I don't foresee a need.)</p> <p>This year we actually have two full size trees, because we're temporarily living with my mom (so hers and ours). Her tree has any gifts that need to go with us to family on Christmas, our tree has the ones for those of us living in the house. It's working quite nicely to keep things organized, though neither tree is quite as excitingly full of presents this way.</p> <p>@apis: How is the celebrating multiple holidays working for you so far? I'm non-religious, but a Christmas fanatic (just don't bother with the religious stuff like nativities). I'd like to do what you're doing when we have kids so we introduce them to a variety of beliefs/celebrations. Plus extra reasons to celebrate around the holidays is never a problem for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1294032 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 11:42:07 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1294032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I like to see them under the tree. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1294023 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 11:38:55 +0000 LuLu Mom 1294023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes...but they are no in the guest room because LO started to "destroy" them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1294020 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 11:38:13 +0000 Alivoo01 1294020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We wrap presents and put them under the tree immediately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1293997 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 11:29:37 +0000 .twist. 1293997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: ditto! My cat loooooves to eat ribbon and wrapping and then he poops ribbon for dayz. </p> <p>So not any more. I love wrapping, and I can't because of my stupid cat. I am GOOD at wrapping and can't even express my wrapping ninja. *sob* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1293991 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 11:26:56 +0000 sorrycharlie 1293991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put family gifts under there as we go, but obviously Santa ones will be Christmas Eve :)</p> <p>my parents always shoved the gifts for family way back under the tree on Christmas Eve so Santa had room - or, they'd fill a shopping bag with the gifts near the front door so we wouldn't forget it when we left on Christmas Day to visit family, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1293968 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 11:20:32 +0000 MrsTiz 1293968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! Santa gifts will come out Christmas eve but we will put Lo gifts from us under the tree beforehand. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1293808 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:34:06 +0000 yin 1293808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we have presents under the tree. Special presents from Santa will arrive later of course. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1292761 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 21:17:01 +0000 apis 1292761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsbookworm: it may be confusing, but it looks fantastic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1292743 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 21:12:21 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1292743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we did last year, but we won't this year. i think it's more special for them to wake up and think santa came! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1292735 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 21:09:39 +0000 Smurfette 1292735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gifts for other people yes. I do have DH's under there. R's gifts won't go out till Christmas Eve after she is asleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1292730 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 21:07:18 +0000 Ra 1292730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We tried that one year. Our dogs ended up unwrapping every. single. gift.</p> <p>Never again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1292717 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 20:59:41 +0000 mrsbookworm 1292717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once presents are wrapped (other than LO's) they go under the tree. The only ones that will "appear" Christmas morning are those from Santa.</p> <p>@apis: We're doing the same thing. Our Christmas tree has a star of David garland ; ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1292680 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 20:45:20 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1292680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Presents to others sat under the tree so we could hand them out easier and it looks more festive. </p> <p>Family presents are put out Christmas Eve. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1292677 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 20:43:53 +0000 apis 1292677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, when they are wrapped and ready to go. I prefer it when Hanukkah is closer to Christmas, though, because that way the pile of presents looks much more substantial.</p> <p>And yes, I realise that the previous sentence reads very strangely.</p> <p>DW and I are (as I'm sure many others are as well) making up brand new interfaith holiday traditions as we go along, and will pretend these are "normal" to LO when he's old enough to ask, "what the &amp;%#$ was going on with the menorah next to the Christmas tree which had a Star of David bauble right underneath the angel on top?". Poor LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-gifts-under-the-tree-before-christmas#post-1292319 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 17:40:36 +0000 delight 1292319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes I wrap and put under the tree! </p>