https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 20 May 2026 06:04:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-toys#post-2672228 Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:13:54 +0000 Miss Ariel 2672228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She's opened whatever she's wanted too. There's still a toy iPad and set of pots for her kitchen that she seems to have forgotten about and left unopened. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-toys#post-2672172 Fri, 30 Dec 2016 17:31:16 +0000 LemonJack 2672172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She opened everything. Luckily we have families that don't go overboard otherwise I'm sure she would have been overwhelmed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-toys#post-2671928 Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:14:49 +0000 youboots 2671928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We still have gifts from her birthday in March but she does not get many gifts for holidays (our request) so it's not an issue for Christmas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-toys#post-2671921 Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:10:32 +0000 honeybear 2671921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We generally open everything, but sometimes I've held our gift back for sometime between Christmas and New Year's. </p> <p>I don't think I could easily hold off on letting LO open gifts from relatives unless they agreed to the plan, because he needs to write a timely thank you note and I ask him to say something nice about what he has received. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-toys#post-2671899 Fri, 30 Dec 2016 09:56:19 +0000 wrkbrk 2671899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: He got 3 or 4 and the rest are in his closet to open later! But his bday is in late Nov so allllll the things come at one time of year! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-toys#post-2671884 Fri, 30 Dec 2016 09:35:13 +0000 Cole 2671884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've set a few things aside but she didn't really get many toys so I guess for now those are all out except the one or two that will "disappear." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-toys#post-2671856 Fri, 30 Dec 2016 09:04:39 +0000 azjax 2671856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We held some stuff back. LO is 15 months and received a few things that are rated 2 y.o. +, so we set those aside. It's just easier not to inbox anything he can't safely play with on his own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-toys#post-2671835 Fri, 30 Dec 2016 08:25:04 +0000 matador84 2671835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They open everything. They got several games between them so I let them keep out the one they opened up out of hte box first (candy land), and put the others away for another time. I let them keep everything out for a week and then I gradually start putting things away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-toys#post-2671822 Fri, 30 Dec 2016 07:49:38 +0000 looch 2671822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have never put stuff away for later, maybe in hindsight, I should have to prevent gift fatigue and to have stuff for later in the year.</p> <p>My son is older, though, it might have worked when he was under 3, but now, he knows what he gets and once you put it in front of him, there is no taking it away for later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-toys#post-2671743 Thu, 29 Dec 2016 22:32:58 +0000 snowjewelz 2671743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She didn't get an excess amount so we have opened them all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-toys#post-2671736 Thu, 29 Dec 2016 22:20:18 +0000 maddyz 2671736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hid some stuff before hand, it was just us opening presents so no one to really notice if some things come out later. LO is also young enough that I can still disappear toys and bring them out later and it's like they are new all over again. I am going to miss this stage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-toys#post-2671719 Thu, 29 Dec 2016 22:00:12 +0000 katsupgirl 2671719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pretty much everything is open that was for DD. DS is only 4 months and got tons of stuff he will grow into. Not opening those quite yet but DD keeps trying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-toys#post-2671713 Thu, 29 Dec 2016 21:54:20 +0000 JennyD 2671713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not this time. The aunts and uncles were very keen to have her open everything and play with it right away. </p> <p>Her birthday is coming up right away so maybe I'll do better... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-toys#post-2671666 Thu, 29 Dec 2016 21:09:49 +0000 mediagirl 2671666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She opens them all. She plays with a few a lot and then we will bring her focus to others when she gets "bored". This weekend I'm looking forward to bringing out the goldieblocks game she got! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-toys#post-2671664 Thu, 29 Dec 2016 21:08:39 +0000 catgirl 2671664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We opened all gifts. Everything that is age appropriate and safe for solo play is out. We keep craft supplies out of sight anyway so just added to that stash. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-toys#post-2671662 Thu, 29 Dec 2016 21:06:19 +0000 abbydabbydoodlebug 2671662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We ended up opening all the gifts she got, but she only got a handful of "toys". The rest were books, outside toys, and a mini trampoline. We still have 1 Christmas left to go to, so we'll probably set aside some of those gifts for later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-toys#post-2671657 Thu, 29 Dec 2016 21:04:22 +0000 hellobeeboston 2671657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We opened about 85% of the new toys immediately, opened a few more the last day or two, and have one or two more still. </p> <p>I overhauled all of the toys in the house so that helped organize everything and keep them focused on new stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-toys#post-2671656 Thu, 29 Dec 2016 20:59:06 +0000 Boogs 2671656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I had some get away from me because other people started opening gifts I was trying to keep closed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-toys#post-2671654 Thu, 29 Dec 2016 20:56:03 +0000 Foodnerd81 2671654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I should have put more aside. Especially the craft type ones- markers and stickers got everywhere. I will when we get more organized. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-toys#post-2671632 Thu, 29 Dec 2016 20:33:36 +0000 Boogs 2671632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you usually let your LO open all of their new holiday toys? Or do you usually squirrel some away for another time during the year?</p> <p>LO has been focused on a few specific toys, so we still have some unopened that we'll probably put away for another time. </p>