https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:17:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-toddlerinfant-and-your-christmas-tree#post-2370138 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 19:15:10 +0000 MtnBiker 2370138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're doing a tree without lights to remove the cord risk. LO will be 10 months (very active...) So we'll just watch him. I also plan on coming up with something to secure it, but we have to wait for the tree for that </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-toddlerinfant-and-your-christmas-tree#post-2370063 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 17:47:24 +0000 littlejoy 2370063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not sure if you can tell from the photo, but we chose a very short tree last year, and set it up on a desk. We had an 11 month old at the time, and I knew a tree on the floor would not work. I think we'll do a normal tree this year, but the desk tree was perfect for a curious baby. </p> [attach=5603/15/nye7b0.600x395.Screen-Shot-2015-11-25-at-2.46.10-PM.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-toddlerinfant-and-your-christmas-tree#post-2370057 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 17:44:00 +0000 Meridian 2370057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 13 month old would tear the tree apart, so no tree for us this year. And I LOVE getting real trees every year! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-toddlerinfant-and-your-christmas-tree#post-2369854 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 15:19:14 +0000 LuLu Mom 2369854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have an 8 month old crawler and this scares me so much! she LOVES cords and getting into things! My 3 year old I'm more worried about "accidently" opening gifts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-toddlerinfant-and-your-christmas-tree#post-2369820 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 15:06:45 +0000 Dandelion 2369820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We normally get a real tree, but I got a cheap little artificial pre lit thing from Walmart this year. I put it up today, without ornaments, and M has been interested, but so far, so good. We're not planning on putting any fragile ornaments on it this year, though. I think I'm just gonna let D make a lot of paper ornaments and use the soft ones we have. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-toddlerinfant-and-your-christmas-tree#post-2369768 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 14:37:17 +0000 Thrifty Mama 2369768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put a baby gate around ours. DS wanted to touch everything and he'd crawl under the tree, so to be safe I blocked it off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-toddlerinfant-and-your-christmas-tree#post-2369755 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 14:28:26 +0000 mauxie 2369755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD was ~15 months when we put up the tree. It was not an issue-- we told her only looking, no touching, and that was that. We didn't do a gate around it, just our usual shatterproof ornaments. I think it was so magical to her, she knew it was something different and the rules were no touching lol </p> <p>DS will be 20 months when we put up the tree later this week and I think it'll be ok! He's more into things than DD but for the most part, follows boundaries. </p> <p>For now, I am doing/have done the tree/decoration setup when they are asleep in bed so they just wake up to it all decked out with everything in place. I don't want them seeing me touch everything and getting ideas. Later when they're older, I'll let them decorate with me :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-toddlerinfant-and-your-christmas-tree#post-2369712 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 13:58:37 +0000 jhd 2369712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@josina: I won't put the presents under it until Christmas Eve, but that's what my parents do too so I'm not used to having presents under the tree ahead of time anyway. LO was 8 months last Christmas and would just look at the tree. This year I know he will be touching! So I'm not putting anything breakable on it just to be safe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-toddlerinfant-and-your-christmas-tree#post-2369674 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 13:36:29 +0000 josina 2369674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our LO is not so good at No quite yet, although he's learning. :) I will def. keep breakables up, but I'm also worried about gifts staying wrapped! Especially since Friday we're going to teach him how to open them, and then Saturday tell him he can't. I guess the easy thing to do is not to put them under the tree but I love seeing them all there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-toddlerinfant-and-your-christmas-tree#post-2369645 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 13:21:49 +0000 Smurfette 2369645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never been an issue. Told her it is just to look at not touch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-toddlerinfant-and-your-christmas-tree#post-2369609 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 13:05:55 +0000 gingerbebe 2369609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is just shy of 15 months and into EVERYTHING. Very into ripping things off branches at the park and what not and DH says when he was a toddler, he definitely knocked over the Christmas tree, so we're going to skip it! I'm thinking of getting a small potted tree to decorate for our formal dining table or get a big evergreen centerpiece of some kind. We'll get poinsettias for the doorway, wreath for our door, and maybe get some fresh pine swag/lights for the mantle. No reason not to make things festive in a more childproof way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-toddlerinfant-and-your-christmas-tree#post-2369599 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 13:01:13 +0000 Alivoo01 2369599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our tree is in the formal living room and DS just stays in the regular living room with us 95% of the time. Ever since he was a baby, he doesn't cross the threshold that's between our kitchen and formal living unless he asks us to come with him so we've been safe so far! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-toddlerinfant-and-your-christmas-tree#post-2369546 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 12:43:45 +0000 snowjewelz 2369546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm thinking about shoving the tree in this corner where she'd only be able to touch a small part of it and leave no ornaments at the bottom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-toddlerinfant-and-your-christmas-tree#post-2369499 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 12:19:17 +0000 mediagirl 2369499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We put a fence around it but it didn't matter, she left it alone. We did put ornaments she could play with at the bottom and glass/breakables up top. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-toddlerinfant-and-your-christmas-tree#post-2369484 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 12:07:18 +0000 josina 2369484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a 1 year old walker who is into everything! We are putting up the tree this weekend; i'm anxious to see who this all goes :) ... </p> <p>Share your tips/tricks or tales of christmas trees past! </p>