https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:12:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1/page/2#post-2661274 Sun, 04 Dec 2016 21:24:27 +0000 LemonJack 2661274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pollywog: That's our plan too, for the same reason. DD is getting one gift from Santa this year, although she's still at the point where she doesn't really understand it anyway. My sister is the one who first made me think about it. I had never thought about how kids with less might feel terrible hearing that Santa brought other kids much more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1/page/2#post-2661066 Sat, 03 Dec 2016 23:44:36 +0000 LilSprinkles 2661066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I grew up with everything was Santa. Hubby got some from Santa and some from his parents. We have decided one or two from us, and rest from Santa. Santa will get the things he asked for. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1/page/2#post-2660964 Sat, 03 Dec 2016 11:32:18 +0000 reyorra 2660964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since I'm Jewish (married to a non-Jew) I didn't have childhood experiences of Santa to draw from. My husband's gifts would all come from Santa, except for the ones from his aunts and uncle and grandparents. I agree that it's strange that family members would give gifts if all the gifts are supposed to come from Santa, so for now we've decided that all presents (for both Christmas and Chanukah) will come from mom and dad and family members and just the stockings will come from Santa. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1/page/2#post-2660960 Sat, 03 Dec 2016 10:44:05 +0000 MrsRoo 2660960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Santa brings whatever she specifically asks for from him, plus the stocking. Everything else is from us and other family members.<br /> Growing up though, everything under the tree was from Santa for both DH and I. So I'm not sure why we separate the gifts for our kids? Lol- it just happened somehow. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1/page/2#post-2660935 Sat, 03 Dec 2016 08:02:02 +0000 looch 2660935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Santa bring the fantasy gift. I go with the view that Santa brings one thing and that's it, he has a lot of kids to think about. My son is accepting of that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660917 Sat, 03 Dec 2016 00:38:15 +0000 ALV91711 2660917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Santa fills the stockings and maybe one or two bigger items with the stocking. We are giving DS 2-3 presents from us. Nothing crazy big or expensive though since we are flying at Christmas this year. </p> <p>All the adults in my family get stockings from Santa. This year DH and I decided not to exchange gifts just do stockings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660908 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 22:50:42 +0000 PinkElephant 2660908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Santa brings the stuff mom would never agree to! ;)</p> <p>Seriously, in my mind Santa brings stockings and one or two big things, but until this year, no one wAs really keeping score. This year I think my oldest is old enough to understand and ask who gave what, so we will need to all. E In the same page. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660899 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 21:40:30 +0000 bookwormmama 2660899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cole: growing up my parents always got the bowl of leftovers. They put candy, nuts, and fruit in our stockings, so any leftover candy/nuts/fruit/toothbrushes went into a bowl and that was considered my parents stockings. </p> <p>Since it's just 3 of us right now, DH and I get stockings. I'm not sure if that will change or not in the future. Our animals also get stockings :happy: I usually get little things we've both been eyeing but don't usually purchase for ourselves. For example, I got my DH smaller home brewing accessories and some video game memorabilia last year. I think I put some makeup and skin care items I wanted/needed and a fun coffee mug in mine. Plus candy! We don't really do gifts for each other but I love picking gifts out so stockings are a fun way for me to do it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660894 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 21:27:50 +0000 mrsrain 2660894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cole: we are not doing adult stockings. It gets tricky and expensive, and is just one more thing to figure out. And because I do most of the Christmas shopping, I'd either have to do my own stocking or be kind of let down... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660891 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 21:25:44 +0000 mrsrain 2660891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do a modest gift or two from Danta, plus a stocking. Everything else is from us. We chose to do it this way to help manage the entitlement attitude that can go along with Santa, and put more emphasis on graciousness. I agree with PPs who made the point about kids whose families can't afford much. We put presents under the tree all month and then on Christmas morning they wake up to the Santa gifts and stockings, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660876 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 20:58:34 +0000 Cole 2660876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is so fascinating to me! We're still trying to figure the whole Santa thing out as this year Ave next year we're not going to be home for actual Christmas morning so I'm not sure what to do. She definitely gets the whole Santa thing this year though so I think Santa will bring her two gifts this year and the rest will be from us. </p> <p>I think stockings will be a mix of Santa and us, growing up it was always from Santa but my husband's family (like even the extended family) everyone contributes to each person's stocking they aren't a Santa thing so I think we'll meld the two or at least not make a hard and fast rule. </p> <p>If stockings are from Santa at your house do adults get stockings too? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660868 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 20:48:17 +0000 Anya 2660868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Growing up, the only gift that was actually "from" Santa was the Pickle Present- an extra little gift for whoever found the pickle ornament hidden in the tree. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660865 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 20:43:27 +0000 irene 2660865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After black friday, there is a crap load of legos hidden in boxes in the attic closet right now. Santa better gift them during Christmas to my kid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660744 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 14:06:59 +0000 Boogs 2660744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Santa gives each kid something they will love, anything else comes from us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660734 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 13:17:56 +0000 birdofafeather 2660734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: santa has a budget and also cannot bring live animals (Rowan said she was gonna ask Santa for a real bunny!!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660730 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 13:14:47 +0000 birdofafeather 2660730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: same! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660638 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 11:07:45 +0000 ShootingStar 2660638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunnyday: Yes, to me that's the whole magic of Santa. No gifts under the tree (unless someone sends us something early) and then overnight Santa visits and leaves the gifts. I mean, if Santa's going to leave one gift, is that really a big deal for kids? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660630 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 11:02:07 +0000 Mrs D 2660630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Growing up Santa did our stockings and usually one or two bigger gifts - always unwrapped under the tree. Everything else was Mom and Dad.</p> <p>DH and I discussed this last night bc I am wrapping this weekend - we are getting the girls a bounce house as our big gift. So the bounce house and stockings will be from Santa. Everything else from Mom and Dad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660627 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 10:58:22 +0000 FaithFertility 2660627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Santa brings stockings and a few "very wanted gifts when I grew up"</p> <p>Santa will bring DD and DS a few items for their stockings and DD her pink radio flyer trike and DS his new activity mat<br /> The rest will be from us!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660576 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 09:35:51 +0000 MOMTOLITTLEB 2660576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everything I buy is from Santa and my husband gives our son a Hess truck every year. I haven't really thought about anything else being from us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660572 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 09:33:17 +0000 josina 2660572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Its interesting to read all the different ways families do this. </p> <p>Growing up all gifts were from Santa and they usually showed up overnight, but sometimes Santa came early while we were at church.</p> <p>I think we will do most gifts from us - and they are accumulating under the tree now - and then one or two Santa gifts will show up Christmas morning. DS is 2 so he won't get it yet anyways. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660463 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 00:15:16 +0000 oskarsmommy 2660463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>His list he rattled off for Santa was too long! He's getting pajamas from mom, the rest has to be Santa. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660462 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 00:13:54 +0000 Truvy 2660462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The is the first year where I have really had to worry about it, but I guess the big gifts (dollhouse and rocking horse) will be from Santa, as well as the stockings, and the rest from us. I won't put the gifts out until Christmas morning, since my toddler will get into them. I am looking forward to their faces when they see the big pile of gifts! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660450 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 23:05:20 +0000 DaniNae 2660450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One big "santa" gift plus stockings, and everything else is from Mom and Dad! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660417 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 22:06:46 +0000 Pollywog 2660417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We give one modest gift from Santa and the stocking, the rest from us. I don't want poorer kids to wonder why they only got a cheap gift and my kid got expensive stuff. </p> <p>This is different than how each of us was raised, but it seems like a good compromise </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660347 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 19:49:54 +0000 sunnyday 2660347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>lol this is so weird to read!!! So no gifts under the tree leading up to Christmas and suddenly everything shows up overnight?! What about gifts to others? So you in theory get your kids nothing for Christmas, but other family members (assuming) do? We do one big Santa gift and stockings, everything else from us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660329 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 18:46:44 +0000 jmarionsmith 2660329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So both DH &amp; I grew up with almost everything being from<br /> Santa and one or two from our parents. And that's how we have done it with our LOs so far... </p> <p>BUT, a couple of days ago DS (4) and I were going through his toys to donate, and I was explaining to him that the toys were going to a family that the parents couldn't afford very many toys for their kids for Christmas. As I was saying it I realized that just didn't make much sense. If the majority of gifts come from Santa, why do the parents need to gift a lot too? He didn't ask, but I can totally see him connecting the dots next year. So I think we are going to flip it and have most of the gifts come from us. Also, it will lower the Santa expectations in the future! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660215 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 15:12:44 +0000 erinbaderin 2660215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: We put presents under the tree well before Christmas (I put them all under the tree yesterday which was clearly a mistake because keeping the kids out of them is a nightmare) and then the Santa presents will show up for Christmas morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660194 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 14:52:21 +0000 mediagirl 2660194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whatever. It doesn't really matter. I typically wrap things, forget what everything is and then label them all randomly - from santa, from mom and dad,. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-from-santa-1#post-2660193 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 14:52:04 +0000 anonysquire 2660193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Santa gives everything and we give one gift each. </p>