https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 05:26:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa/page/2#post-2386308 Sat, 12 Dec 2015 05:01:01 +0000 Bluemasonjar 2386308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Santa brought all of our gifts growing up and they were not wrapped. He also fills the stockings. We didn't get anything from my parents. I'm planning to do the same for my kids. Never thought about why some kids got different/bigger gifts from Santa so I'm not too concerned about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa/page/2#post-2386304 Sat, 12 Dec 2015 03:53:17 +0000 dc yoga bee 2386304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TemperanceBrennan: These are my feelings 1000%. DH wants all gifts to come unwrapped from Santa. I grew up with some gifts from Santa, but the majority from parents. And At first I thought his parents were lazy to just have all the gifts out unwrapped 😂! I'm getting her the burlap sack next year, and whatever gifts can fit in that each year are from Santa. And those will be unwrapped. The rest are from us. No dear, that $250 gaming system didn't appear from a workshop. Mom and Dad work and earn money to pay for this stuff! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa/page/2#post-2386266 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 23:15:25 +0000 fussygal 2386266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sslm: same! We do the things that are too hard to wrap and/or she might not be excited about unless she sees them put together. This year Santa is doing her table and chairs, a slide, and some smaller items like coloring books. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa/page/2#post-2386234 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 22:28:11 +0000 Dandelion 2386234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We give the coolest gifts and Santa gives the rest. This year, that's mostly cause D was with me when I bought M's big gift, which means it comes from us and I want to give D an equally good gift from us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa/page/2#post-2386192 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 21:42:48 +0000 cmomma17 2386192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: Santa brings the most exciting, most magical, or biggest gifts in my world.<br /> Because he's Santa after all! He has to one up Mommy and Daddy . </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa/page/2#post-2386161 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 20:57:49 +0000 Pepper 2386161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Santa brings the larger items (usually 2), and they are unwrapped because Santa doesn't have time to wrap presents! (That's what my mom always said, haha). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa/page/2#post-2386070 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 18:35:23 +0000 daniellemybelle 2386070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runnerd: So do you "do Santa" and just don't say any gifts are from him, or none of the gifts are from Santa at all?</p> <p>@catlady: We don't wrap because they are usually big shiny stuff. Think the classic red tricycle under the tree with just a big bow on it. That's what we are doing with LO's kitchen this year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa/page/2#post-2386039 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 17:39:20 +0000 runnerd 2386039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmmm well this wasn't really the question, but none of his gifts will be from Santa. It never even occurred to me, I guess because my parents didn't do "from Santa" gifts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa/page/2#post-2386035 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 17:37:36 +0000 travelgirl1 2386035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Growing up I always knew who which gift was from, and my mum told me that after they were bought, she sent them all to Santa to wrap and deliver. I guess I will probably do the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa/page/2#post-2385967 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:09:41 +0000 catlady 2385967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>These responses are so interesting because everyone has a different strategy. I never even considered not wrapping Santa presents (because my parents always wrapped ours). </p> <p>I am liking the idea of Santa doing the stocking, or want/need/wear/read. Also love the special wrapping ideas! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa/page/2#post-2385945 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 15:55:33 +0000 lovehoneybee 2385945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think this year everything is coming from Santa...he's just barely starting to grasp the concept of Santa, and I completely spaced out on considering special wrapping paper until after everything was wrapped, and I'm not un- and re-wrapping. I like the "want/need/wear/read" + maybe the stocking being from Santa, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa/page/2#post-2385885 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 15:19:54 +0000 Silva 2385885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do stockings and one or two smaller gifts from Santa. This year he is just doing the stocking and some books. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa/page/2#post-2385719 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 14:06:24 +0000 skipra 2385719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Santa gives the unwrapped gifts and stockings. Last year it was a tent DH made plus a small toy each. This year is a train table plus some new trains and tracks. I can understand the reason behind Santa bringing smaller gifts. Maybe we'll start doing that next year but DS already asked Santa for the table so we'll just go with it this year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa#post-2385701 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 13:57:54 +0000 LilSprinkles 2385701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All the gifts come from Santa. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa#post-2385566 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 12:23:11 +0000 Raspberry 2385566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've always thought Santa could bring the large, coveted gifts but an IG post I saw this year really stuck with me. The gist was it doesn't make sense to give extravagant gifts from Santa to your son or daughter, whose friend at school might have only received a hat and mittens. We can explain the value of a dollar to our own kids but not Santa's discrimination. So now I'd like to do more modest gifts from Santa plus DH and I can now get credit for the "nicer" gifts. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa#post-2385551 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 12:14:46 +0000 Littlebit 2385551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The toys that we have to put together the night before and aren't wrapped are from Santa (so this year his tricycle and broom set).</p> <p>Not that he knows or understands (he's 15months) but his Elmo and puzzle will be his gifts from us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa#post-2385544 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 12:06:31 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2385544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Growing up, we always got a couple of big gifts from Santa (plus the stockings). I think the bigger more exciting gifts coming from Santa adds to the magic. It isn't very exciting for Santa to come to the house if he only brings more negligible items.</p> <p> My mom always used special wrapping paper for the Santa presents. It was usually more expensive shiny wrapping paper and was always different than anything else under the tree. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa#post-2385543 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 12:06:18 +0000 Cherrybee 2385543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was little, my parents told me that gifts came from family members, then my mum would put them down the magic chute to Father Christmas - then he sprinkled them with magic dust (to make them Christmas presents), then delivered them on Christmas night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa#post-2385538 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 12:01:03 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2385538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yin: those wrapped gifts are beautiful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa#post-2385531 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 11:55:58 +0000 Autumnmama79 2385531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The super fun and exciting play-with-right-away gifts of course! Santa gets all the glory :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa#post-2385508 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 11:20:47 +0000 mrsrain 2385508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Growing up, Santa gifts were the big gifts. We have decided that for our children the big gifts will be from us and Santa will do "supporting" gifts. This year we are getting her a play kitchen, and Santa is getting her some toy food and stuff to go with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa#post-2385507 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 11:20:37 +0000 yoursilverlining 2385507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yin: OMG those look so good. I had not even thought about doing special "Santa" wrapping paper - totally stealing those! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa#post-2385504 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 11:18:15 +0000 sapphire 2385504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Santa presents were always the big exciting presents in my house growing up and in DH's family too. They are usually unwrapped and have a big bow and can be found under the tree. Stockings are from Santa too and are full of little things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa#post-2385492 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 11:08:07 +0000 wrkbrk 2385492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yin: those look fantastic! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa#post-2385467 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 10:48:45 +0000 rattles 2385467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Growing up the need/wear things were from my parents and the want/read things were from Santa. I made the girls some gifts this year, so those are from us. Their big toys are from Santa, (but our budget isn't crazy, so even the big gifts aren't over the top). We definitely have different paper and tags and fake handwriting from Santa. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa#post-2385466 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 10:48:19 +0000 avivoca 2385466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Santa usually brings her clothes. I think I will do a separate paper for our Santa present this year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa#post-2385465 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 10:47:48 +0000 daniellemybelle 2385465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do the big wow gifts from Santa and leave them unwrapped. I think the wow gifts coming from Santa adds to the magic. This year Santa is bringing a kitchen, shopping cart and food. The smaller gifts are from us. When she is older whatever she asks Santa for will be from him.</p> <p>@Bao: We are more like you - Mom &amp; Dad definitely take a major backseat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa#post-2385460 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 10:45:34 +0000 Mamaof2 2385460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: ha! Us too - everything is from Santa!</p> <p>Until this year when my 7 yr year said "well cant you buy us 1 thing, we've been good"<br /> So I took them to the store and they each picked out 1 thing - we came home, wrapped it and its under the tree :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa#post-2385456 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 10:43:38 +0000 ShootingStar 2385456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Growing up, Santa gave all the presents. I don't really feel a need to get credit, I like the magic of Christmas and if Santa brings a few small negligible things, it's not very magical to me. But then, I only have a 2 year old, so I haven't had to deal with entitlement and demands yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-gifts-come-from-santa#post-2385449 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 10:38:46 +0000 Mommy Finger 2385449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I were just talking about this the other day. Growing up, I don't remember there ever being a distinction between what gifts were from Santa and what was from my parents. I believe everything was from Santa and it never occurred to me that it would be strange that we got nothing from my parents. And when I talked with other kids about what we got for Christmas, I don't think it was ever discussed what presents were from Santa vs our parents so that's not a huge concern of mine. DH couldn't remember how it was done in his house growing up. To be honest, I never thought about this </p>