Who fetches the presents

[vanlou]

My 2 are 21 and 17 but they both get a sack of presents from Father Christmas. All the other presents under the tree are from everyone else (including us).

#believe

[archibald]

Originally Posted by DonnaD

IMO it eliminates a long list of potential issues.

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I am intrigued to what these might be?

Ours write a letter to Father Christmas with anything at all that they would like on it. If they're lucky they'll get something from the list, or he might get them something else. Everything is from Father Christmas (secretly from us, shhh) on Christmas morning. Other friends/relatives gifts are under the tree and opened after lunch.

[Mexy02]

Originally Posted by archibald

I am intrigued to what these might be?

Ours write a letter to Father Christmas with anything at all that they would like on it. If they're lucky they'll get something from the list, or he might get them something else. Everything is from Father Christmas (secretly from us, shhh) on Christmas morning. Other friends/relatives gifts are under the tree and opened after lunch.

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I have the letters my kids wrote over the years

[lottiesmum0]

Originally Posted by Jedi Princess

Santa delivers the presents, which are from Mum, Dad etc.

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Same here- cannot get it through to my MIL that the presents do not appear until the kids are in bed on Christmas Eve- they are 17 and 15 now so it does not matter too much but I like to keep the tradition going x

[munmun]

Santa delivers a sack of pressies. Christams tree pressies come from the people who gave them and come off the tree

[blondie28143]

Santa delivers a sack to the room, all main/other presents under the tree are from mum, dad & family/friends.
No presents are put under the tree until we go to bed.
Mine are 25 & 18. The 25 year old lives out, but I still the same with the 18 year old. 😁
And he still humours me by placing a mince pie, carrot and drink out by his bed. 😁😁

[DonnaD]

Originally Posted by archibald

I am intrigued to what these might be?

Ours write a letter to Father Christmas with anything at all that they would like on it. If they're lucky they'll get something from the list, or he might get them something else. Everything is from Father Christmas (secretly from us, shhh) on Christmas morning. Other friends/relatives gifts are under the tree and opened after lunch.

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How come other children get more expensive presents than I did?

Why didn't he magically know I changed my mind at the last minute (a friend had this one year)

Why did my friend get hardly anything even though they were good?

Plus the simple logistics of keeping purchases secret and then hidden in the house.

Saying parents buy them but Father Christmas delivers solves some of these but I had never heard that idea growing up.

[amy56]

It’s a good question to ask - I didn’t give it much thought when my eldest was small, and just did what we’d always done when I was little - Father Christmas arrived in the night with all of my presents in a sack (that my parents had bought) and then I had presents from relatives under the tree. I never once questioned it, and I doubt my youngest son would either.

But this didn’t work with my eldest - when he was about three he asked why mummy and daddy hadn’t brought anything! Smart move as since then I’ve done both the sack and then separate presents from his dad and I! Became very expensive! Wish I’d done the small stocking from Father Christmas thing now!

[Guest]

Santa delivers stocking presents only. Small things only, not iPads or bikes! All other gifts are labelled and are from whoever gave them including Mum and Dad. We have presents under our tree for a week before Christmas if family have called over to exchange. And thank you cards should always be sent if you receive! Teaches giving and to be thankful

[cdavenport]

I like the idea that Father Christmas brings the stocking gifts and the others are from parents relatives etc.
When mine were little, FC brought all the gifts but Mum and Dad sent him some money but I read something the other day about children going back to school and saying what FC had brought them which could be a from a bike to a small toy. The poster was saying to make the gift from FC the small gift so that children without financially wouldn’t be wondering what they had done to get a small gift when FC had brought someone else a bike or computer etc.
If mine were young I think I would be using this idea.