Presents from Santa..... wrapped or unwrapped.

**Revolver** · 25-12-2016, 02:49 AM

So, for years the missus & I have this ongoing debate on whether the kids pressies should be wrapped under the tree after the big man comes.

Her family always left them unwrapped & in the bedroom of the kids. Which makes NO sense to me.

For me, ours were always under the tree wrapped. Which makes perfect sense.

Every movie you've ever seen with the Jolly man shows him putting wrapped presents under the tree, photos, paintings, cartoons, all follow this folklore, and in my mind should be the same.

Am I wrong? I just can't fathom it. It does my head in.

Or maybe her parents just didn't want to wrap anymore presents!

On a serious note, Merry Christmas to all.

Bushbasher · 25-12-2016, 06:54 AM

I'm with you Revolver, wrapped and under the tree...except for what we call stocking stuffers which, of coarse go in to a christmas stocking and get hung on the end of the bed or placed at the foot end of the bed so the kids cant miss them, generally we don't bother to wrap them as they're in the stocking.

.....and yes, I was woken before 6am by my kids wanting to rip into their presents before mum came home from work. They get to open a couple each from mum and dad to keep them occupied, but the rest, including the combined presents and the ones from "Santa", have to wait till she gets home.

**cs123** · 25-12-2016, 07:10 AM

Santa left me a ******* chainsaw!!!! Woot!!!!

Sox · 25-12-2016, 07:29 AM

Wrapped,under the tree.

Lunch · 25-12-2016, 08:27 AM

Stop lying to your children, tell them the truth! The big man?! PFFT!!!

Wrapped or unwrapped, the only thing you're altering is the suspense.

BPXR6T · 25-12-2016, 09:22 AM

Your wifes family is weird. Only thing I didnt wrap this year was the 60" 4K TV for my parents, too hard so stuck a bit of tinsel on it.

Franco Cozzo · 25-12-2016, 09:37 AM

Break the news to them about Santa

Trump · 25-12-2016, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

Break the news to them about Santa

They might not realise it at the time (with the copious tears) but this is the best xmas present ever

**aussiblue** · 25-12-2016, 10:03 AM

Wrapped and there no harm if the littlies want to believe in Santa or the tooth fairy ... or Holdens.

Adamz Ghia · 25-12-2016, 10:13 AM

I think she just doesn't like wrapping presents haha!!

As for believing in Santa, they already grow up so fast, let them have something!

Merry Christmas!!!

commodorenutt · 25-12-2016, 10:32 AM

Well my wife was up to 2am wrapping presents.
Only time you can get when little eyes won't spot what's going on.

The excitement at 8am (thankfully not 6am) was sooooo worth it.

I'm happy to believe in Santa if it means I get to eat choc-chip cookies at 2am, and the 6 year old thinks it's great that she gets the leftovers....

I think your in-laws are just lazy. Put the effort in now - childhood only lasts for so long, so give them the joy & excitement while you can.

Simple6 · 25-12-2016, 08:24 PM

Hmmm my childhood was midway between both methods by the looks.

Santa's gift were always unwrapped, but hidden in a sack for each child (the sack was a festive themed, oversized pillow case really).

Parents from Mum & Dad were always wrapped (unless it was something like a bicycle).

I thought it was a good arrangement - we always knew what Santa had brought vs the gifts from Mum & Dad.

As per the believing in Santa thing - didn't cause me, my siblings or friends any harm, so I'm all for the fun it brings for a kid.

devilcv8 · 25-12-2016, 09:16 PM

Santa brings the presents and leave them as he sees fit.
In my family if you don't believe you don't receive. amazing how long you can keep the charade going

**Polyal** · 25-12-2016, 09:21 PM

Gosh some grinches in the house, always wrapped, heck even birthday presents get wrapped. I had no idea people didnt wrap.

I get its a PIA but still its half the fun. Let them believe in Santa as long as you can!

Express · 25-12-2016, 09:48 PM

The gifts from family and friends were always wrapped and placed under the tree when they were received to be ready for distribution and unwrapping Christmas morning.

The presents from Santa were never wrapped and they were placed at the end of each child’s bed.

My wife and I both grew up in families that did this and we continued it with our own children.

Having the unwrapped Santa presents in their rooms kept the kids busy from the moment they’d wake up while we’d lay in bed and leave them to it, or at least we’d like to think it worked that way.

Most of the time we had an endless procession of them coming back and forth to show us what Santa gave them.

Later in the morning we’d all sit around and open the wrapped gifts.

I don’t think it hurts for the kids to believe in Santa for as long as they’d like to, I know I still do.

Lunch · 25-12-2016, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Express

I don’t think it hurts for the kids to believe in Santa for as long as they’d like to, I know I still do.

some1 get this man a straitjacket, quickly

Feathers · 25-12-2016, 10:56 PM

I've been to Finland and met Santa in person...can confirm he's real.

Franco Cozzo · 25-12-2016, 11:49 PM

I got kicked out of class in grade 3 and told how 'I ruined everyones christmas' when I yelled out that santa wasn't real in class, because I didn't want to participate in this BS 'writing letters to santa' activity the teacher was putting on us.

Then the other parents had a go at my mum in the local IGA about it

**Giant Cranium** · 26-12-2016, 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Express

The gifts from family and friends were always wrapped and placed under the tree when they were received to be ready for distribution and unwrapping Christmas morning.

The presents from Santa were never wrapped and they were placed at the end of each child’s bed.

My wife and I both grew up in families that did this and we continued it with our own children.

Having the unwrapped Santa presents in their rooms kept the kids busy from the moment they’d wake up while we’d lay in bed and leave them to it, or at least we’d like to think it worked that way.

Most of the time we had an endless procession of them coming back and forth to show us what Santa gave them.

Later in the morning we’d all sit around and open the wrapped gifts.

I don’t think it hurts for the kids to believe in Santa for as long as they’d like to, I know I still do.

Same thing my parents did when I grew up. All santa presents were in a Christmas pillowcase at the end of the bed. The ones from the olds were wrapped under the tree

BENT_8 · 26-12-2016, 12:15 PM

WTF is all this **** about Santa not being real...

He most certainly is real and obviously thinks way more of me than some of you because ALL his gifts to me are wrapped and in the conveniently decorated pillow case i leave hanging by the fireplace.
And the only reason i don't let him leave my pressies in a 'sack' at the end of my bed is because the missus sleeps starkers and I don't feel comfortable having an old dude copping a peek whilst I'm sleeping, fair enough if I'm awake, its kinky, but not while I'm sleeping as there's nothing in it for me.

CoupeKing · 26-12-2016, 12:35 PM

Wrap this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daxw9SMSn4s

Mercury Bullet · 26-12-2016, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

Then the other parents had a go at my mum in the local IGA about it

No they were upset that you were caught importing heroin Franco.

Their supplies dried up!

Franco Cozzo · 26-12-2016, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Mercury Bullet

No they were upset that you were caught importing heroin Franco.

Their supplies dried up!

One of my 10 kids flew off the handle when I broke the news to him about Santa:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law...04e9215c1d3711

Spudz27 · 27-12-2016, 10:42 AM

We were actually going to wrap santa stuff this year but were lazy. Our kids stockings are so big my sons skateboard and nerf gun fit in. My daughter had to go into her stocking as she got smaller stuff hahahahahaha. In this house santa gets left a jacks and coke and cashews or instructions where to find the connoisseur ice cream.

Olbucko · 27-12-2016, 11:04 AM

When I was young a some of the presents were wrapped in newspaper because santa sometimes ran out of wrapping paper, also my father said we had to leave a bottle of beer out for him to thank him for all his hard work.

commodorenutt · 27-12-2016, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Olbucko

......also my father said we had to leave a bottle of beer out for him to thank him for all his hard work.

Tried that last year - and the (at the time) 5 year old screamed at us saying "no, Santa can't drink & drive the sleigh."

Good to see the anti drink-driving messages getting through at such an early age, but disappointing for Santa...

XB GS 351 Coupe · 27-12-2016, 11:19 PM

Wrapped under the tree for sure, no other way to do it.

ford71V8 · 31-12-2016, 03:08 PM

IF you don't wrap the pressies then there is no wrapping paper fights in the lounge once everything has been opened

.:4:. · 31-12-2016, 03:31 PM

Back when I was young Santa always left wrapped gifts under the tree. I didn't even know about the stocking or stocking fillers. Problem is, my son is the only grandson/nephew on my side, so the ritual of unwrapped presents and a stocking full of fillers is the norm with the wifes family, considering my son it the 6th grand child on the wifes side (the preceding 5 are from the older siblings, so are the later 2 additions) I have been forced into adopting the best part of a boot load of stuff into the bedroom of a sleeping child.

Big_Daz · 31-12-2016, 05:01 PM

It was always wrapped and under the tree growing up for me, and we do the same.. All gifts under the tree wrapped and My wife, my son and I have stockings we hange up on the window sill with "random" gifts between the wife and me and few smaller things for my son...

This Christmas the wife and I where up at 6 am and we had to wait for my son (2 years old) to wake up before we could open the presents...lol.. talk about a reversal...