First time mum to a one year old

[sarahandneil13]

My son will be 14 months old and I want to a do a letter to Santa, I don’t want to sound thick but what do I do and do I get the stuff for his stocking please help x

I'm not entirely sure I get your question, as it reads like you're actually expecting Santa to turn up and deliver presents and fill the stocking?

I never did letters until my DC were old enough to get the whole Santa thing. Then it was a cut out and glue thing until they could write.

Depending on what you do, we do sweets and a few little novelty toys in the stocking.

He might be a bit little to write to Santa. But you just collect little toys and other bits and bobs
I wouldn’t wrap them as he’s too little to spend ages unwrapping stuff
Then give to him Christmas morning

I bought one of those 'letters from santa' for DD for her first Christmas and this one. She's too young to understand but it's more for me than her anyway it will be nice for her to look back on. I got one on groupon for a few quid.

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As for the presents, I would spend lots. He will just be overwhelmed by too many presents.

On the NSPCC website you can fill in so they get a letter from Santa. Obvs he’s not going know anything about it this year but it might be a nice keepsake for when he’s bigger and into Santa you can show him the letter Santa sent him as a baby. Plus its supporting a charity.

I think a stocking is a great idea - my little boy was almost 6 months at his first Christmas and almost 18 months last Christmas and he had a stocking both years and enjoyed fishing the things out. You probably don’t need to wrap but maybe pop some tissue paper loosely round some of it or shredded tissue in there (if you don’t mind mess!) as that’s fun to play with and shred as well :)

I really like Christmas traditions and I think kids love hearing about what they did when they were little so - you’ve had this stocking since you were a baby is a nice thing. My brother and I had the same stockings all the way through growing up and mine was all threadbare at the bottom because I used to put it on and walk around in it apparently!

Thank you ladies, I know he won't understand much, but like one of the posts to make memories for when he older as we didn't do a stocking last year as he was only 2 months old but had presents off family, so deffo wanna make it a awesome Christmas this year xx

I’m a bit confused too... yes you get the stuff for his stocking, unless you’re expecting Father Christmas to actually get it?

To rephrase the topic I am not expecting Santa to get him anything I didn't mean to put it as it is

Hello OP my DS is the same age as yours so I can share my ideas with you!

We're just getting him some little things as, similar to you, he's lucky to have lots of family and friends who will also buy him some presents.

My DS is just getting in to scribbling so I got a big roll of paper and some wax crayons from amazon. Also some 'baby's first' felt tip type pens. Maybe also some play-doh?

My mum is getting him some duplo blocks and a little train set I think.

Maybe some cute pajamas for Xmas morning? Or a little Santa costume too?

Don't bother with the letter...he's too little to understand.

Get a stocking and buy a few cheap bits like bath toys, socks, a book and some bubbles and unwrap with him

You don't need to bother with a stocking yet - he won't have a clue!

A letter wouldn't usually start until the child is able to write.

Of course you can do a letter
He won't understand but you will x

Everyone is different so just do whatever you like. Just because he won’t remember it this year doesn’t mean that it isn’t worth the enjoyment that you’ll get out of doing these things with him :) It’s a lovely time to start some Christmas traditions for your family so if it’s fun and meaningful for you go for it and enjoy it all!

Put it all in a box big enough for him to climb inside. Babies are very like cats in that respect.

Ha yep, @DisgraceToTheYChromosome has it on the nose. DS bloody loves a box.

We’ve done our first letter this weekend - DS is nearly three and can understand what we’re doing and why. I wouldn’t have bothered before, and this year will be his first stocking too. The first year we got him 5 small presents and after everything from grandmas and aunts etc he was completely overwhelmed. Both years he’s fallen asleep in his high chair during lunch!

My advice is to start small and build up each year.

I need some serious help?

My son is 15 months old and just won't stop coming into our bed every night he just won't sleep in his own cot bed, or at least have a full night.
He goes to sleep around 8pm and wakes around 12.00 any advice you could give me

Start a new thread! People won't see that here.
Give him a drink of water when he wakes?