To not bother with a Christmas tree or decorations this year?

[Wooblewooble]

First off I love Christmas I'm not just being a scrooge but this year it is just me and DD he is 18 months old, we are going to my mum's for christmas who lives an hour and a half away do we are going on the 21st and not coming back till after new year. My Christmas tree is in the loft and I have no ladder to get it down and don't really see the point in decorating if we are only going to see it for a week and then take it down nearly as soon as we get back.

But it's Christmas and I feel like I'm being dull and should do it for DDs sake. So AIBU to not bother with any decorations this year?

I would make a bit of an effort tbh. If getting the tree down is too much hassle what about putting up some fairy lights and hanging some decorations around the place? I think by not doing might make you feel a bit flat.

Maybe instead of a tree, if it's a lot of hassle and you are hardly there, a few other decorations?

With DS, make some paper chains - you cut the paper and tape, and help him put them together in circles, and he can pick which colour goes next.

Some window clings can be colourful but so easy to put on and off - I often see nice ones in places like the Eurostore, so I assume places like Poundland or HomeBargains?

Can you get into the loft to just get down the lights, and string those around some pictures or across a bookcase or similar? Otherwise, get some sets of battery operated fairy lights and put those strategically around the place.

Then, without the hassle of a tree, you still have some festive cheer around the place.

When my ds was small I used to head to my parents house for Christmas. I collected him from creche one day and his minder told me he was upset because we didn't have a tree or decorations in our home. He was only small at the time but a bit older than your ds.

I would definitely go with some lights and maybe a small tree but you would probably get away with it this year as he won't really know any different.

In your situation I'd just buy some red candles and some holly and decorate the place with those. Very Christmassy but no faff or trouble and little or no clearing away afterwards. Just throw out the holly and put the candles away in a drawer.

I think Tesco does a large pot plant type tree for 5quid ish. I can see why you dont want to bother but agree with others about ypu feeling flat.

No, yanbu! This is the last year you'll get away with it too! putting other decs up is a good idea - but only if u want to!

I wouldn't bother. We go elsewhere for Xmas so I only put up decorations if we're hosting a pre-Xmas party or something. We don't have DCs yet though.

We never do Christmas decorations. Nothing at all. Your 18 month old will not give a shiny fig either way. If you can't be arsed, then don't worry about it

Could you buy one of the really small potted trees and then you can keep it as a plant after Christmas. Just stick some lights and decorations on it for ds.