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When you shop early for christmas for dcs do you wrap straight away

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Toohottohandle · 12/09/2013 16:37

I tend to to stop them seeing what i have got them

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WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 15/09/2013 09:37

No, otherwise I would forget what things are, I also do the last minute reshuffle for imbalances, hold things back for birthdays etc (both birthdays soon after Christmas here too). I do it all one day while the DCs are at school, usually a week or so before they break up (left it till the last week once and DS was off sick all week), once they are in bed is too late for a long session as they aren't reliably asleep till after 9 most nights. I just stick on the telly one afternoon, get the sellotape out and wrap as fast as I can (no ribbons or bows here) then shove it all back in the loft in a bin bag till Christmas Eve.

fuzzpig · 15/09/2013 09:50

No as it tends to get tatty. We have a large built in wardrobe where the top shelf is out of reach of the DCs though.

I love wrapping presents nearer the time.

HappyMummyOfOne · 15/09/2013 11:39

I prefer to wrap nearer to the time, i do keep a running spreadsheet though so i know who i have bought for and still need to get. Store it all in loft so no prying eyes and no resttrictions on space.

Idespair · 15/09/2013 11:55

I wrap as I buy and have a spreadsheet with everything on. I only have one wrapped up present so far this year.

prettypleasewithsugarontop · 15/09/2013 11:59

We do different paper too :) and I wrap in the week running up to Christmas; store presents in their santa sacks :D

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