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Who are the presents actually from?

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cornetjo · 23/12/2006 00:02

My dd1 has asked Father Christmas for a folding scooter for Christmas, which he duly has ready for her to open. I have bought loads of other stuff too, and don't know whether to say it is all from Father Christmas, or whether it is mummy and daddy (she is 4 and it is the first time she has really know what its all about).

I have wrapped all the pressies in the same paper coz I intended that they were all coming from Father Christmas, but my mum is saying now that only the main present should come from him (why does she have to confuse things!).

What do others do?

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EmkanaCookTurkeyLikeICan · 23/12/2006 00:04

I'm totally confused by this as well.
We kind of say that all the presents are from Father Christmas, but that grandparents etc. buy stuff as well because presents are so much fun.

Which leaves the question why Mummy and Daddy don't buy presents... haven't worked that one out yet!

hunkermunker · 23/12/2006 00:05

If it's all from FC, you might get "why don't you buy me a present, Mummy?"

We do stockings from FC and the rest from Mummy and Daddy.

ShinyHappyStarOfBethlehem · 23/12/2006 00:06

In our family, Father Christmas brings lots of little inexpensive bits and bobs, sweet treats etc which are put into the empty sacks on Christmas Eve.

All the other presents, the ones that go under the tree are from everyone else TO everyone else. We get the kids a main present each (just one, or two smaller ones) and they gets lots of bits and bobs from other people. But all the stocking fillers are obviously from Father Christmas. To my mind this keeps it all a bit believable a bit longer, rather than saying that 'everything' is from Santa. But it's a personal family thing obviously..

snowydelight · 23/12/2006 08:36

Stocking and one decent present from FC here, the rest comes from us (I want them to know where the good stuff comes from ). I do have a real thing though about presents that come from family and friends being acknowledged as such. I try to make sure they get opened before it all becomes a bit of a blurr so that my kids can say thanks afterwards. I read on a thread recently that someone said everything came from FC, even presents bought by other people. Each to their own, but if buy presents for other people's children I don't expect a major song and dance, but "thank you for my present" is only polite.

astonishedandamazed · 23/12/2006 08:59

All from FC here, i tell him santa takes the money from my bank to make the toys...cos with me not having much money this year he will understand that santa couldnt get him a PSP just because he wanted it

astonishedandamazed · 23/12/2006 09:00

Oh presents from others are already under the tree and he reads who they are from and says thank you to them.

themulledSNOWMANneredjanitor · 23/12/2006 09:17

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saffy202 · 23/12/2006 09:21

We say everything is from Santa Claus. Then presents they receive from family go under the tree. MIL had ended up with one of Santa's presents and wrapped it up which was kind of her but then put a label on saying from mmum & dad - made dh go round and get it so I could rip the label off

PeachyIsNowAChristmasFruit · 23/12/2006 09:24

present fromeach of us (that seems to be a new occurence it used to be joint) and the rest from FC. Dh got funny about thislast night, it was the way my family did it and whilst I'd have been open to negotioations when it all started, can't really change it after 7 years can I? DS1 might wonder LOL!

Kazziegirl · 23/12/2006 09:28

Presents under tree from us and family and a stocking and sack from FC. Do FC pressies first thing and family pressies later on in the day.

JollyOldSaintNikkielas · 23/12/2006 19:28

FC-some presents(smaller ones) & stocking
Me-a big present each and a joint one and some books each
friends/family presents acknowledged

23balloons · 23/12/2006 19:55

The boys picked out their main presents from us this year and knew we bought them so I told them I posted them to FC and he would bring them on Xmas Eve if they were good. If they were not good he might decide to deliver them to some other children. It has worked so far and luckily they haven't uncovered them still in my bedroom.

ediemcreedie · 23/12/2006 20:00

We do stockings from FC and the rest from Mummy and Daddy.

Wilbur · 23/12/2006 20:27

We do main present, a couple of small things (one is usually a book) and stocking from FC and then a few more medium things from mummy and daddy. Then they have the lorryload from MIL....

mumeeee · 23/12/2006 22:08

Stockings ( well christmas bag) from father christmas and everything else from us and other relations.
My girls are all teenagers now but they still have stockings and love pretending they believe in Father Christmas.
Stocking presents all cost less then £6 each most are a lot less then this.
My sister and brother also do the same with their children so there is no confusion.

hulababy · 23/12/2006 22:09

Main present from Father Christmas.
Rest of presents from whoever boguth them - me and DH, grandparents, uncles, aunts, friends, etc.

The FC present is wrapped in completely different paper to all the rest of the gifts.

bobsmum · 23/12/2006 22:13

When I was wee everythin gcame from Santa but mum and dad went shopping for him if he couldn't make what we wanted at the North Pole!

With ds and dd, I say everything is from mummy and daddy cos it is. Santa just wraps it and delivers it, like Tesco

I had a friend who went as far as to say even things her dc's got from friends were from Santa. She stopped me giving her ds a present, took it into another room and ripped the tag off saying it was from my ds and then wrote on it "To X from Santa".

Spose that's one way of getting out of writing thank you cards

FrayedKnotRoastingOnAnOpenFire · 23/12/2006 22:14

Everything from us is from FC - stocking plus main pressie.

Relatives' pressies go under the tree and are opened later when all family have arrived.

singersgirl · 23/12/2006 22:33

Little presents in stocking from FC, main presents under the tree from us. This was how it was in my family, so my way prevailed.

fussymummy · 23/12/2006 22:51

All stocking presents are from santa, along with a couple laid on their beds.

Everything else is from us or family and friends.

Make sure that what you start this year continues throughout or you'll have a very confused child.

Also, i always have santas presents in different paper to all other presents as i don't want kids to work it out!!!!

santasaltire · 23/12/2006 22:59

All the presents we have all received from GP's. aunts uncles etc are all under the tree. Also a few presents each from us. The Ds "helped" do this last night. We want them to know that other people give them presents as well. Then they have a stocking, and in a sack perhaps five or six things each from santa.
Every family is different though. When i was a child i could never understand why my friend got her presents from santa in her bedroom, yet i got mine in the living room

Tommy · 23/12/2006 23:06

in our house, Father christmas fills the stocking with things like crayons, chocolate, socks, small toys, puzzles etc and all the other presents come from whoever they have come from.

We never had a big present from Father Christmas. I think you have to make your own traditions and stick to them!

CantWaitForTheSnow · 23/12/2006 23:29

I used to have stocking from FC and presents from real people. DH used to have everything from FC. I'm hoping to persuade him to do it my way. DD at 8months is too young for it to be a worry just yet though .

One thing that is really going to upset me in the future though is that the PIL's have given dd a stocking from Santa (more of a Tesco truck load actually). I want to do her stocking myself, and just me. Don't know how to tell DH and PIL's that though.

Wordsmith · 23/12/2006 23:33

Stuff from aunties and uncles etc which arrive before and/or after Christmas and are handed over personally come from them and not from Santa.

Mummy and Daddy pay Santa to make and bring the stuff he brings, which is why the kids have to tell us what they want so we can put in our order, or write a letter to Santa in good time. Taht way, if they change their mind on 23rd Dec, well, it's too late for Santa - he's already got it on the sleigh!

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