Christmas wrapping and what does FC deliver?

[Smellybears]

Just wondering what everyone does? I know families that FC leaves presents already unwrapped/FC only delivers one present and rest are from family and friends/FC delivered all the presents when I was little/FC only delivers a stocking/mother Christmas delivers a stocking/FC delivers presents wrapped in different paper.
So many different traditions regarding who delivers presents and also if presents are wrapped or not. I’d be interested in what happens in everyone else’s houses 🎅🏻🤶🏻

Father Christmas brings stocking presents only here.

I, of course, see the list the DCs send to FC so I can get bigger presents that won't fit in a stocking.

Like a PP, the elves are crap at wrapping and choose cheap gaudy paper. Presents under the tree look beautiful 😄

I’m amazed how many of you have stockings in the bedroom. In our house santa is allowed in the living room but my dc were seriously freaked out at the idea of a hairy stranger creeping into their bedrooms and insist on hanging stockings downstairs.
DH has to go down first just in case he’s still there😂

FC is responsible for the stocking and a larger present under the tree. These are wrapped in tacky Santa paper. Family presents are bought, wrapped then sent to FC so he can decide if dc's have been good enough to get them. However I have a feeling that we've had our last Xmas with believers and the truth will be out this year.

Father Christmas fills the small stocking with odd bits and also leaves 1–2 larger presents from their list. They go to see Father Christmas as part of the build up to the day, so I figure it would be a bit weird if he didn't bring them at least some of the things they ask him for! All these presents are wrapped in different paper from all the other gifts we give. We then give the DC their main present from us under the tree. Presents received from family/friends go under the tree as we get them, rather than all on Christmas morning. For us, that kind of separates the gifts that are from Santa rather than from others.

Oh no! You’re all doing it wrong

FC does stockings. Small presents, wrapped in cheap FC paper (different for each child). These can be opened upon waking.

In this house FC leaves a sweetie trail from beds to stockings under the tree, but that I think is unusual?

I do a big present. For after breakfast. (Krispy Kreme doughnuts and coffee).

Family and friends are under the tree for later in the day.

I have never done the presents according to behaviour. Takes the shine off it IMHO.

In our house we buy the presents but Santa decides if DD is on the nice list and delivers them

Santa brings one extra present that’s from him (not always a big present just something DD has asked for) and he fills her stocking with little things

Our elf also brings a box of treats and her advent calendar when he arrives on Dec 1st

This is my first year in 17 of no Santa. I am bereft.

Here Santa brings one gift each that has been requested (usually via letter), with the understanding that Santa can't possibly give every child something mega expensive and big so their requests are normally very reasonable. Big presents and stockings come from us, family presents from family (no matter how many times my mum insists on writing "from Santa" on the labels!!)

Santa presents and family presents are separate. That way, once dd stops believing, Santa presents still appear AND real humans get the credit for what they chose and buy.
This is DD's first year of not believing and she is amazed at our tales on ingenuity. I'm planning to get "from Santa" the mad stuff I would never get for her. Even though it's from us and she knows it is. And make that a little tradition. Also trying a Christmas Eve box this year. Which I never did and which I always thought was "Elf on the Shelf" level daft.
We half heartedly did elf on the shelf for the past two years and stuck him on an unused light fitting for the duration round about 7th December.

FC brings stocking presents only here, which is what I had as a child. Wrapped in different paper. Gifts never tied to behaviour here.

But, out of the blue yesterday DD asked why some of her friends got big presents from FC as well as stockings, and she didn't. I sort of fudged it, but need to think of a better response. By her age (7), I had long ceased to believe so this never really came up for me as a child. Anyone else had this?

FC fills the stocking, hung by the fireplace. It was a mistake to put bells on the homemade stockings!
Stocking presents are wrapped in different paper. It’s themed but different colours for each child. Last year it was reindeer, one with white background and the other with red. It sounds daft to be different colours, but it helps identifying what’s for which child. Don’t buy Tesco glitter wrapping paper, it sheds! Stocking presents are underwear, stationary, books etc, no individual big ticket items. His wrapping isn’t up to much, frequently skimping on sellotape and careful corners, my wrapping looks better and I use ribbon too.
Family and friend gifts go under the tree if given before The Day, mine too, but I don’t write on the labels so they won’t know who gets what until I tell them who gets the blue labels etc..
A couple of stocking gifts are opened before breakfast, then a couple more afterwards, then we get dressed and the rest of the stocking is opened through the morning. No presents can be opened if Mummy is busy with lunch prep and out of the room. Family and friend presents are opened after the Queen’s Speech.

Here we give DDs 1 present and everything else is from Santa. Stocking presents are wrapped in tissue paper (an idea I got from MN and Santa has his own special paper, and they have different papers.

In our house Father Christmas only delivers the presents. Everyone sends him money and he buys the presents then delivers them.

This started because we always have a clear out of toys and ones in good condition go to the charity shop. If the mums and dads etc don’t have a lot of money Father Christmas then buys the presents for these children from the charity shop. We also have a Father Christmas float that comes round and they collect money for families that don’t have anything. Our DD’s have always put money in from their money boxes (we replace it). We also make a donation to the food bank butvtend to do this in October/November time when they have less donations.

We have had a period of being on the bones of our arse and had to use the food bank and really cut back at Christmas, one or two toys from the charity shop. We are in a much better place financially and it’s important to me that our DD’s appreciate how lucky they are - they were too young to remember the really bad time - and that others aren’t.

Santa brings the stocking, one main present (this year the Lego Harry Potter Great Hall) and then about 9 more smaller presents.

We buy his biggest present (this year a MacBook Pro) and 2-3 smaller presents (this year just an outfit as his main present is ££££).

Presents from other people are usually given to him in person. We don’t have a huge family though and he’ll only get presents from 2 friends so the bulk of his presents come from us.

Santa brings a stocking and leaves some presents under the tree (unwrapped). Stocking is full of little things, chocolate coins, toothbrush, fancy pencils etc. He leaves 3/4 presents under the tree (total spend usually around €100 per child). All other presents are labeled with who they’re from.
I don’t get why presents from others would then come from Santa

Yep FC's a glorified postman here too, DC have never questioned it and it saves me having to put too much thought into wrapping paper etc. Plus I'm big on them thanking the person who's bought the present, I wouldn't be impressed if FC took the credit for something I've bought with my hard earned money!

Father Christmas brings the stocking presents (left in her room) and 1-2 gifts off the letter DD writes to him which are left downstairs. They are all wrapped in the same paper.

FC only brings the sticking, but may branch out to 1 big gift now.
I like seeing the presents build up over the month under the tree. I hate that people have nothing under there and then F.C. brings everything from him, kids don’t realise that friends/relatives have given and these kids don’t partake in buying presents for parents/relatives as they don’t see others gift giving. Kid picked presents are awesome!

Santa leaves all presents from parents. Enormous stocking, different paper for each child. Everyone including all adults get a stocking. Every child gets the same number of gifts. Sit in a circle with bacon butties or smoked salmon and everyone opens 1 gift in turn.

Family gifts are very much an after thought and opened later in the day or when we see them if they are not there.

I like the idea of family giving presents to FC and he deciding if the children have been good enough!

I think that is a terrible message. I work with children who don't get gifts, not because they are not wonderful or well behaved but because they live in chaotic families.

Imagine if they heard this being said by a friend at school and thought it was because they were naughty.

I remember children who didn't even know it was their birthday until they got to school.

All santa presents are wrapped in different paper to ours. Unwrapping is half the fun. He brings some big presents because the kids write to him asking for the things they really want so it doesn't make sense to me for him to just bring bits and bobs not the things they asked for. We and grandparents then also give some things. Sometimes we give things they asked santa for because Santa had a word with us..... Sometimes we say no to something but magically Santa still brings it.

All stockings are hung at the bottom of our bed. FC fills them with 5-8 wrapped gifts that always include things mum would never buy... slime is this years choice. He also leaves a tray with mugs, teapot, milk jug, spoons and a box of posh chocolates. Everyone gets a stocking from FC if they are staying with us on Christmas Eve.
We all pile into our bed to open them and DH fills the pot of tea and brings it up - chocolate and tea for breakfast! [santa]

FC also leaves one gift each under the tree, or occasionally a family gift instead.
All the other gifts are from us or family.

We’ve always done stockings (well, embroidered pillow cases) at the end of the bed filled with little gifts and chocolates unwrapped are from FC. The wrapped presents downstairs are from us or other family members.

Should probably point out DC 1&2 are almost adults. DC 3 still believes!