which presents are from Santa in your house?

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Hello!
I'm so sorry if this has been done before but I can't find anything.
Me and my partner can't agree on which presents should be from Santa / us. This is the first year DS who's 3 is starting to understand, the youngest is only 1.
my DP grew up with stockings + one big present under the tree from Santa, everything else he knew was from parents.
In our house the big guy bought everything - but we didn't have stockings.
My parents weren't too bothered about keeping the magic alive or family traditions. I can't recall what we used to do Xmas day as a child, so I think I'm trying too hard to make everything perfect tbh and over thinking everything.
But just wondered what everybody else does?

We do all presents from Santa, no stockings, just all presents in Santa sacks under the tree.

That’s how we did it when I was little too, so I just continued on with what I was used to.

Stockings always from Santa for the children then adults one are from each other. A few presents under the tree also from Santa including main things asked for in Santa letters etc and then some presents under the tree from us - my view is I don’t want Santa taking the credit for everything and I would find it weird if the children get presents from family etc but not us

In previous years, all presents in our house were from Santa. But last year I saw a post on Facebook written from the view of a teacher and after Christmas holidays the children would compare iPads/TVs and all other big ticket items from Santa, but some children who don't have much didn't get such gifts. It said to be proud and take the credit of the fancy items and let the smaller gifts be from Santa.

It kind of stuck with me. So now, the 'main' gifts are from us and the smaller wrap up type gifts (and pjs!) are from Santa.

Stocking is from Santa, everything else is from us. I tell the DC that I need to see the lists so I can agree with Santa who is going to get what

Santa brings everything but we (and other family members) ask Santa for things for DC, so he knows who has contributed what. I suppose Santa has bought/made the stocking presents himself...

Stockings and one average-sized present from Santa. The rest from us and wider family.

There are kids in my son's school from very hard-up backgrounds who will get a very modest haul of gifts this Christmas. I don't want them to think that Santa delivers a truckload to other houses and only 1 gift apiece to them.

Father Christmas delivers the presents on Christmas Eve (under the tree and stockings). Stockings are from FC and tree presents mummy and daddy send to FC in the run up to Christmas.

Yep same as @BinkyBam

Think going forward if your ds goes to school and said santa got me a bike, a train set, plus trains and a load of puzzles and there's little timmy who got a selection box and a few pound land bits from santa.

I used to do Stockings and the big ticket item from Santa and mate one or 2 other bits under tree. But now it's just the stocking.. Plus why should Santa get all the credit haha.

What I have told Dd (mainly due to a simmilar facebook post mentioned by pp...) is that your family buy all your presents we then send them to the north pole for santa to deliver. If your very good he will bring all the presents. If your extra good he will pick something for you hinself so this year santa is giving her a lovely baby pram and beautiful baby doll

Stockings- santa/mum and dad mix

One present plus stocking.
This year we will be on holiday so he's delivering a small stocking there, and a few other bits plus a present in the Santa sacks they made last year to our home.

Mine get a stocking and one present from their list on their beds from Santa.

Everything else is from us/family and is under the tree.

Stockings only from Santa generally smaller bits £1-£2 items with one particularly asked for gift that is still fairly small this year it is stick on earrings, last year 2nd hand mermaid barbie, the year before a bubble gun...etc...
All other presents are from whoever's sent them 🎄🎁

Growing up stocking from Santa
Big present from parents
Then when they get older and get more expensive presents there's no unfairness if you can't afford an Xbox and an iPhone and say Santa bought them but if dcs friends parents can and say Santa bought them there's a feeling that one deserves more - I've explained that badly

Cut to the point - take credit for the big presents

Santa delivers everything but only the stockings are from him. Stockings contain only small but useful things like a book, socks, toiletries and maybe one or two blind bag/surprise egg toys so nothing expensive. Most stocking presents are from the pound shop! I have had to buy the kitten a stocking and a load of bags of Dreamies this year as dd was insistent that Santa will bring him presents too

One big present and a stocking.

Stocking is from Santa and presents under the tree from whoever actually bought them. That way the magic of Santa is still there but DC also recognise that many of their pressies are things that real people have thought about and paid for.

FC just delivers in our house, he never actually 'gave' anything. We always visit a great FC at a Christmas market in December and he gives the children a present.

He does, however, leave a note to tell DS that he's been a good boy all year, and that our dog and Rudolph went for a run on the beach together

So, still a house full of magic.

Santa presents are in the stocking/sack whatever you use. Traditionally the smaller/cheaper presents although no hard fast rule for that.
All other presents from me/people under the tree. Always been like this and I never ever encountered anyone who did it differently until the last few years
I think it's so strange when all the presents are from Santa

We do stockings from Santa and other presents from family (well, youngest nearly 10 now so they "know" but this is the line we maintain!). This is because I wanted the kids to understand early on that they need to be gracious in receiving gifts and thank the giver, not assume it was all being delivered by a magic bloke with infinite resources.

All presents from us. And a couple of / few little things in a stocking, from us.

One small chocolate gift box wrapped separately, from Santa.

Stocking and one present from Santa, everything else from me/actual givers

Everything is from Santa.
When we visit family, their presents are from the giver.

Stocking is from Santa, everything else is from us. I tell the DC that I need to see the lists so I can agree with Santa who is going to get what

This is what we do too

This thread clearly shows the variety of different ways people do it. Which probably isn't good.
As pp said, How do you explain that some children get everything from Santa and another little Timmy at school only gets one measly present from Santa. it's it's a bit weird!