To have a big tree or small tree.......

[SleeplessInTheStaceym11House]

......right heres my dilemma, dd was a fairly compliant child, never any problem with the xmas tree. ds however is a bloody nightmare and there is no way he'd leave it alone.

also have recently seperated from dh so will be trying to watch the kids alone over the whole xmas season.

am i a real scrooge to think 'f it, just pu t a small tree on the little freezer (behind our sofa)' rather than having a big tree and having ds (1yo) pull it over on himself 10 time a day and eat my decorations?!?!

I went to a Christmas party at a house where there were 2 toddlers. They had put a playpen round the tree to keep it safe.

Whatever you have should fill the space available. A small tree is fine if you are putting it on a table or whatever. If it's on the floor, it should be big.

We usually have a 7-8 foot tree, and the children have always been fine with it. You just tell them to keep their hands off, but as a precaution, put all the precious ornaments out of arms reach.

he wouldnt leave it, he jsut wouldn't. i don't nderstand as treated him same as dd and she would just go do something else, i just know he wont!!

think i'ts going to have to be a little one on the freezer.

as for playpen around the tree just envisaged putting my xmas tree in the travel cot!