Christmas Trees and crawling/standing babies

[BornSicky]

please tell me how the two can comfortably co-exist?

i currently have visions of pulled over tree, partially eaten tinsel and spending most of my day hoovering up the wreckage.

We got a small tree, and put it up on a table/sideboard. It was lovely for grownups to look at, as it was at a good height, and appreciated by littlies because of the twinkling lights. We didn't put any glass or smashable stuff on it that year, just in case in did accidentally get reached and pulled.
Other approach is to fix it so solidly, jammed in to a bucket of bricks, that it couldn't be pulled over, then only put child friendly stuff at reach-height.
Or be so fierce for a day or two, whenever they go near it ( STOP. NO. ) that no-one dares touch it.
Good luck. That phase doesn't last too long, then they just sneak all the chocs off and secretly eat them!

Put the Christmas tree inside a play pen. (It is happier to stay there than the average toddler).