Should ds's "big" present come from us or Father Christmas?

[Minkus]

Who gets the "glory"- his mum and dad or a pretend person? We don't need him to think it comes from us in order for us to feel like we're showing him how much we love him, if that makes sense.

So, FC or parents?

FC does stockings. Which contain small things and a couple of bigger (but still fairly modest) toys. But the big present comes from us, and is under the tree, together with a book.

FC brings the big stuff in my house.

Am disapproving of so many of you wanting the glory.

When I was 3 I got an organ from FC. It even had a note on it saying it was from him!
It was the best present I ever got - I was so excited that he had brought me a special present and I still remember my excitement to this day.
I never got another one like it, but I didn't expect to either.
I would send it from FC - it's much more magical

FC always brings stocking only in our house.

Big presies from the givers.

nat1h that's what I'm wondering- whether there would be more oohs and aaahs and an even more shiny excited little face if he thought Father Christmas had provided it!

"an even more shiny excited little face"

aaahhhhh!

Minkus, to tell the truth I'm nervous about doing Jezisek (the Czech one). I'm worried I'll feel a fraud - I'm not Czech, and although DH's father is Czech, they used to call the evening present-giver Father Christmas because they were in Australia.

He comes while the children are in the next room - a little bell is rung and ta-dah! presents have mysteriously appeared under the tree. It's very cute, but it's not my tradition.

Maybe I can buy some very little Czech presents for DD and the DNs and wrap them in silver as Jezisek's presents to distinguish them from all the rest that'll be under the tree?

DH thinks only stocking and 1 gift should be from Santa, the rest from us. I tell the kids that mum and dad have to give santa the money to buy presents and that is why they can only have so much - also explains why some poor children get nothing (as DD1 asked if all the children in Africa had been naughty one year )

FC brings the big and small stuff in our house but the DSs also get a big present from us. This is what my parents always did so I have just mindlessly copied...

We do what SSB does - for the same reason! Presents from family are credited to whoever gives them...

FC only brings the stockings/presents left with the stockings as he only has so much space on his sleigh and so many children to drop off to (although DD aged 3, was impressed he was able to source the latest Princess comic and toys out of Tescos.... bloody labels!!)

Anything under the tree is labelled from the giver as it was when I was a child. I've been known to measure clothes against my dd in a shop and then wrap them for her later.