Last year we let ds open his presents as people arrived. It was a nightmare as all the children wanted to play with them and there were tears (they were 2). Ds wouldn't put down his favourite present and spent the whole party playing with it.
This year I don't know what to do. We went to a party recently where the presents were not opened at all. I was a bit disappointed as I really wanted to see the little girl's face when she opened our present.
What do other people do?