Who gives the presents in your house?

**Miss H** · December 8th, 2009, 02:46 PM

I have been telling my girls that Santa is coming and bringing them lots of presents but I am finding it so strange that this man they don't know is giving them presents and Mom and Dad give nothing. We received presents from overseas today from their grandparents so how come nothing from us. So who gives the presents in your house? I was thinking maybe some from Santa and some from us?

**Muppity** · December 8th, 2009, 03:00 PM

We always got something from Mum and Dad. Generally Mum and Dad would give us the bigger present and Santa would give us something smaller. Santa also always gave us a book but the inscription always said it was from Mum and Dad - but I never knew that at the time - I suppose that in the Christmas rush you don't read the inscriptions in books (once you could read Mum's scrawl anyway!)

**{sarah}** · December 8th, 2009, 03:05 PM

Most are from Santa in our house, but one each from mum & dad. This year the big one, cubby house & accessories, are coming from mum & dad because I want the credit

(moving to holidays forum too)

**maz** · December 8th, 2009, 03:06 PM

Santa gives our kids presents.....while their little its so nice to see the happiness and magic innocense gives

As they have gotten older and closer to the transition, we have introduced one personal item from us so that it wont hurt as much when the truth is learnt

**Butterfly Child** · December 8th, 2009, 03:11 PM

Santa gives most of the presents here but a few few from mummy

( the special ones lol) Thats how it was when i was a kid i still remember it like yesterday

lol

**feeb** · December 8th, 2009, 03:17 PM

Some from us and some from Santa. When I grew up it was the same.

**Mildez** · December 8th, 2009, 03:25 PM

Santa is stingy in our house. I like to get the credit so the good big presents come from mum and Dad and when they are older and Santa wont come to them it wont hurt as much. They get a santa sack from Santa with several smaller things in it (including a little stocking you get with chocolate or lollies in it) just need to watch it doesn't have Target or Big W or IGA imprinted into the cardboard. One of mine is old enough to question that.

**widdly** · December 8th, 2009, 03:29 PM

Santa gives all the xmas pressies here, more magical

**Reyna** · December 8th, 2009, 03:39 PM

In our house (we have 4 kids) Santa brings 'something' for everyone to share - last year it was a trampoline, this year it will be an inflatable pool & slip'n slide. Plus he fills their stockings with lots of little personal things for each kid - hair ties, matchbox cars, diaries, pens, lollies etc. And then everything under the tree is from us, (or relatives). Rather than big, expensive presents, we love to give them lots of little things, all individually wrapped. This is because we LOVE to have a mountain of wrapping paper in the lounge room on christmas morning!!

Also, we have a 'one present at a time' thing. Each of our children LOVES to sit and watch their siblings open their own presents. None of this "everyone in at the same time" type thing!! I rather they sit and appreciate each and every thing, as well as discussing who gave it to them etc. (if it's something grandma sent, etc).

**Schmickers** · December 8th, 2009, 04:24 PM

We share the glory in our house - some from us and some from Santa Claus. And we also open one present at a time - it makes the morning last longer and extends the fun. We open Santa Presents in the morning, and then we open presents from mums dads, brothers, sisters etc. after lunch.

**Calluna** · December 8th, 2009, 04:24 PM

For us it was always some stuff form santa some stuff from mum and dad. I dont remember if it was bigger/ better stuff from mum and dad or not. too long ago. lol.

My dad's side always said they "sent" the presents they bought to santa so that he could bring them all together. It never made sense to me but then grown ups do some odd stuff sometimes, so I didnt really question it.

**Tinks** · December 8th, 2009, 04:32 PM

All the presents here are from Santa. I don't need to take credit for them, the smiles on their faces is credit enough. They're only small for a short time and once htey no longer believe they realise who all the previous presents were from anyway.

**Mother Goose** · December 8th, 2009, 04:45 PM

I can't actually recall what it was when I was little...

But here, Santa brings a couple of things and the rest are from Mummy and Daddy. All the presents that arrive from interstate or are given by friends are put away until Christmas Day and they are all put under the tree together. Usually I whisk them away before DD sees them and she is young enough to not question any of it yet. When she is older, the presents sent via mail or from friends etc will go under the tree as they arrive and wait until Christmas Day.

**~Kim~** · December 8th, 2009, 04:49 PM

all the presents here are from Santa too. Exactly like Tinks said - the magic for them is enough. I couldn't care less about getting credit.
I never got pressies from mum and dad either and I never thought to question it.

**Inanna** · December 8th, 2009, 04:56 PM

They each have a sack at the end of their beds and Santa fills that.. Then there is presents under the tree from Me and from others who send them gifts/ friends etc/family.

**sconeonamission** · December 8th, 2009, 05:05 PM

Santa here, but when he's older, they'll be from mum & dad as well as santa. He's just too young and all he sees are presents.

When we were younger, they were from the parents, as well as a santa sack from santa. It was the same sack every year, but filled with different items (obviously!) I like to take time to open and savour my gifts, but sadly my sister was always in a rush and called out " I got blah". I had the same blah in my sack... Kinda ruined the fun! When we got older tho, it got more personalised!