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TO wrap or not to wrap?

KathyPet — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:19:04 GMT

MY daughter and I are discussing whether she should wrap my 3 year old grandson's Santa gifts. SHe says we wrapped her gifts and we did once she stopped believing in Santa. HOwever when she was small we just put her gifts from Santa out unwrapped under the tree. SO, for those of you will small children or grandchildren do their Santa gifts get wrapped or not?

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sunshine45 — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:20:53 GMT

wrapped......

santa brings his elves along and uses our paper and supplies to wrap the kids gifts. unwrapped is no fun to me. LOL

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Karlakaye — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:22:55 GMT

Our family always did unwrapped toys from Santa, and all the gifts from family etc. were wrapped. We did that WAY WAY BEYOND the "believing" stages (almost to adulthood) before finally reverting to all wrapped. I loved it that way when they were little---just to see their faces when they saw the Santa gifts was priceless.

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Desertdi — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:23:41 GMT

I would put everything in a pillowcase.....and tell the kiddos that Santa left a whole sack at your house.............

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kelsey17 — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:24:21 GMT

I wrap the stocking gifts for my grandchildren (and did for my children years back).............just feel it adds to the excitement and thrill for them for what may be inside!

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LTT1 — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:25:01 GMT

@KathyPet @sunshine45

I need to ask DD as they will be here for the first time at Christmas!

My thoughts were that it would be fun to see them tear at the paper! I remember doing this at my grandmother's house! Since I think it is more fun that way, I may just go with it!

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on the bay — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:25:23 GMT

Always! That is part of the magic.

And how pretty it all looks when they come down in the morning.

I think Santa Claus would not approve of an unwrapped present

as @sunshine45 said, the elves use her wrapping paper and ribbons to decorate.

Our elves always had their own paper and handwriting from Santa Claus.

To this day, gifts from Santa are mysteriously written in a handwriting unlike any of us in the family.

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bri20 — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:26:52 GMT

I always wrapped. Santa had special paper that no other gifts were wrapped with.

I didn't want them to see everything all at once. We unwrap one gift at a time

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Carmie — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:33:38 GMT

When I grew up in the 50's-60's Santa never wrapped. He needed to see the gifts on his sleigh tho know what he was delivering to children.

Gifts from other family members were always wrapped.

Whatever you decide, be consistant every year.

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homedecor1 — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:35:41 GMT

Wrap! I always did a few for my boys from Santa.

My son has continued this with my GD because he loves the excitement of seeing her open them. Takes longer to wrap than her opening them!

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sweetee2 — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:37:17 GMT

Always everything, in Santa wrap of course and signed left handed.

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september — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:39:05 GMT

I always wrapped gifts from "Santa". But my very observant daughter got suspicious one year, when she picked up a gift from him, and said, "we have this wrapping paper!"

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patbz — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:46:06 GMT

Our Grands are 4 and 6. We put all their gifts into two huge fabric bags that are personalized (thanks Ebay). They are young enough to really tear into them.

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sunshine45 — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:47:39 GMT

@september wrote:
I always wrapped gifts from "Santa". But my very observant daughter got suspicious one year, when she picked up a gift from him, and said, "we have this wrapping paper!"

LOL.....exactly why i said that the elves used OUR supplies and wrapping paper once they arrived.

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Lila Belle — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:47:57 GMT

Santa doesn't wrap. That's what Mom told us and we abide by with our kids.

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hummermom — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:48:59 GMT

The Santa at the mall told our granddaughter that the gifts from him would have a big "X" on the back. I put those gifts under the tree on Christmas Eve and would use ribbon to make the "X."

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Daisy Sunflower — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:49:35 GMT

@september wrote:
I always wrapped gifts from "Santa". But my very observant daughter got suspicious one year, when she picked up a gift from him, and said, "we have this wrapping paper!"

When my daughter had said the same thing, I told her that he probably ran out of paper and had to use ours.

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Nancy Drew — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:50:12 GMT

Santa only brings the one or two big ticket items and the stocking items. They are not wrapped and go under the tree after kiddos go to bed. The rest are from family and they are wrapped so it does not matter if they see the paper being used. Anyway you do it is fun for the kids.

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VanSleepy — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:55:42 GMT

Where have I been? I never heard of not wrapping gifts from Santa. They are in a different paper -with Santas on it, of course.

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Shorty2U — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:55:49 GMT

My children and grandchildrens gifts got/get wrapped. But I know people who didnt wrap. I just thought its more fun to have them excited in anticipation while tearing off the paper.