Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ Santa does not have time to arrange it perfectly. Remember how many homes he has to get to and factor in eating cookies/milk. There's no time for separate piles. If you were good this year, don't worry you'll get something from Santa.

Santa is a woman and a mother. She can get all of it done.

+1. Separate piles don't take much more time and keep people from opening the wrong presents. But we only have four people in our family so ymmv.

We also have small family and like mixing things up so people have to look at tags. That way there is effort put into seeing who each gift is from.

We mix it all up so kids can pull gifts and distribute them to who they belong.

We do stockings in mom and Dad's bed first thing. Then coffee/tea/ small nosh, then gifts.

Wrappings are random and we sometimes reuse paper. Cousins visit a week later so their gifts are often wrapped in paper reused from what we open on Christmas Day assuming there are enough gift bags and big uncreased pieces to still wrap nicely.

Presents for the immediate family who will be there on Christmas Day are all mixed together under the tree. We go one by one in opening presents. Generally the youngest kid passes them out. The last few years I've said the kids could go wild and open whatever but they objected and wanted to take turns. :shrug:

Wow, I never really thought about it. We just put gifts under the tree as we wrap them ( at least since we no longer have a dog). We just wrap a gift with which very wrapping paper we like for the size of the gift. No coordination

Stockings are stationed around the room on chairs or couch - where people sit when they open them.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ Santa does not have time to arrange it perfectly. Remember how many homes he has to get to and factor in eating cookies/milk. There's no time for separate piles. If you were good this year, don't worry you'll get something from Santa.

Santa is a woman and a mother. She can get all of it done.

+1. Separate piles don't take much more time and keep people from opening the wrong presents. But we only have four people in our family so ymmv.

Anonymous wrote:^ Santa does not have time to arrange it perfectly. Remember how many homes he has to get to and factor in eating cookies/milk. There's no time for separate piles. If you were good this year, don't worry you'll get something from Santa.

Santa is a woman and a mother. She can get all of it done.

All gifts are put under the tree then on Christmas morning they will be pulled out and handed to there recipients.

I coordinate the wrapping paper with the theme of the tree. So this year our theme is candy canes so the 3 wrapping papers i used are candy cane looking with red, green and white stripes.

Now for extended family who comes over on Christmas eve there gifts are in a different wrapping paper which this year is a green paper with penguins on it. And those gifts are next to the tree stacked in a pile which makes them easy to gather and hand out.

^ Santa does not have time to arrange it perfectly. Remember how many homes he has to get to and factor in eating cookies/milk. There's no time for separate piles. If you were good this year, don't worry you'll get something from Santa.

Filled stockings go to the foot of the bed in the night like magic.

Gifts are heaped up under the tree haphazardly, with a mix of wrapped presents (I wrap early then do all the bows last) and gift bags. Biggest ones deep under or to the side of course.

Everything is from Santa. I'm not one of those vain parents who needs my kids to think I bought them something. They no longer believe in Santa but it's still from Santa.

Each kid gets their own wrapping, gifts for each person gathered together.

Anonymous wrote:Everyone gets their own pile (it looks more like a pie piece since the gifts go around the circle of the tree skirt. Personalized stockings are hung on the mantle.

Pp again. I use the same leftover rolls of wrapping paper plus any new ones I buy that year to wrap all the gifts. Put bows or ribbon and tags on all gifts.

Everyone gets their own pile (it looks more like a pie piece since the gifts go around the circle of the tree skirt. Personalized stockings are hung on the mantle.

Anonymous wrote:Just a fun question for people who love Christmas gifts…what’s your preferred way of arranging gifts under the tree? One big stash and family members have to dive in to find their name tags? Or does each child get their own little pile? Do you coordinate wrapping paper? What brands do you recommend? I adore wrapping and planning gifts, and would love to hear how other people do theirs!

I like to do one big stash, and the kids pick through to find their presents.

I love to make the wrapping paper more or less coordinate. I usually pick like three rolls and a few colors of ribbon. I like to have one little kid-ish roll, then a couple of classic wintery scenes.

I usually make gift tags out of old Christmas cards.

That's about it!

Each person gets their own pile with the stocking propped up in front.

Just a fun question for people who love Christmas gifts…what’s your preferred way of arranging gifts under the tree? One big stash and family members have to dive in to find their name tags? Or does each child get their own little pile? Do you coordinate wrapping paper? What brands do you recommend? I adore wrapping and planning gifts, and would love to hear how other people do theirs!