Anonymous
Post 04/01/2024 10:53     Subject: Easter gifts from grandparents
Anonymous wrote:My MIL is like yours. We just gave the kids her gifts as they arrived.

My kids are now teenagers and the box arrived this week. The kids now all have a “oh, grandma’s box…I bet there are peep themed socks in there” attitude. They know they are loved by their grandma, that this is her way, but not the way others are.


So are OP's!
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2024 10:20     Subject: Easter gifts from grandparents
Anonymous wrote:My MIL is a chronic over gifter. Gift giving is her love language, and I am really trying to accept her gifts with a spirit of appreciation rather than irritation. She sends boxes of wrapped gifts for every holiday and birthday. We just got our Easter box and it includes about 6 wrapped gifts for each of my 3 children. Each gift is small, like a craft kit from the dollar aisle at target or cheap sunglasses. I just don't see opening a pile of wrapped gifts from grandparents as something I want to include in our Easter tradition. We will be having baskets from the bunny and a little hunt but I don't want the kids to come to expect lots of gifts to open at Easter. They are 4,2 and 9months so they dont know the difference btw a pile of gifts that costs $10 and a pile that costs $100. I always go through her boxes and take out things to put away for later, like for airplane rides or rainy days. Is it rude to ask my MiL if she would mind if I put the rest of the stuff in the baskets and say it's from the bunny? I was thinking I could give them one thing from her so they know she was thinking of them, then divide the rest btw baskets and closet for later. Do you think she would be offended? I feel like it's a good compromise but I realize it means the kids won't know she picked all the stuff out for them.


Get over it and be gracious. Gifts are fun. Just be gracious and open them and say thank you and be grateful they are sending them.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2024 09:58     Subject: Easter gifts from grandparents
Anonymous wrote:You should give them the gifts , some kids don’t even get gifts from there grand parents, let them spoil them , to a limit, just tell them not over due it, cause the Easter bunny has goodie’s too! best of luck to ya !


What is with people reviving threads that are so old? This thread is from 2015!
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2024 23:30     Subject: Easter gifts from grandparents
Anonymous wrote:My MIL is like yours. We just gave the kids her gifts as they arrived.

My kids are now teenagers and the box arrived this week. The kids now all have a “oh, grandma’s box…I bet there are peep themed socks in there” attitude. They know they are loved by their grandma, that this is her way, but not the way others are.


So cute! Every grandma is different. So many stories of neglectful grandparents who do nothing it’s nice to see these.

OP you can give the presents to them the day before in preparation of Easter but be excited. Your family is lucky you have loved ones thinking of them.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2024 16:50     Subject: Easter gifts from grandparents
As a mother to older kids who was once driven mad by the same situation (MIL sent 10 wrapped presents to my firstborn who was 9 weeks old his first xmas!) I promise you it doesn't have to ruin your kids or their expectations for the holiday. My kids were given SO MUCH CRAP through the years and as they get older they get harder to shop for so now MIL gives them 1 gift and money (and then we can do the save/spend money management). It's not environmentally friends, but it is a problem that has the potential to fix itself.

They're 14-20 now and no one is pouting at Christmas because they don't have tons of gifts under the tree.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2024 11:10     Subject: Easter gifts from grandparents
Just don’t bring it up and if she asks about toy x let her know you are saving that one for a planned trip.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2024 11:05     Subject: Easter gifts from grandparents
My MIL is like yours. We just gave the kids her gifts as they arrived.

My kids are now teenagers and the box arrived this week. The kids now all have a “oh, grandma’s box…I bet there are peep themed socks in there” attitude. They know they are loved by their grandma, that this is her way, but not the way others are.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2024 11:00     Subject: Easter gifts from grandparents
I have a crazy MIL and I can't stand her, but even I would be decent enough to give the kids the gifts from her on Easter, letting them know exactly who sent them. That way, it's not really a part of OP's tradition - it's MIL, and the kids know it. But I think it's rude and a little unkind not to give them the gifts. I can't really see a good argument against it. I mean, you can get rid of the junk later easily enough - it's not like she's buying giant things (like my MIL).