Far too many presents!

laurenjs88

I am getting quite worried by the sheer amount of presents my girls have got for christmas this year. I know that probably sounds ridiculas but DD1 is only 3 and what with a santa sack, a stocking, our presents, family presents and Tree presents she has well over 60 presents to open!

Last year she was overwhelmed and didnt open half her stuff from santa so we are re-gifting it to her this year and have not brought her much at all, a ballerina outfit, toy laptop, a few jigsaws, and a flannel, toothbrush those kind of things. So it wasnt looking like too much but now the presents from my parents & sisters and all of OH's family are under the tree for them as well i am feeling overwhelmed by the amount there is there!

Theres still more to come from my side of the family too! which thankfully we wont get to nearer the new year as they are in Kent.

I am really unsure how to proceed with xmas day as I dont want it all to get to much for her, my usual routine is that she gets her santa presents first thing, then we have breakfast and do the presents under the tree then after tea we have the little presents on the tree, just to finish up the day.

The stocking is goign to wait till boxing day now as its just all too much, we werent expecting the amount of gifts for her that have been given, and whilst of courser we are grateful were just at abit of a loss!

Am I worrying too much? I know a few of the presents are clothes so hopefully this will take the edge off, but she is obsessed with pretty clothes!

themull1

keep some back for birthdays.

laurenjs88

themull1 wrote: »

keep some back for birthdays.

I would but her birthday isnt untill next december and she'll have out grown most of the toys by then!

kegg_2

I think it is lovely that you have a large family who want to give your daughter a wonderful christmas. Stop stressing about it and just go with the flow. You can always space out the present opening if you see your daugher is getting overwhelmed. Maybe whilst doing the tree presents have a break for a hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmellows on top.

kegg_2

themull1 wrote: »

keep some back for birthdays.

they are not your gifts so you cant not give them to her as you would in effect be stealing her christmas presents.

andrealm

I would open the stocking on Xmas morning and some other presents during the day, then open some more gradually over the next few days. You must have a very generous family.

funkymonkey849

When we were little our presents were 'rationed' out over christmas and boxing day, and even into the few days after if we had a lot!

Santa presents were opened in the morning, and then a present given out to everyone every now and then. It's good cos children can help with sorting out a present for everyone

Even now I would be horrified by opening all the presents at once, and it seems weird not to have any left over to open on boxing day!

tessie_bear

could u do the gifts over a few days ?...we start on xmas eve and give our 2 ds presents at different times...hth

laurenjs88

andrealm wrote: »

I would open the stocking on Xmas morning and some other presents during the day, then open some more gradually over the next few days. You must have a very generous family.

I think we'll do this, OH says I'm worrying over nothing which is probably true. We are very lucky! My OH's family have taken to DD1 as if she was his own which is amazing. Last year we had lots of seperate "christmas's" as we did alot of travelling to family and opened presents there, This year were staying home so everything has come to us in advance and its surprising to see it all in a pile!

jennikitten

Since there are a lot of people out there struggling to afford presents for their children, perhaps you could take some of them to a local charity/support group/playgroup along with your children & explain that some people don't get anything for Christmas so it's nice to help other people out?

faerie_girl

Our son is 2 (well in 2 weeks) and people have been giving us pressents in the last couple of weeks. Seeing them all together and knowing there's still some more to come I have been wondering how he will cope. His main Christmas pressent is an easel which we will build up Christmas eve when he is in bed so that will be one less for him to open and he can get to playing with it straight away if he wants. Last year we opened most of his pressents for him because he didn't understand what was going on his he just wanted to play. If he needs help again this year then I'll help him but everytime he sees a gift he lets about a bit 'wow' so this year should be very fun.

Then we get to do it all over again 11 days later for his 2nd birthday