Where do you hide all your Christmas presents?

linzibean

Well, mine are in the wardrobe, so far OH has managed not to go looking all are wrapped except one that I'm still working on.

Goodness only knows where I'm going to hide the samurai armour...

Edinburghlass_2

Another who uses the dirty washing basket

grunnie

When my family were small they would search everywhere at Granny's as that was the most obvious place to hide stuff but the presents were hidden in her next door neighbour's loft and transfered to the boot of our car the day or two before Christmas. We used to have a great laugh at how our three boys would search everywhere and be wondering where their santa stuff was and all the time we would be driving them around town with the stuff in the boot of the car:rotfl:

chocolate.orange_2

All ours are in the porch. In boxes
We have just had a new kitchen so there were a few boxes in there anyway. I have just added to it. None of our 3 children have wondered where the extra ones have come from. Usually its up the loft or i have been known to drive around with things in the boot of my car a few days until its 'safe' to remove them.
I never thought of a suitcase tho... great idea !

jetty

my kids have never hunted around and they are 9 and 6 i kept a rocking horse (adult size) in my bedroom with a blanket over it for about a month a couple of years back, they never even asked what it was!

jopsey

Somebody may be able to help me ,has anybody found a way of stopping a toddler from trying to open wrapped gifts that are under the tree?

I love seeing all the wrapped up gifts under the tree but this year don't think it is going to happen.

I even tried wrapping some empty boxes with him to pass an hour this morning and made a big thing of them being "empty" turned my back to make lunch and he shouted SURPRISE , and duly unwrapped empty box ...

Any ideas ?

C_J

Numbering wrapped gifts is a brilliant idea, moj. I've lost count of the times I have wrapped and labelled a gift, and then for some inexplicable reason it's become incredibly important for me to know what it was (and I can't remember). That's why I end up leaving all the wrapping to the last minute .... but numbering them and recording them in a diary is just inspired. I am *so* going to do this.

shlozzy_2

My family live elsewhere, so i get all their presents for their kids. So i make a night of it nearer the day and get them up and have food/drink. Next day they go back with their pressies.
I have even done the "night" trip to deliver large items last minute.
Doh! I don't charge for storage!

Also have been a buyer of pressies for them when they cannot get the items from shops (this year was Nintendo Wii and DS, hard drives and memory sticks).
Just the usual shennigans every year, good fun tho'.

elliefink

In a storage box on top of the wardrobe in our spare bedroom. It's hard to get at and it just looks like a regular storage box - it's worked for the last 3 Christmases

NatNataly

when i was little i always found them no matter they were hidden