Inspired by "Stocking Thread"..

C.Ann

<font color=green>We'll remember when...<br><font
Joined
May 13, 2001
Messages
33,206
Do you open them before gifts or after?

After here..:santa:
 
We always do stockings first!
 
Before. That's something the kids could do before we got up... YEARS ago.
 
first....then a little break for breakfast....at least to prep it and then eat while opening presents.
 

We do stockings first too. It has the added bonus of keeping the keeps occupied while I get ready in the morning. I let them go through their stockings as soon as they get up.
 
Stockings first, kids play with their treats and toys while breakfast (and coffee!) get organized and then off to the presents!
 
/
Always first and then spend about an hour opening presents and then take a breakfast break.
 
Usually last. Dd wakes us up after Santa has been here ahd then she starts looking at what Santa leaves and then we open wrapped gifts and usually leave stocking for last.
 
Stockings hang near where Santa leaves his gifts. So, the kids stop and see Santa's gifts first, next The stocking before the wrapped gifts.
 
We sneak in and lay DD's stocking on her bed to find when she wakes up. Of course, the way she sleeps we could run in shrieking, throw it on her and slam the door on the way out, and she'd still be sleeping...:rolleyes:
 
Always before.

It goes.....
stockings, breakfast, presents, break, dinner, and one more gift!
 
Always before.

It goes.....
stockings, breakfast, presents, break, dinner, and one more gift!

I like that idea of "one more gift".. Hmmm.. Maybe I'll hold back one of my DGD's gifts this year..:santa:
 
Yep, it definitely completes the day!

It's usually something small or silly. :)
 
When I was kid it was stockings, then church, then presents. Now that I don't go to church and my dad goes Christmas Eve we do stockings followed by presents.
 
After for us, and I remember as a kid, it was always my favorite- not sure why though.
 














Save Up to 30% on Rooms at Walt Disney World!

Save up to 30% on rooms at select Disney Resorts Collection hotels when you stay 5 consecutive nights or longer in late summer and early fall. Plus, enjoy other savings for shorter stays.This offer is valid for stays most nights from August 1 to October 11, 2025.
CLICK HERE







New Posts







DIS Facebook DIS youtube DIS Instagram DIS Pinterest

Back
Top