Question about Santa and gifts

[Katie's Butterflies]

It’s been a while since Santa visited my house, and will be awhile till he visits again, but when he did visit, he only brought like 3 or 4 gifts or one large gift per kid, while the rest were from the parents or other family members. I’ve been reading posts on here though, that sound like Santa brings all or most of the gifts. Is this the norm? Who brings more gifts at your house, the parents/guardians or Santa?

 

[Mandychelle79]

Sants brings most of the gifts. Clothes are from mommy and daddy. 1 toy ( small) is from their sibling. And usually we take credit for the gift that we arent sure if we were going to find ( this year its a zhu zhu hampster and the rocking robot truck)

 

[Liberty Belle]

Santa fills the stockings and brings one, "large" (expensive), unwrapped gift. The rest are from Mom and Dad.

 

[NHdisneylover]

We do the same as Liberty Bell.

Santa brings on "big" gift. It is usually somehting the kids would not get from us--either because of the price OR some other reason (like the year Santa brouht DS a trap drum set that had been on his list for 3 years or another year when he bought DS a village of smurfs. DS loved the smurfs at EPCOT but it was the only place in the US we had ever seen them for sale; DS had no idea of the power of the internet for shopping at that time). The gift from Santa is left unwrapped and set up ready to play with "under" the tree. There is usually one per kid, but some years it has been something to share.

Santa also fills stockings with little things and candy. EVERYONE at the house gets a stocking. Even visitors.

All other gifts are labeled and from family/friends. We wrap them as we get them and under the tree is usually full of gifts by the time the tree goes up. We open family gifts on Chrsitmas Eve after church and dinner. We also only give the kids one gift from us for Christmas. They will have maybe 5-10 things to open each between with gifts to each other and from other family added in.

Also, the kids never expected to get everything on their wish list letter to Santa. They were always just giving him some ideas. Some years Santa did not get anything that was on the list. Thise years what he got was a hit anyway. DS took to writing letters that said Santa you have the best idas so I am letting you decide (with no hints).

 

[Tasha+Scott]

Santa brings 1-2 big gifts and fills the stockings. Everything else is from mom and dad here.

 

[HelenePA]

I've not done my best to hide my going shopping this year so they know mom and dad buy stuff and santa brings stuff too.

 

[sunlver]

Here Santa brings one gift..usually the most sought after gift from each child, not wrapped..Mom and dad buy the rest and those are wrapped. So when the kids come down..they know the unwrapped gifts are from Santa.

 

[golfgal]

It depends on how many actual presents the kids have to open but Santa usually brings the "big" gift and everything else is from Mom and Dad. Santa does the stockings too. Sometimes if they are getting a lot of smaller things then Santa brings more.

This year the kids are each getting one big thing and a few really small things so mom and dad are going to look pretty feeble compared to Santa (small but a fleece throw, some socks, etc. --mainly so they have something to open from us).

 

[TwingleMum]

Here Santa brings the most. Mom & Dad get one and siblings get a small gift for each other.

 

[Acklander]

Here Santa fills the stockings and brings 1 or 2 big gifts. Mom & Dad give 1 gift. We've never done a "big overload" but there are usually plenty of gifts when you add in the presents from aunts/uncles/grandparents etc....

 

[canadianjovigirl]

Here santa brings 3-4 things (depending on price) wrapped in different special wrapping paper along with stockings. Mom and dad also give a few wrapped gifts and the rest are from grandparents etc............

 

[Becky2005]

santa brings the stocking & basically 1 big gift.

 

[C.Ann]

The "big" surprises (hottest items) were from Santa (as were the stocking items) - anything else from mom & dad..

 

[happygirl]

Santa briings everything

 

[NAB]

Santa brings everything here too! That is how it was done when both of us were small. They get nothing from us.

 

[NMAmy]

At our house, Santa fills the stockings and brings one large gift. We did it this way because it was the way my family had always done it and I was SO grateful after my divorce when things were pretty lean. DD understood that things were tight and Mommy wouldn't be getting as much as before but if Santa had always been bringing everything, I don't know how I would have explained the sudden downturn in gifts.

 

[Mouse House Mama]

Santa is the goods at our house! Our kids know that there is no way on earth that Mommy and Daddy would ever buy that many gifts! Especially when they ask for something that is a larger item if you will. Heck I wish Santa would bring Mommy and Daddy some gifts! He certainly makes sure that the kids know that they are on the nice list.

 

[suejai]

At our house Santa brings one "wow" gift and fills the stockings. Mom and Dad supply everything else.

 

[Mandychelle79]

At our house, Santa fills the stockings and brings one large gift. We did it this way because it was the way my family had always done it and I was SO grateful after my divorce when things were pretty lean. DD understood that things were tight and Mommy wouldn't be getting as much as before but if Santa had always been bringing everything, I don't know how I would have explained the sudden downturn in gifts.

How we got away with going lean this year... our kids have always been told Mommy and Daddy have to pay Santa for the gifts. OH and we have to ship the wrapping paper since DH cant seem to hide it very well

 

[powellrj]

Santa brought everything when I was growing up and he always brought everything to my kids too. I never realized that parents give gifts at christmas until the DIS!