My best friend has three kids. The first Christmas that two of them were old enough for Christmas she brought all the gifts over and we wrapped for 4 hours. She left. After that she said, "no more wrapping." So, what she did was she put all the kids gifts in a different special container that she wrapped each year with their name on it. Sometimes it was a mega huge box with a bow, other years it might be a laundry bag or basket, just whatever fit the year. She said that the wrapping was impossible. The kids loved it. They got to dig around in there and pull stuff out and start playing and eventually they were sitting inside their box with their toys. This year all of the kids are past the little kid stage and they are just getting money. She is tired of shopping and ready to give this whole thing up. Their tastes have gotten through the roof expensive and she figures they will learn real quick the value of a dollar if they have to spend all their money on one thing. She is an excellent mom.
I wrap, my husband uses those printed gift boxes you buy at the store, a pillow case or a sack. Not too many people I know are going to the wrapping trouble. Plus that paper can be so pricey unless you are like me and get it after Christmas.
When I was a child my mother did not wrap my Christmas gifts really. She set everything out under the tree and it was the most magical amazing thing ever. I would have maybe 4 wrapped things but for the most part she just left everything unwrapped and ready for me to open and play. My grandmother did that for her so it is family tradition. We do stocking stuffers of which we buy everything that one needs from the dollar store. Toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, fun stuff and pack it in the stocking unwrapped. That bunch of stocking stuff lasts at least half a year to a whole year and we would buy it anyway.
When I went to my bio dads for Christmas they did not wrap gifts either. They put all of my gifts under a towel under the tree.
I guess my mother was tired from all the work she went to display everything like a dream, but not as tired as she would have been trying to wrap toys. My R2 could care less if a toy is wrapped or a anything being wrapped.
@Ology Sorry about the Chickie. That is very sad. Sniff
Dealing with my in-laws. I agree life is weird.
