Mommy22alyns Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 *Or at any other holiday you celebrate, my apologies! I know WTMers have a wicked sense of humor, so I thought I might get some good laughs here. Does anyone play jokes at Christmas, like having a scavenger hunt for a gift or good-natured teasing stocking stuffers? I want to put some Gas-X in Rebecca's stocking. She is the gassiest kid ever, and will grin wickedly and say, "Squeezie" after passing gas. It's a family joke, so she won't get her feelings hurt. I've also wanted for ages to mess with Sylvia by putting coal in her stocking and hiding her presents on the porch. An almost 10 year old should be able to handle that, right? :laugh: So what do your families do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I write clues and send the girls on a treasure hunt for their stockings. This year I'm going to make the clues harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Oh, yeah! I've done a treasure hunt for a much-desired present, where the first clue was wrapped up in a great big box. I made the clues a little too challenging, and it ended up taking a few hours to finish--and only got finished then because DS happened across the hidden present while searching for his next clue! I love to wrap something small and insignificant, like a pair of socks, in a large box. I've been known to add a couple of bricks to make it seem more substantial. I find that this strategy is also helpful for keeping the element of surprise for kids who like to shake their presents to try to figure out what they are! DS will end up stewing over a large box with a brick, a few loose dominoes (for noise), and a pair of pajamas and be completely distracted from the smaller and less-impressive-looking box of Legos sitting right near it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I've also wanted for ages to mess with Sylvia by putting coal in her stocking and hiding her presents on the porch. An almost 10 year old should be able to handle that, right? :laugh: If it had been me at 10, I would have felt really bad and not enjoyed my presents when I got to open them. But, of course, you know your kids and how they will handle something like that. :) As for jokes? Not really a joke; but growing up, we were always running out of boxes to wrap things in. Mom started using random food boxes (cereal, oatmeal, etc). Now, it's a game to see who can wrap in the weirdest, most random box. It's always fun to get one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I love to wrap something small and insignificant, like a pair of socks, in a large box. I've been known to add a couple of bricks to make it seem more substantial. I find that this strategy is also helpful for keeping the element of surprise for kids who like to shake their presents to try to figure out what they are! DS will end up stewing over a large box with a brick, a few loose dominoes (for noise), and a pair of pajamas and be completely distracted from the smaller and less-impressive-looking box of Legos sitting right near it. My mom would do this and/or write the wrong names on the gifts to throw us off. How she kept up with it, I don't know; but I was duped many times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 My husband and I used to put something "yucky" in our stockings for each other. Once he got squid in its own ink. We have a pic of him eating octopus! But I don't joke the kids. It kinda squeezed my heart to hear the joke you want to play on your dd (the porch one). Pls don't do that. However, as BushMommy said, you do know your own kids. I just could see her laughing and playing along, but really not enjoying it. Again, that's just my own projection. YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Girlfriend used to hide her boys' gifts somewhere in the living room and make them hunt for them. It was a tradition, and expected, not a prank. My DD would not react well to a prank over major gifts. This year, she might get pranked by her shoes being hidden (with the expected treats in them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 My mom would do this and/or write the wrong names on the gifts to throw us off. How she kept up with it, I don't know; but I was duped many times. Oh, yes, I've done this too. I've also given the most-hoped-for gift to someone else, just to throw DS off the scent when he knows what a box feels like. Then he'll open a box saying that he actually gets to have the gift that has so-and-so's name on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 My husband and I used to put something "yucky" in our stockings for each other. Once he got squid in its own ink. We have a pic of him eating octopus! But I don't joke the kids. It kinda squeezed my heart to hear the joke you want to play on your dd (the porch one). Pls don't do that. However, as BushMommy said, you do know your own kids. I just could see her laughing and playing along, but really not enjoying it. Again, that's just my own projection. YMMV. Yeah, I think not seeing gifts for him under the tree would really freak DS out in a bad way. All my pranks are confined to putting more things under the tree or disguising things that are there, but I know DS will be ok with those. It really depends on your kids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 You guys are probably right. I certainly wouldn't want to hurt my weetle bear. But Rebecca is totally getting the Gas-X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 We have done the "follow the clues" game for dd's big gift since she turned 5. She says her favorite was the Doctor Who trivia quiz, and the crossword puzzle with a word scramble at end. I think the best prank in our family was the year my father wrapped diamond earrings for my mother in the box from a furnace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 We dont prank each other on Christmas. My 6 yo did buy coal - shaped candy for dd18 this year. After we got home from shopping he told her that he got her a lump of coal. She said, "Sure you did." He can't wait for her to open it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristi26 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 You guys are probably right. I certainly wouldn't want to hurt my weetle bear. But Rebecca is totally getting the Gas-X. I just had to say this. First, I agree with the others that it depends on the kid. We don't do Santa here. All of my kids know he isn't real and always have. They also know the whole "coal" thing. The older boys would find this prank hilarious. In fact, I'm pretty sure that DS14 would keep it and regift it to his dad the following year. It would become a tradition in our house. However, DD8 would NOT think that was funny. She would probably cry and have a hard time getting back in the spirit. Plus, it would ruin all of the other gifts for her that day AND she would forever relive that day. Every Christmas there-after she'd bring it up. She's just that kind of kid. So it really comes down to knowing your kid. :) Oh, and I love the Gas-X idea! If DD8 were more of a joker, she'd be getting some too! She is the gasiest little girl! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Scavenger hunts let the person know that there is still a nice present at the end. There is a loving spirit involved. Wrapping something in the wrong box, still has the expectation that you are just keeping the surprise going a bit longer. Still a loving spirit involved. Giving someone something that looks yucky - coal - but is actually candy (and I figure they can figure it out quickly) is gentle teasing with a nice result (candy). A loving spirit. Something that makes someone feel badly with no expectation of a nice surprise following it, seems hurtful and not at all what Christmas is about. Even if you tell them after the hurt feelings that it was all a joke and pull out the surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 We have done the "follow the clues" game for dd's big gift since she turned 5. She says her favorite was the Doctor Who trivia quiz, and the crossword puzzle with a word scramble at end. I like those ideas! My girls have both watched this season of Doctor Who with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Scavenger hunts let the person know that there is still a nice present at the end. There is a loving spirit involved. Yeah, I don't consider it playing a joke or a prank on my kids. They love it. I just asked them last night if they still wanted the Christmas morning treasure hunt, and they both enthusiastically said yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug's Mom Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 4 years ago, when my nephew was 15, what he wanted for Christmas was too big/expensive to ask for, so he requested money. I was fine with that. I did, however, have fun wrapping it. He looked rather disappointed the following year when the hand-knit hat that he requested was in a gift bag with not one piece of tape. ;)Here's my blog post about how I wrapped his gift, complete with step-by-step photos. http://thebugslife.blogspot.com/2010/12/what-happens-when-you-tell-me-that-you.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 As an adult, I did wrap my sister's present about four or five times. It took her forever to get it open. It would have been funnier if I could have done it to my oldest brother though. He doesn't live here though so I wouldn't be able to see the expression on his face when he opened it. I've also taken a small object and wrapped it in a large box to confuse someone... I can't remember who. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggie96 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I try to come up with unexpected ways to wrap gift cards. This year they will be sealed in canned vegetables. :) Last year, I bought the maze gift card boxes. We've also wrapped in wrong-size boxes, multiple layers of wrapping, hiding gifts, etc. through the years when we were kids. Always fun! My 9yo daughter would not have a problem recovering from coal shock on Christmas. :) And my 7yo daughter wouldn't fall for it. It depends on the kid. Our family tends to have a little thicker skin though because there is always lots of teasing/pranking, etc. It's just our dynamic, so much so that I warned DH about it when we were dating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 You did spark a memory for me with the whole coal thing-- My brother's family used to pass candy coal around every year--you never knew whose stocking it would end up in! It was lighthearted and fun. IDK if they still do that (he passed away 10 years ago), but knowing them, they do it in remembrance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I wouldn't do either of the things you mentioned. I know you think the Gas-X would be funny, but what about years from now when it's still in the family Christmas photos? It might be embarrassing for her. Also, I don't know about your kids, but when my ds opens a package, he expects that there will be a "real" gift inside, even if it's something small like candy, so he would be disappointed to get a prank gift -- particularly on Christmas. I guess I'm boring, but I wouldn't play a joke on my kid on Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 We don't but this reminded me of friends who (only within their extended family) fill certain items with confetti and wait when the other person comes upon it unsuspectingly. They usually do the dirty deed over the holidays when they are visiting various family members. One year, they put a lof of confetti in someone's shop vac and when the other person turned it on, the stuff was flying everywhere. Some of their "jokes" are not discovered until well after the holidays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 No, but mine would love it. We tend to tease and joke around with each other on a daily basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 For the gasX, take the meds out and put something else in it.... candy, earrings, or a gift card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwg Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 A scavenger hunt would be super fun! Maybe I will do that for the kids this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 *Or at any other holiday you celebrate, my apologies! I know WTMers have a wicked sense of humor, so I thought I might get some good laughs here. Does anyone play jokes at Christmas, like having a scavenger hunt for a gift or good-natured teasing stocking stuffers? I want to put some Gas-X in Rebecca's stocking. She is the gassiest kid ever, and will grin wickedly and say, "Squeezie" after passing gas. It's a family joke, so she won't get her feelings hurt. I've also wanted for ages to mess with Sylvia by putting coal in her stocking and hiding her presents on the porch. An almost 10 year old should be able to handle that, right? :laugh: So what do your families do? Did you see the thread for the Poo-Pourri spray? That could make a good gag stocking stuffer. One year my MIL wanted wooden spoons and silicone spatulas for Christmas (melties and burnies), because her old ones had met their demises. We got her a lot of each, and boxed and wrapped them all individually. We got into an assembly line with all of that wrapping, and must have gotten ahead of ourselves at one point. When MIL was unwrapping all of those boxes the next to the last one she unwrapped was completely empty! My niece didn't do this as a joke, but it (goodnaturedly) was treated as one by us adults. One year when she was much younger my eldest DD got a bouncy horse for Christmas at Grandma & Grandpa's house, and dear niece got a bicycle (she was too big for any model of bouncy horses). Dear niece wanted that horse sooooo bad -- she swapped the nametags on the presents so she would get the horse and DD would get the bicycle (much too big for DD at the time). Grandpa, unfortunately, caught her in the act, though she tried to bluff her way out of it, and changed the nametags back, stating that Santa had instructed him specifically to make sure the wonderful bike got to dear niece. If we find anything odd, mildly disgusting, or wildly irreverant (especially of anyone who takes themselves too seriously, especially ourselves) we will gleefully surprise family or friend at any opportunity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 For the gasX, take the meds out and put something else in it.... candy, earrings, or a gift card. This would be great! Then you still get to have the joke, but it's not an unwanted gift in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 My mother sometimes would do the tiny gift inside a giant box, or inside nesting boxes. I don't think she ever did it to me, though. I was not the kid who would have liked that, so maybe it was good foresight on her part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 The kids had to treasure hunt for their (last of 4) Grandparent gift last year, using Christmas carols as clues. They had to get coats and boots on and trudge out to the barn for the "away in a manger" clue, etc. Then, when they got to the end of the hunt, their last "clue" was "I'm gettin' nothin' for Christmas". LOL After a good laugh, we got out their real present. Kids were 14,11,10, and 7. Mom has also wrapped cash for the kids in progressively smaller boxes with final one being completely enclosed in packing tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I don't, but I'm not against the idea. I just can't think of any. But I wanted to mention a joke someone played on my grandmother one year. This was the spouse of my youngest cousin (they were fairly newly married and this was maybe the second Christmas he was with our family). He went into her closet when he was there and pulled some random weird item out and wrapped it. I have no clue how he pulled this off because her house is tiny. So she opened it up and kinda had a funny look on her face. She was like thank you...blah blah. Well then it came out what he did. She thought it was hysterical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatechip Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 We do "deceptive wrapping." Small things in large boxes; many boxes together with the tiniest one with the present inside; flat things rolled/stuffed into tubes, ect. One year we wrapped my uncle's clean laundry and gave it to him along with his real present. I wouldn't go for anything more than those type of things, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 Did you see the thread for the Poo-Pourri spray? That could make a good gag stocking stuffer. One year my MIL wanted wooden spoons and silicone spatulas for Christmas (melties and burnies), because her old ones had met their demises. We got her a lot of each, and boxed and wrapped them all individually. We got into an assembly line with all of that wrapping, and must have gotten ahead of ourselves at one point. When MIL was unwrapping all of those boxes the next to the last one she unwrapped was completely empty! My niece didn't do this as a joke, but it (goodnaturedly) was treated as one by us adults. One year when she was much younger my eldest DD got a bouncy horse for Christmas at Grandma & Grandpa's house, and dear niece got a bicycle (she was too big for any model of bouncy horses). Dear niece wanted that horse sooooo bad -- she swapped the nametags on the presents so she would get the horse and DD would get the bicycle (much too big for DD at the time). Grandpa, unfortunately, caught her in the act, though she tried to bluff her way out of it, and changed the nametags back, stating that Santa had instructed him specifically to make sure the wonderful bike got to dear niece. If we find anything odd, mildly disgusting, or wildly irreverant (especially of anyone who takes themselves too seriously, especially ourselves) we will gleefully surprise family or friend at any opportunity! That would be for DH... we were going to try to get Sylvia a B&BW air freshener in her favorite scent so she can follow Rebecca around... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 For the gasX, take the meds out and put something else in it.... candy, earrings, or a gift card. Aha! I'll put a label that says Gas-X on one of her stocking stuffer candies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 If you are giving money, it is fun to give it as ones taped end to end and fold/stack in a back and forth manner as if you are making a paper fan, then put in an empty tissue box with an inch or so sticking out. Of course the more ones, the more amusing it is as the person pulls them out :lol: . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperstone Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I've also taken a small object and wrapped it in a large box to confuse someone... I can't remember who. I do this, to throw them off. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperstone Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 When the dc were really little, my dh had fun when they believed that a reindeer ate half of the carrot left out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsrevmeg Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 We like pranks at Christmas. We gave our youth group red and green m&ms with a note about it being "elf poo" one year. This year, we bought my husband a teeny-tiny stocking. We are going to put coal candy in it. (he is also going to get a real stocking with good stuff in it, but he does not know that) We have wrapped my sister's gifts with industrial shrink wrap, used duct tape, etc... Normally, we put fake names on all the boys' gifts. The last few years, on Christmas morning, instead of telling them whose is whose, we have let them pick which person they think they are. This year, there are no tags on their gifts. They are just going to pick one and open it. After the last present is opened, they can switch as needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggie96 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Not necessarily a prank, but Santa gave Monkey Butt Powder as a stocking stuffer last year (to battle the stinky shoe problems we were having and a running joke regarding "butt"). This year there will be pencil sharpeners in shape of a nose (along with much needed pencils for school). :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Scavenger hunt sounds fun. Candy coal in addition to other stocking stuffers, yes. Gas-x sounds like its pushing it a bit. Maybe give it to her at another time, but not Xmas morn. The gifts on the porch? No. *I* would cry if someone did that to me, I can't imagine a 8-9 year olds reaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 That would be for DH... we were going to try to get Sylvia a B&BW air freshener in her favorite scent so she can follow Rebecca around... Be careful there. Some of those perfumy sprays are chemical warfare on an equal footing to what they are meant to combat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Not necessarily a prank, but Santa gave Monkey Butt Powder as a stocking stuffer last year (to battle the stinky shoe problems we were having and a running joke regarding "butt"). This year there will be pencil sharpeners in shape of a nose (along with much needed pencils for school). :) How about the Tiki tissue boxes in which the tissues come out the nose? :w00t: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 We do "deceptive wrapping." Small things in large boxes; many boxes together with the tiniest one with the present inside; flat things rolled/stuffed into tubes, ect. One year we wrapped my uncle's clean laundry and gave it to him along with his real present. I wouldn't go for anything more than those type of things, though. It kind of seems like another good gag would be to do the nested boxes, but have the small present NOT be in the innermost box. Instead, have it beneath one of the inner boxes, hidden in the "padding". This way they think they are at the end of the gag when they get to the smallest box, but not yet! They have to go through all of the packing material to find it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 If you are giving money, it is fun to give it as ones taped end to end and fold/stack in a back and forth manner as if you are making a paper fan, then put in an empty tissue box with an inch or so sticking out. Of course the more ones, the more amusing it is as the person pulls them out :lol: . I love this idea! And let's keep this our little secret everyone, but I just fished an empty tissue box out of the recycling bin in the garage so I can do this for my ds. I want to give him some money to buy computer games on Steam, and the taped-up-bills idea sounds a lot more fun than a gift card. I figure I'll do a bunch of singles and then put a larger bill at the very end. I'll also decorate the box because it's very boring-looking as it is. Thank you for mentioning this -- I never would have come up with it on my own!!! :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 We've done gift treasure hunts. Usually there is only one or two gifts. It adds a bit of time and fun to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 I get my nephew weird food items. His real gift is money so I usually tape it to the bottom. One year we gave him a can of pig brains. Real pig brains in a can with a recipe on the back. But to make it more funny was when my brother-in-law (his dad) said that his dad used to eat that and they are really hard to find! This year I found a can of spotted dick pudding. My nephew is going to England this spring so I thought it was a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking Squirrels Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 We do a scavenger hunt for a gift on christmas eve. It's always pj's. I've never looked at this one as playing a joke, DD loves it! My family used to have a lot of fun wrapping gifts. We would add things to the box/package to make it impossible to guess what the gift really was. We would add things like heavy cans, boxes of mac n cheese, baggies full of coins, film canisters of coins, lots of fluff/newspaper/bags, ANYTHING was fair game to add to a gift. Or we'd hide the gift and wrap just a small notecard saying where it was (or clues). So you would pick it up but the weight meant nothing. You could shake it, but that wouldn't help you, either. We also used a LOT of tape. I once wrapped a present for my brother in a coffee can, then taped that all the way around. Then I put the coffee can inside one of those huge popcorn tins. I filled the space with newspaper and a few weights. Then I coated the whole thing in packing tape. I wrapped that in brown paper and covered the whole thing in duct tape. Then I wound twine around the whole thing, knotting and twisting it everywhere. I wrapped that in another layer of brown paper and then packing tape. That I wrapped normally. :D For some reason we all stopped the present pranking when DD came into the picture. We were busier and focused on her, I guess. DH and I were just talking a couple days ago that we would like to start doing that again. DD6 is old enough to start having fun with that and two of the cousins are 10 and 13 so they would, too. We just won't prank the three 2 year olds. Yet. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle in MO Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 This year I found a can of spotted dick pudding. My nephew is going to England this spring so I thought it was a good one. :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 We like pranks at Christmas. We gave our youth group red and green m&ms with a note about it being "elf poo" one year. This year, we bought my husband a teeny-tiny stocking. We are going to put coal candy in it. (he is also going to get a real stocking with good stuff in it, but he does not know that) We have wrapped my sister's gifts with industrial shrink wrap, used duct tape, etc... Normally, we put fake names on all the boys' gifts. The last few years, on Christmas morning, instead of telling them whose is whose, we have let them pick which person they think they are. This year, there are no tags on their gifts. They are just going to pick one and open it. After the last present is opened, they can switch as needed. What if one kid wants the present they opened more than the real one they have to trade for? Then they have the disappointment of having to give it away. Or just the disappointment of opening a gift, to find something that you don't want. I understand needing to disguise the intended recipient if you have peekers, but why does it have to extend to opening it? I guess I just don't understand why they can't just open their own gifts and enjoy the untarnished surprise of getting something you really want on Christmas. :confused1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 What if one kid wants the present they opened more than the real one they have to trade for? Then they have the disappointment of having to give it away. Or just the disappointment of opening a gift, to find something that you don't want. I understand needing to disguise the intended recipient if you have peekers, but why does it have to extend to opening it? I guess I just don't understand why they can't just open their own gifts and enjoy the untarnished surprise of getting something you really want on Christmas. :confused1: :iagree: I feel like I'm missing something here, because the way I'm picturing it, it seems like there would be tremendous potential for arguments and hurt feelings. I guess I don't see the point in not just being straightforward about which gifts are intended for each child. Why not just put normal gift tags on the packages, or using a different wrapping paper for each child so you will know which gifts belong to which kid? :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 dh learned to never, ever, ever, try and play those kind of jokes on me. I think they're mean. I've seen too many times where the perpetrator thinks it's funny, and the recipients don't. -a treasure hunt isn't teasing. works particularly well when the item is extremely large. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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