Hiding Christmas Presents

[Downunder Kilt]

To all those in the last few posts who have put things in a safe place for "later on" and forgotten, she that must be obeyed has the perfect excuse for it. She refers to my forgetfullness as a "seniors moment"

[Lyle1]

My wife and I do well with gifts that we buy for other people, or things that we buy because they would make a good gift for someone. Those gifts go in an old chest, sometimes with sticky notes attached to remind us that the item is intended for a particular person. Gifts we buy for and hide from one another do sometimes get lost and/or forgotten, but once found they are simply given for the next occasion.

[piperdbh]

My father's sister once made a pan of cornbread for the Thanksgiving dressing. At Christmas she decided to make another pan of it, but couldn't find her frying pan. She looked in the oven where, lo and behold, there was the frying pan with Thanksgiving's cornbread still in it.

The Mrs. and I recently moved and found all sorts of things I had no idea we owned. (Some of it is worth having.)

[Sealark]

I'm still waiting to receive a present that my parents bought me when I went to college in the seventies, 32 years later and I still haven't received it.

[Lallans]

Referring back to the OP when a kid knows presents are in the house, that kid is gonna find them if he or she wants to. My parents thought they had an unbeatable sustem at one point because they would lock items in a special room in the basement. But they were chagrined 25 years later when they found out from me that the pins could be taken out of that room's door hinges...

[Redhawk]

I used the neighbor's house while the kids were growing up... My neighbor used my shed. Our kids were confused for a few years till they caught on.

[Jack Daw]

Anyone ever lose a present that way? By hiding it TOO well? As in... You're cleaning out the hall closet and you come across an unopened toy in a box and you realize: "Oh, crap! I hid that gift to give to my kid for Christmas.... 10 years ago!!! " (Just a silly, random thought I had as I was reading the thread)...

Yes, because I buy little gifts here and there throughout the year for certain friends and family. I put them away, and then when the big day approaches, I can't find them anywhere until it's too late.

[WeaselMender]

As you get older you just stop worrying about such things, and if the little gray cells do fail, it is other people who are bothered by it, believe me.

Another good place to hide things is wherever you put the vacuum cleaner, another location not visited by the offspring.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

Anne,
A wonderful idea however useless at my home, my youngest grandson, a strapping lad of 2 has as his favorite toy, the vacuum. likewise the broom trying to put the vacuum away causes an epic sized tantrum and I expect he will do quite well at quiddich as he can ride a broom better than Harry Potter.

Weasel :ootd:

[Lallans]

Apropos to hiding, and also to riding, brooms, did I see a news item on Christmas Eve that said that Swedes have a tradition of hiding brooms overnight on the 24th so that witches can't use them to ride around the neighbourhood? This is an unsuspected hazard, if so.