Comments on: Sleep in on Christmas Morning ~ A Step by Step Guide

By: Susan Ballou

Susan Ballou — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:37:02 +0000

okay now we seriously need your list of riddles for older kids! I’m broke!!!

By: Mel

Mel — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:12:03 +0000

My problem is that I wake earlier than everyone, and have to pretend to be asleep when the kids wake up, so they can be the ones to discover that Santa has been! Great idea though, will keep it in mind

By: danielle

danielle — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:37:34 +0000

that is such a good idea….but i am just as bad as the kids…i can’t wait for them to get up! LOL

By: Tina

Tina — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:11:40 +0000

My mom used to put a ribbon across the stairs and when we woke them up we were not allowed past it till she had her shower…now I understand it was because she wouldn’t have time to do it later…then she would give one of us the scissors and we would cut the ribbon and go!

By: Lorie

Lorie — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:03:22 +0000

LOVE this idea! I am definitely going to use it in the future when my kids finally get into the excitement of Christmas. I have a 3 year old and 18 month old and they don’t get excited about Christmas, yet. Maybe that is because we keep it kind of low key. They still sleep from about 10pm until 8am or 9am most days, so we are good!
Now…just a way to remember this…maybe I need a notebook to remember things I need in the future.

By: Colleen

Colleen — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:44:53 +0000

Nice Idea, Its fun learning about other traditions.
In our house we just wait, no one leaves their room until mom says so, and stockings are saved for last, they always have the best treats in them. That is just how we did it growing up and I have continued the tradition.

By: Allison

Allison — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:15:04 +0000

Or you simply tell them that they can’t get up, out of their room, or wake us up until the clock at least reads 8, 0, 0. I was always excited for Christmas but always ended sleeping through the night and Dad would always tell us not to bother them until a set time. We then couldn’t even go get our stockings until they said so in case we spoiled a surprise under the tree.

By: The Frugallery

The Frugallery — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:02:28 +0000

Very cute idea! Martha–I can relate to your solution. My family is Norwegian and we opened gifts on Christmas Eve as well. Christmas morning we opened our stockings and Santa gifts. But usually all of the gifts from the night before kept us kids occupied enough to leave our parents alone:)

By: martha brady

martha brady — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 18:22:58 +0000

another sollution: marry someone who has scandinavian roots! their tradition was to open gifts on christmas eve. All, that is, except for santa’s gift and the stockings. the gifts were passed out and each person took a turn to open their gift. the children learned it wasn’t all about them. they also learned that part of the joy is in the giving and seeing the response of the one to whom you give the gift:)
we enjoyed having a chance to rest on christmas morning and have a fun breakfast. we didn’t have nearly the problems with sleepy, whiny children during the day either b/c they got their sleep…and so did we:)
i was the child in the family who woke up one year @ 1 AM (couldn’t tell time). i got up and got dressed in my new dress. sat on the couch and fell asleep. my parents woke up b/c my brother was making too much noise with the toy he got for christmas:)

By: Andrea @ Savings Lifestyle

Andrea @ Savings Lifestyle — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 02:35:33 +0000

This sounds like an awesome idea! I should have read it yesterday!! At least my DH has agreed to the boys that we will wake up at 6:30 (at the earliest) and then I can go back to sleep as he makes breakfast for the family. I’m fine with that approach too

Merry Christmas, girl!