Christmas presents - morning/afternoon?

**Russ** · 18-12-2010, 19:37

Assuming you'll have your loved ones with you from first thing in the morning, when will you be opening your presents - in the morning or afternoon?

idi banashapan · 18-12-2010, 19:39

first thing in the morning for us - we have a 9 year old!!!

Acathla · 18-12-2010, 19:43

afternoon. have to see the mother in law in the morning ...

haydnwalker · 18-12-2010, 19:55

All Day - We're staying at my parents xmas eve and opening some there in the Morning, and going home in the Afternoon to open the rest

Peter_ · 18-12-2010, 19:55

First thing in the morning as we have a 21 year old and she comes into our room every Christmas morning to unwrap her presents.

**Hugh** · 19-12-2010, 11:50

Both - the kids (19 and 23) have stocking in their rooms, so they have some presents to wake up to.

Then we go downstairs for breakfast (a tradition of bucks fizz and croissants), and then we have a pile of gifts each (which we open in turn), then we chill out for a bit, and after lunch we open gifts from family and friends, which are under the tree (again, taking it in turn, one at a time).

We have done this since the kids were young, as it spreads the fun through the day.

Gary L · 19-12-2010, 11:57

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Both - the kids (19 and 23) have stocking in their rooms, so they have some presents to wake up to.

I bet it's a chore waiting for them to go to sleep before you go in and fill their stockings?

Halcyon · 19-12-2010, 12:45

Midnight. 25th December

**Graham M** · 19-12-2010, 12:51

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I bet it's a chore waiting for them to go to sleep before you go in and fill their stockings?

Well I guess anything to keep them believing in Santa eh?

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Midnight. 25th December

German?

Gary L · 19-12-2010, 12:55

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Well I guess anything to keep them believing in Santa eh?

I bet he doesn't bother with the boots and the Ho Ho Ho, though

Halcyon · 19-12-2010, 13:02

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German?

French.
My relatives are French so we are doing it the French way. We open the presents at midnight then have a big meal.
Everyone has their own tradition but thats what we do.

**Maggy J** · 19-12-2010, 13:23

Hmm! we have a problem this year in that the OH is working Christmas Day and won't be home until the evening.However I can't see my son waiting that long.

Hom3r · 19-12-2010, 13:43

We used to open them up in the morning, but as we go to my sisters for the afternoon/evening, we now open them all up when we get to her house.

joglynne · 19-12-2010, 14:15

Our son and his partner are coming to us for lunch so we will be opening all our presents when they arrive late morning. I can't wait to see their faces. I love giving presents.

Wayfair · 19-12-2010, 14:25

I store / stack me pressies next to me chair and open them when I want, this can be over in an hr or spread over several hrs depending on my paper ripping mood, last yr it went into boxing day and bugged the bits of the misses, but hey tis the way I do stuff..

I do enjoy watching others opening theirs though, especially the folk who have a direct link between what they are thinking and their facial expressions..